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Cronus was the ruling Titan who
came to power by castrating his Father Uranus. His wife
was Rhea. There offspring were the first of the Olympians.
To insure his safety Cronus ate each of the children as
they were born. This worked until Rhea, unhappy at the
loss of her children, tricked Cronus into swallowing a
rock, instead of Zeus. When he grew up Zeus would revolt
against Cronus and the other Titans, defeat them, and
banish them to Tartarus in the underworld.
Cronus managed to escape to Italy, where he ruled as
Saturn. The period of his rule was said to be a golden
age on earth, honored by the Saturnalia feast.
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