Zeus and his father Cronus

One of the most famous myths featuring the Greek God Zeus is about Zeus and his father Cronus. According to Greek mythology, Cronus, along with his wife Rhea, overthrew his father Uranus and ruled the universe. He was told, however, that one of his children would overthrow him, just as he had overthrown his father. Cronus had a number of children with Rhea, but he swallowed them all when they were born. On the other hand, Rhea hid her sixth child, Zeus, in a cave and instead gave Cronus a stone wrapped in his clothing that he swallowed.

Zeus was nurtured in secret by the nymphs, who fed him honey and milk with the help of the mother goat Amaltheia's broken horn. When Zeus reached adulthood, he pretended to be an Olympian cup-bearer, poisoned his father's wine with a potion, and deceived him into drinking it. Cronus then disgorged Zeus' siblings, including his sisters Hestia, Demeter, and Hera, as well as his brothers Hades and Poseidon. Zeus fought Cronus and the other Titans alongside his siblings, the Hecatonchires, and the Cyclopes. He was victorious and defeated Cronus. After that, Zeus and his brothers divided the world by lot. Zeus was given command over the sky and the air; Poseidon was given command of the seas, and Hades was given command of the underworld.