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There was a prophecy that one / all of Cronus' children would overthrow him, so he ate his children as they came -- (I am not necessarily listing these in order) -- Hera, Demeter, Hades, Poseidon, and Hestia. His wife, Rhea, didn't want their sixth child (Zeus) to be devoured like the rest, so she gave her husband a stone to swallow instead. When baby Zeus grew up, he fed his father a mixture of mustard and wine, forcing him to upchuck his siblings.
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Did Zeus truly eat his kids?
No, Zeus did not eat his children. Zeus' father, Cronus ate all of his children except for Zeus.
Did titan cronus eat his kids?
Yes he did but Rhea saved Zeus and Nymphs kept him until he was old enough to be Cronus servant slipped Cronus a potion to cough up his siblings. After they all got coughed up they had a war
What did Cronus try to do to Zeus?
eat him
Why did Cronus swallow his kids?
because cronus killed his father to become ruler. He was afraid one of his kids might do the same and try to kill him, which was the case. Zeus later killed Cronus and became ruler of mount olympus.
Did Zeus's father eat his child?
In Greek mythology, Zeus's father Cronus did try to eat him as a baby, but Zeus was saved and eventually overthrew Cronus.
