Since the beginning of time the people of the world have had their share of beliefs. Greek mythology is probably the most popular region of study. In ancient Greece every citizen had a patron who protected him and pantheism was commonplace. The Romans admired the Greeks in their art and culture and also considered different aspects of their gods. Polytheism was widely accepted in all cultures, so the seed of mythology blossomed. The timeline from the creation of the gods to the end of their reign is an important factor in Greek mythology. Creation The creation of the gods begins with chaos, and from chaos came the infinite gods: Eros, Tartarus, and Gaea (Love, hell, and earth). Gaea created Uranus, the first ruler of the sky and Eros united them. Gaea and Uranus created the three Cyclopes, the three hecatonchires and twelve titans. Uranus hated the hecatonchires and imprisoned them, which infuriated Gaea who plotted against Uranus. The younger titan, Cronus, castrated him and threw his genitals into the ocean. Uranus left the earth and vowed that the titan would suffer a similar fate. From the blood of Uranus the Giants and Nymphs were created and from the foam of the ocean, where his genitals fell, Aphrodite (goddess of love) was born. Kingdom of the Titans After the fall of Kronos, the reign of the Titans began. He chose Rhea, his sister, as his wife and together they had many children. But because of the prophecy that Uranus spoke about, Cronus ate all his children so that no one would overthrow him like he did his father. Rhea became angry at this and hid her youngest son, Zeus, from him. According to Diodorus Siculus, Rhea tricked her husband into eating a rock instead of Zeus. Zeus would have lived to grow up on the island of Crete i...... middle of paper ......and in classical mythological themes. Works Cited Coppens, Philip. "Crete: the Egyptian island of the dead?" Philip Coppens.com. Frontier magazine, 2000. Web. 06 November 2011."Crono." Myths and legends of the world. Enciclopedia.com. 2001. Network. 7 November 2011 Pattanaik, Devdotta. "The Infidelities of Zeus." Devdotto., 25 October 2008. Web. 13 November 2011. Hatzitsinidou, Evangelia. "Greek Monsters-Typhon, the monstrous son of Mother Earth."Greek-Gods.Info- Greek Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. 2005. Network. November 13, 2011. Leadbetter, Ron. "Cronos." Encyclopedia Mythica: mythology, folklore and religion. MMIX Enciclopedia Mythica, 03 March 1997. Web. 06 November 2011.Siculo, Diodoro, . The History Library. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, 2006. Web. www.penelope.uchicago.edu November 7, 2011 “Titanomachy.” Wikipedia. November 8, 2011Web.November 6, 2011