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In Greek mythology, Titanomachy was the war between
the Titans (fighting from Mt. Othrys) and the Olympians. It is also known as the
Battle of Titans or Titan War. The war was foretold to Cronus by Gaia and Uranus because Cronus had refused to restore justice after his father was dethroned.
The Titans were led by Cronus and included: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Thia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, Prometheus, Epimetheus,
Atlas, Menoetius. The Olympians were led by Zeus and included: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, the
Hecatonchires, the Gigantes
and the Cyclopes.
Having won victory after ten years of war, the Olympians divided the spoils between themselves, granting dominion of the sky
to Zeus, the sea to Poseidon, and the Underworld to Hades. They then shut the
defeated Titans within Tartarus. However, since during the war the female titans
(the titanesses: Thia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys) remained neutral, they were not punished by Zeus. The
Hecatonchires remained guard over them until, in time, Zeus set all but Atlas free.
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