A Definition Based on Prototypes. Jim Meyer. Most definitions of literature have been criterial definitions, definitions based on a list of. criteria which all literary works must meet. However, more current theories of meaning. take the view that definitions are based on prototypes: there is broad agreement about.
Zeus' father was Cronus. He was a Titan and was married to Rhea. He was the son of Gaea, the Earth, and Uranus, the sky. Cronus was known to be a jealous god and was highly feared by other gods and the mortals. He killed his own father and took over the reins. He was afraid that he too would meet with the same fate.
Cronus knowing the consequences, as he had overthrown his father Uranus. To prevent this from happening Cronus swallowed his newborn children Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon, but his wife Rhea (who was also his sister) and Gaia her mother, wrapped a stone in swaddling clothes in place of the infant Zeus.