The War of the Titans

The war on the Titans started with the castration of Ouranos, so for background knowledge, read 'The Murder of Ouranos'. After Zeus grew up, he left Crete, along with the Meliae and the Kouretes, and headed to Mount Othrys, where he tricked Cronus, his father, into regurgitating his brothers and sisters (Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon). They began the Titanomachy, a war between the Titans and gods that would last ten years. Nothing much is known about what goes on in the fighting, except for the fact that Zeus and his siblings are the main force of gods, and most of the Titans took Cronus' side. Atlas was a main general in Cronus' army. After almost ten years of fighting, Gaea reveals to the the Olympians that if they go down into Tartarus, and free the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatoncheires (which Cronus had reimprisoned), then they would take Zeus' side, and they could win the war. Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus venture into the Underworld, and upon reaching Tartarus, destroy Kampe, the monstrous she-dragon that is guarding the place that the Cyclopes and Hekatoncheires are staying. After successfully killling her, they go to the Cyclopes, and the Elder Cyclopes forge weapons for the Olympians; for Zeus, thunderbolts, for Poseidon, and trident, and for Hades, a helmet of invisibility. Upon arriving on the surface, the Olympians now have a major advantage; they win the war. Throwing all of the Titans on Cronus' side into Tartarus, they celebrate. However, now they have a problem, as the sky pillars will soon crumble, and the sky will collapse, flattening everyone on earth. Their solution is Atlas. They make the sky form a single pillar in the center, and force Atlas to take hold; he will not be able to let go. This is his punishment for being a general in Cronus' army. Soon after, the male gods throw dice to figure out where they will end up ruling. Zeus gets to rule the universe, and to be master of the skies, Poseidon gets to rule the seas, and Hades, losing the game, gets the Underworld. This begins the reign of the Olympians.