Crius

Crius was a son of Uranus and Gaia. He was the grandfather of Hecate, the goddess of magic. He was also the Titan of Stars and Constellations; he was associated with the constellation Aries. This was the first of the constellations, whose springtime rising marked the start of the new year in the ancient Greek calendar. He was known as the Lord of the South and as "The Ram".
==History==
===Early Life===
Crius was the third son born to Gaia and Uranus, the respective personifications of the earth and sky. The Titans were the eldest of the three races born to Gaea the Earth and Uranus the Sky, before the Hekatonkeries (Cottus, Gyges, and Briares) and the Elder Cyclopes (Arges, Brontes, and Steropes). All were detested by their father, but he detested the younger children so much (mainly for their ugliness) that he imprisoned them in the terrifying abyss of Tartarus, which was itself deep within the Earth. Enraged, Gaea told her remaining twelve children (including Crius), the Titans, to take the mighty Scythe that she had forged, and avenge their brothers by overthrowing their arrogant and sadistic father. However, while Krios detested his father, he was ambivalent at the prospect of murdering him, and did not step up to take the Scythe. However, after his younger brother Cronus did, Crius agreed to help him in the murder. Nonetheless, Crius's elder brother Oceanus, as well as his sisters Theia, Tethys, Themis, Phoebe, Mnemosyne, and Rhea all refused to participate.
===Murder of Uranus===
While preparing to ambush his father Uranus, Crius hid himself by posing as a bush. Together with his brothers Hyperion, Iapetus, and Coeus, Crius held Uranus down, after which Cronus used the Scythe to slice Uranus into a thousand pieces and claim his supremacy over the universe. However, right before Cronus sliced him up, Uranus predicted that one day Cronus himself would suffer the same fate at the hands of his own child. After defeating his father, Crius roared with laughter, along with Hyperion, Coeus, and Cronus with Iapetus being the only one who didn't laugh due to him being a bit queasy. Afterwards, Crius hurled the all of the remaining pieces of Uranus into the sea as gesture of loathing against his eldest brother Oceanus for not helping slay their father. Much later, these particles would mix with the ocean spray to form Aphrodite.
===Titan Lord of the South===
After Cronus claimed his supremacy as the Titan King of Mount Othrys, and ushered in the "Golden Age", Crius was justly rewarded for his help with control over the South. He was also the Titan of Stars and Constellations, and since the constellation of Aries was bright and dominated the southern sky, Crius chose the ram as his symbol and sacred animal. As a result, Crius's helmet was shaped like a ram's head with horns on it, and the Titan himself was nicknamed "The Ram." Crius was constantly gloomy and uncommunicative, and would frequently stand for days on end and watch constellations, while deep in thought. Crius would also frequently approach his wise and clairvoyant brother Coeus with questions about the future.
In time, Crius married Eurybia (the Titaness of Sea's Force), and fathered three sons with her: Astraeus (the Titan of Astrology), Perses (the Titan of Destruction), and Pallas (the Titan of Warfare). Shortly after the birth of his sons, Krios no longer visited Cronus on Mount Othrys, not even during the latter's weekly Sunday dinners. While he claimed to be too busy, Kronos knew that the actual reason was Crius's secret fear of his brother's might and infamous temper.
Shortly thereafter, Astraeus married Eos and fathered the four wind gods (Boreas, Zephyr, Notus, and Eurus), while Perses married Asteria and fathered the goddess Hecate.
===Zeus Rescues His Siblings===
However, years later, after Cronus hired a young Titan by the name of Zeus (actually a god in disguise), Crius was very entertained by the latter's excellent singing, dancing, and "Satyr jokes", and took to visiting Cronus on Mount Othrys more often. Shortly thereafter, Zeus encouraged Crius to participate in the newly established Titanic drinking contests. As the Titan King of Mount Othrys, Cronus would always win, since he could not let his siblings or nephews overcome him in anything.
One evening, when Crius was dining with his brothers and nephews, Zeus prepared nectar mixed with sleeping potion for Crius, and a powerful emetic for Cronus. As before, Zeus entertained them all with his great singing, dancing, and jokes. Near the end of the Titanic banquet, Zeus encouraged all of the Titans to have yet another drinking contest, and handed out the prepared goblets. As before, Cronus won the contest, but the emetic caused him to disgorge all his swallowed children, while Crius was temporarily knocked out by the sleeping potion, and could not stop them from escaping.
===First Titanomachy===
Shortly thereafter, all six of Cronus' children quickly declared war against their father, as well as the other Titans, which resulted in the terrifying 11-year-long Titanomachy. Crius initially had the upper hand in his battles with the gods, since he was a very skilled and more experienced swordsman. However, the gods quickly became skilled warriors as well, and with the help of their new extremely powerful weapons (Zeus's Master Bolt, Poseidon's Trident, and Hades's Helm of Darkness), as well as the aid of the Elder Cyclops and Hekatonkeries, the gods finally prevailed. During the final battle, Zeus used his Master Bolt to shear off the top of Mount Othrys, and hurl Cronus from his Black Throne, defeating the Titan King. Shortly thereafter, the gods invaded the ruins of Mount Othrys, and finally overwhelmed the remaining Titans (including Crius himself).
In the aftermath of the battle, Crius was chained up by the Elder Cyclopes, after which the Hekatonkeries forced him to kneel before Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Zeus proceeded to taunt his uncle Crius, prompting the latter to hang his head in shame. Zeus proceeded to hurl Crius into Tartarus, along with Hyperion, Iapetus, Coeus, and Cronus's remains. The Titans would be imprisoned in the maximum-security zone of Tartarus, surrounded by huge bronze walls, and a lava moat, guarded by their Hekatonkerie brothers.
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