DISCLAIMER: I think that Greek Mythology belonged to the Greeks...

Three thousand years ago, in a land where mortals were still rare, the Titans once ruled over the cosmos. Their leader was Cronus, the youngest of the Titans. You can call him Kronos, Kronus, or whatever! As long as you don't call him Chronos because that's the name of Primordial deity of Time.

Why would he, the youngest of the Titans, become the ruler of the universe in the first place? Because he was the one who was willing to castrate his own father, Ouranos ,when his other siblings just hid behind their mother Gaea.

Back to the story. Cronus proclaimed himself to be the new ruler of the universe. He took Rhea, his sister, to be his wife. And he ruled over the world justly.

Just kidding! He ruled it with tyranny! Also, the meanie Cronus learned that he was destined to be overthrown by his own sons, just like he overthrew Ouranos. This dreaded information made him paranoid. When he learned that Rhea was pregnant, he grew panicked.

And thus, a very, very terrible idea was formed in his head.

He must swallow his children.

Once Rhea gave birth to their first children, the cannibal Cronus immediately swallowed the baby without checking it first.

Rhea just stared at her husband in horror. "B-but… that's a girl! Not a boy!" she sobbed. "And I just named her Hestia…"

But that didn't stop Cronus from gulping down their daughter. "At least she tasted delicious!"

Rhea just gaped at her husband's irresponsible attitude.

Another year later, Rhea gave birth again. Another girl. But as before, Cronus didn't care. He swallowed the baby, with Rhea crying and muttering about the fact that she just named their daughter Demeter. Cronus just shrugged as like it wasn't such a big deal. According to Cronus, Demeter strangely tasted like cereal and bread.

And again, another year later, Rhea gave birth again. This time it was a boy. Thankfully, Cronus wasn't there during the childbirth. Rhea felt sad that she was going to give her first son to Cronus, only for him to be eaten immediately. The boy had a very dark hair, dark eyes, and pale skin. He was one handsome boy and Rhea named him Hades.

Hades's destiny was to be eaten by his father as well, but somehow the Fates decided to alter it.

Instead of giving Hades to her husband, like in all the mythology you read, Rhea hid him in a cave on Mount Ida, Crete. She also asked Amalthea to raise the boy until he reached adulthood. To make sure that Cronus didn't realize this, she gave him a bundle of Omphalos stone wrapped in swaddling cloth.

Unsurprisingly, Cronus ate the obviously disguised stone without check it first. One of Cronus' biggest mistakes.

And so, little Hades was safe from his father. And the Fates have condoned that Hades is now destined to be the King of the Gods, instead of his- soon to be- idiotic brother Zeus. It seems that the Fates already learned the consequence of what happen when the youngest rule the universe.

This is where our story truly begins…