But the last child, Zeus, was saved from becoming a meal by his mother, Rhea. She tricked Cronus into eating a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes instead, and hid Zeus on the island of Crete. Once ...

They were entrusted with protecting baby Zeus from his father, Cronus. “They were said to be the first to race at the site of Olympia,” MacDonald explained. The Daktyloi crowned victors with a “wreath ...

In some ancient epoch, he led his fellow Olympians to victory against the Titans, who originally controlled the world, overthrowing his father Cronus in the process. Zeus was more powerful than the ...