Cronus, fearing a prophecy that his own children would overthrow him, swallowed his offspring whole. His wife, Rhea, saved their youngest son, Zeus, who eventually grew up, forced Cronus to regurgitate his siblings, and led them in a massive war known as the Titanomachy. The Olympians won, imprisoned the Titans in Tartarus, and established their rule from Mount Olympus.

As one of the original twelve Titans and their leader, Cronus possessed an extraordinary level of physical power, far surpassing that of any mortal. He led the Titans in the war against the Olympians