ranus was both the son and husband of Gaea, together they were the first gods and rulers of the 1^st dynasty. He was the father of many children by her. The early offspring of the couple were the Mountains and Pontus, the sea, followed later by probably the most important beings, The Titans. The titans were comprised of three Cyclops, monsters with one large eye in the centre of their foreheads, three Hecatoncheires, monsters with fifty heads and one hundred hands, plus others. Uranus didn't take too well to having Cyclops and Hecatoncheires for children, so upon the birth of these children, he cast them in to Tartarus, the dwelling place of wicked men who have sinned on earth or have offended the gods. Uranus' wife detested his behaviour, and enlisted the help of her sons to rise up against him. Cronus, the youngest of the titans unmanned him with a sickle, which gave rise to, from the blood of his wounds, the birth of The Furies, The Giants and (according to some accounts) Aphrodite. After an immense battle, Uranus was dethroned by Cronus who then became the supreme ruler.