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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*With [[Gaia (deity)|Gaia]], Uranus fathered the [[Cyclops|Cyclopes]], the [[Titan]]s, and the [[Hekatonchires]]. The [[Erinyes]], the [[Giant]]s, and the {{Wiki|Meliae}} were said to have come forth from the drops of Uranus' blood that fell to earth following his castration.
*With [[Gaia (deity)|Gaia]], Uranus fathered the [[Cyclops|Cyclopes]], the [[Titan]]s, and the [[Hekatonkheires]]. The [[Erinyes]], the [[Giant]]s, and the {{Wiki|Meliae}} were said to have come forth from the drops of Uranus' blood that fell to earth following his castration.
*In some stories of the goddess [[Aphrodite]]'s birth, she was born from Uranus' severed genitals, thrown into the sea.
*In some stories of the goddess [[Aphrodite]]'s birth, she was born from Uranus' severed genitals, thrown into the sea.



Revision as of 00:08, 16 July 2019


Uranus was a primordial personification of the sky in the Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is called Caelus.

Legacy

During the Peloponnesian War, the dagger which was inspired by the tale of how the Titan Kronos castrated and deposed his father Uranus was in the possession of Nyx the Shadow, the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult of Kosmos. Eventually the Spartan misthios Kassandra claimed the dagger.[1]

Trivia

  • With Gaia, Uranus fathered the Cyclopes, the Titans, and the Hekatonkheires. The Erinyes, the Giants, and the Meliae were said to have come forth from the drops of Uranus' blood that fell to earth following his castration.
  • In some stories of the goddess Aphrodite's birth, she was born from Uranus' severed genitals, thrown into the sea.

Appearances

References