According to an ancient myth recorded in Hesiod's Theogony, Uranus had cast his and Gaia's children, the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires, down into Tartarus. The enraged Gaia plotted Uranus' downfall.
As per an ancient legend as recorded in Hesiod's Theogony, Uranus had banished his children, the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires, to Tartarus. This act of defiance enraged Gaia, who subsequently concocted a scheme to overthrow Uranus.