Gaia was one of the Protogenoi (Greek: "first born") - the first beings to have sprung forth from the void of Chaos. Uranos himself soon came into being, as Gaia took him for her husband. Together, they sired three races of children: the Hekatonkheires, Elder Cyclopes, and the Titans. Gaia loved her children dearly, however, Uranos loathed and despised them; disgusted by their appearance, he cast them into Tartarus.