A Definition Based on Prototypes. Jim Meyer. Most definitions of literature have been criterial definitions, definitions based on a list of. criteria which all literary works must meet. However, more current theories of meaning. take the view that definitions are based on prototypes: there is broad agreement about.
Zeus' father was Cronus. He was a Titan and was married to Rhea. He was the son of Gaea, the Earth, and Uranus, the sky. Cronus was known to be a jealous god and was highly feared by other gods and the mortals. He killed his own father and took over the reins. He was afraid that he too would meet with the same fate.
1 Cronus imprisons his children in Tartarus (Later legends erroneously claims he swallows them and that they survived inside him until released.). 2  Zeus is born on Mount Ida in Crete. 3  His birth is kept a secret from Cronus and minor goddesses raise Zeus in secret. 4  Metis is the first wife of Zeus.