They were the Titans, the leader of whom was Cronos, Zeus's own father. After the Titans were overthrown and imprisoned in the underworld, the new regime took over as the Olympian Gods, led by Zeus.
I believe they were Cyclops.
The Titans.
The Greek myth involving a race of giants is known as the Gigantomachy. In this myth, the Giants, born from Gaia, attempted to overthrow the Olympian gods led by Zeus. The battle between the Giants and the gods was fierce, but ultimately, Zeus and his fellow deities triumphed, solidifying their rule over the cosmos. This victory not only established the power of the Olympians but also emphasized the theme of order versus chaos in Greek mythology.
Zeus was the one who imprisoned the Titans in the pit of the Pacific Ocean somewhere.
by his lightning bolt
I believe they were Cyclops.
The name of the race of giants that were overcome by Zeus are the Titans.
The Titans.
The Greek myth involving a race of giants is known as the Gigantomachy. In this myth, the Giants, born from Gaia, attempted to overthrow the Olympian gods led by Zeus. The battle between the Giants and the gods was fierce, but ultimately, Zeus and his fellow deities triumphed, solidifying their rule over the cosmos. This victory not only established the power of the Olympians but also emphasized the theme of order versus chaos in Greek mythology.
Gaia never tried to kill Zeus; when the Gigantes, the race of Giants warred with Zeus and the Olympian gods, she had encouraged the Gigantes in this war because of her anger with Zeus, her grandchild, because how he had treated her children, the Titans.
Zeus was the one who imprisoned the Titans in the pit of the Pacific Ocean somewhere.
Not Olympus, that was of course the mountain dwelling of the gods but OLYMPIA. An area of land in the NW peloponese sacred to Zeus.
by his lightning bolt
Zeus is an ancient Greek god.
Zeus is an ancient god. He is not satan.
Gaia never tried to kill Zeus; when the Gigantes, the race of Giants warred with Zeus and the Olympian gods, she had encouraged the Gigantes in this war because of her anger with Zeus, her grandchild, because how he had treated her children, the Titans.
In Greek mythology, the god who imprisoned the giants beneath the earth was Zeus. After defeating the giants in the Gigantomachy, a battle between the Olympian gods and the giants, Zeus and the other gods trapped them in Tartarus, a deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment. Zeus's authority and power were instrumental in ensuring the giants could not threaten the gods again.