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  1. t. e. In Greek mythology, Uranus ( / ˈjʊərənəs / YOOR-ə-nəs, also / jʊˈreɪnəs / yoo-RAY-nəs ), [3] sometimes written Ouranos ( Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός, lit. ' sky ', [uːranós] ), is the personification of the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities.

  2. Uranus, in Greek mythology, the personification of heaven. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, Gaea (Earth), emerging from primeval Chaos, produced Uranus, the Mountains, and the Sea. From Gaea’s subsequent union with Uranus were born the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hecatoncheires.

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  3. Uranus was the primordial god of the sky and the starry heavens in Greek mythology. He was the husband and son of Gaia, the earth, and the father of many gods and monsters, including the Titans, Cyclopes, Hecatoncheires, Giants, Furies and Aphrodite.

  4. Greek Gods / Uranus. Uranus was Father Sky, the Ancient Greek personification of the heavens and, for a while, the ruler of the known universe. Fatherless, he was conceived by Gaea alone, with whom he formed the primordial couple, thus becoming an ancestor of almost all Greek gods.

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    Mar 9, 2023 · Uranus was the primordial sky god in Greek mythology, who personified the heavens and the air. He was the first offspring of Gaia, the earth goddess, and the father of the Titans, Cyclopes, and Hecatoncheires. He was overthrown by his son Cronus, who castrated him and threw him into Tartarus.

  6. Uranus was the primordial god of the sky. The Greeks imagined the sky as a solid dome of brass, decorated with stars, whose edges rested upon the outermost limits of the flat earth. Uranus was the literal sky, just as his consort Gaea was the earth. The couple had twelve sons and six daughters.

  7. Jul 7, 2020 · Learn about Uranus, the primordial god of the sky in Greek mythology, who was overthrown by his son Cronus. Discover his origin, form, children, and role in the creation of the universe.