castration of Uranus

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The castration of Uranus is a Greek mythological episode in which the Titan Cronus overthrows his father Uranus by severing his genitals, leading to the birth of several deities from the spilled blood and sea foam.

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castration of Uranus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf episode in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological event ⓘ
authorOfSource Hesiod ⓘ
bloodFrom Uranus ⓘ
bloodProduced Erinyes ⓘ
Giants ⓘ
Meliae ⓘ
cause Uranus imprisoning his children ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
describedIn Theogony ⓘ
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony
featuresDeity Aphrodite ⓘ
Erinyes ⓘ
Giants ⓘ
Meliae ⓘ
followedBy birth of Aphrodite ⓘ
birth of the Erinyes ⓘ
birth of the Giants ⓘ
birth of the Meliae ⓘ
rise of Cronus as ruler of the cosmos ⓘ
genitalsThrownInto sea ⓘ
genre cosmogonic myth ⓘ
hasMainParticipant Cronus ⓘ
Gaia ⓘ
Uranus ⓘ
hasTheme fertility and bloodshed ⓘ
intergenerational conflict ⓘ
violence within the divine family ⓘ
languageOfEarliestSource Ancient Greek ⓘ
location sea ⓘ
sky ⓘ
motivatedBy Cronus's ambition to overthrow Uranus ⓘ
Gaia's desire to free her children ⓘ
narrativeRole first divine succession in Greek myth ⓘ
partOf myth of Uranus and Gaia ⓘ
precededBy imprisonment of the Cyclopes ⓘ
imprisonment of the Hecatoncheires ⓘ
relatedConcept Titanomachy ⓘ
succession myth ⓘ
relatedDeity Zeus ⓘ
result end of Uranus's rule ⓘ
establishment of the rule of the Titans ⓘ
separation of sky and earth ⓘ
seaFoamProduced Aphrodite ⓘ
symbolizes cosmic succession ⓘ
overthrow of primordial order ⓘ
separation of heaven and earth ⓘ
toolUsed adamantine sickle ⓘ
weaponGivenBy Gaia ⓘ

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harpe sword → usedInMyth → castration of Uranus ⓘ