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  1. Uranus Deity

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    The defining myth associated with Uranus is his violent overthrow by his youngest son, Cronus. According to the Theogony, Gaia persuaded her children to rebel against their oppressive father. Cronus volunteered and, using a sickle fashioned by Gaia, castrated Uranus, effectively separating the Sky from the Earth and allowing the physical world to expand and develop.
    The severed celestial essence of Uranus was said to have fallen onto Gaia, from which sprang the Erinyes (Furies), the Giants, and the Meliae (Ash Nymphs). Furthermore, the foam generated …