Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades are the most powerful deities in the Greek pantheon. Together, they overthrew their father, the Titan Cronus, who had swallowed five of his six children, including Poseidon and Hades. They were liberated with the help of Zeus, who had been hidden by their mother, Rhea. After Cronus was deposed Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divided the realms by lot. Zeus received the sky, Poseidon the sea, and Hades the underworld.
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