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In reality, he grew up in Crete, according to a popular version of the myth by the 7th century BC poet Hesiod.<ref>Hesiod, Theogony, 480</ref> There is no agreement in the sources as to who raised the young God. In some sources, it was a nymph, and in others, it was his grandmother Gaia. Zeus grew up to be a mighty god in Crete.
====Who helped Zeus overthrow Cronus and the Olympians==? ==Zeus was desperate to overthrow his father, and he was guided by his grandmother Gaia. Cronus did not know that his youngest sone son with Rhea was still alive. In some myths, Zeus became the cupbearer of his father. His mother gave him a powerful potion, and Zeus was able to give it to his father, secretly. Well, the potion acted as an enema, and Cronus threw up his five children whom he had swallowed. Immediately they rallied to the cause of their younger brother.
From this time on, there was a war for control of the world.<ref>Hesiod, Theogony, 480-494</ref> On one side was Cronus and his brother and sisters, and they were known as the Titans. Zeus and his brothers and sister were known as the Olympians and opposed the Titans. The Olympians were at a disadvantage because the Titans outnumbered them.
However, Zeus was ever-resourceful and had the secret support of his mother and grandmother. Then he freed some of the monsters and the Cyclopes that had been imprisoned by Cronus many years before. The Cyclopes were grateful and, in return, forge forged thunderbolts for Zeus. They also made a trident for Poseidon and a helmet for Hades. The future King of Olympus also released the Hecatonchires.<ref>Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths (Hamondsworth, Penguin Books, 1960), p 136</ref> Soon, the Olympians were ready to take on the Titans, and this resulted in a war between the gods known as the Titanomachy. The best sources that we have for this myth are Hesiod, sadly several epics that were composed of the events were lost.
====Battle of the Gods====
