\b0 The name, which means ôheaven,ö was given to the son of Erebus and \b \cf4 \ATXht10700 Gaea\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , who a
lso became his wife. She bore him the \b \cf4 \ATXht12014 Titans\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , \b \cf4 \ATXht10336 Cyclopes\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , and \b \cf4 \ATXht10806 Hecatoncheires\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . Ruler of the world until the advent of \b \cf4 \ATXht10332 Cronus
\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , he was castrated by the latter with a sickle and deposed. From the drops of his blood that fell to the earth were born the \b \cf4 \ATXht10703 Giants\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , while those that fell into the sea generated \b \cf4 \ATXht2 Aphrodit