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The personification of the Heavens; the first-born child of Gaia (Earth) without consort and equal to her in all ways.
Gaia had many children but after the three giants, Kottos, Briareos and Gyes were conceived, Ouranos would not let them be born, i.e. he would not let them leave the body of Gaia, i.e. Mother-Earth; Gaia begged her other children to slay Ouranos but only Kronos (Cronos) was willing to do the deed; Kronos attacked Ouranos with an enormous sickle and castrated him.
From the blood of Ouranos’ injury were born a race of Giants, the Eumenides (Furies), the Meliae (Nymphs of the Ash Trees) and the beautiful goddess of love, Aphrodite.
Ouranos and Gaia are also the parents of the Titans.
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