Long before the twelve gods of Olympus came to power, people worshipped and were ruled by the sons of Gaia (Earth) and Ouranos (Heaven). These were the giants, or the Titans. In a battle that shook the very foundation of the universe, these giants struggled against the Olympian gods, led by Zeus the son of the Titan Chronos (Time). The Titans were eventually

Zeus was the head of the twelve gods of Olympus and his weapon was the terrifying lightning bolt which he hurled at his enemies. In spite of the fact that he was a god, Zeus had one fundamental weakness. He found it hard to resist mortal women! So when he saw the lovely Alcmene, Zeus yearned for her and so he took the form of her husband Amphitryon and

When Hercules was married, Hera drove him into a fit of madness and Hercules killed his wife Megara and his children. When Hercules regained his sanity and realized what he had done, he went to the Oracle of Delphi to find out what he had to do for atonement. The oracle told him that the only way to atone himself was by going to serve his cousin Eurystheus, the king