Ouranos

Uranus is the Greek god personifying the Sky.

History
Uranus and Gaia were the first Greek gods, she was the god of the Earth, and he was the god of the sky. They were alone, but for each other. They became partners, and brought forth the Titans, their children.


 * 1) Oceanus
 * 2) Coeus
 * 3) Crius
 * 4) Hyperion
 * 5) Iapetus
 * 6) Theia
 * 7) Rhea
 * 8) Thermia
 * 9) Mnemosyne
 * 10) Phoebe
 * 11) Tethys
 * 12) Kronos

And the one hundred handed ones Gaia also gave birth to the first Cyclops by her husband Uranus.
 * 1) Cottus
 * 2) Briares
 * 3) Gyges

Uranus didn't care for his children, in fact, he hated them. Most of all he hated his children that did not look normal, such as the Hecatonchires and Cyclops. They were unsightly in his opinion, and he wanted them gone. But he couldn't kill them, because they were immortal.

So instead Uranus throws the Hecatonchires and Cyclops into Tartarus. This caused Gaia is pain, and she was also furious because they were her children, and Uranus cared nothing for them. She asks her children to get rid of Uranus so she can save her other children, and only Kronos is brave enough to do it. He takes a flint sickle Gaia made (later to be known as Backbiter), and gets rid of his father.

Gaia later prophesied that Kronos in turn was destined to be overthrown by his own son, and so the Titan attempted to avoid this fate by devouring his young. He was unsucessful.

Personality
Uranus was a horrible father, and uncaring, selfish and prejudiced god. Gaia most likely partnered with him because they were alone but for each other, rather then that they loved each other.

The series
Uranus doesn't appear in the books, but he is mentioned by the General, that a Titan must hold up the Sky because Uranus is gone, and the Sky still longs to embrace the Earth.