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Template:Greek God Ouranos (or Uranus, as the Romans knew him) was the Greek sky god. He was a Protogenoi, one of the earliest gods. His consort was Gaia, who was usually either his sister or mother. He was father to the Titans . He ruled the gods until he was overthrown by five of his sons, Cronus , Hyperion , Iapetus , Coeus and Crius. Gaia conspired with them to overthrow Ouranos because he cast their (his and Gaia's) children, the Cyclopes and the Hekatonchieres into Tartarus. When he died he cursed his son and usurper, Cronus, to be overthrown by his own children (Ouranos' grandchildren), who became six out of the Twelve Olympians.

His Roman counterpart was Caelus.

In Popular Culture

Comic books

Ouranus makes a cameo in the graphic novel Immortals: Gods and Heroes. In the story, he is killed by his power-hungry son; Kronos.

Video games

Ouranus appears as Uranos in the original Kid Icarus video game. In the game he is sided with Medusa in her quest to overthrow Palutena.

Trivia

Uranus' name for decades has been subject to mockery due to its being a homophone of "your anus".

Gallery

Video games

Preceded by:
Chaos

King of the Greek Gods
Mythic

Succeeded by
Cronus

(Contested with Ophion)

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 {{Greek God
 |Name= Uranus (Ouranus)
 |Title= Protogenoi of the Sky
+|Image=24.jpg
+|Caption=Ouranos as Aeon, with the Wheel of Time
 |Parents= [[Gaia]]
 |Siblings= [[The Ourea]], [[Pontus]], [[The Titans]], [[The Titanides]], and [[Gaia#Children|more]]
 |Consort= [[Gaia]]
 |Children= [[Titans]], [[Cyclopes]], [[Hekatoncheries]], [[Giganties]], and [[Aphrodite]]
+}}
-}} '''Ouranos''' (or Uranus, as the Romans knew him) was the Greek sky god. He was a Protogenoi, one of the earliest gods. His consort was Gaia, who was usually either his sister or mother. He was father to [[Titans|the Titans]] . He ruled the gods until he [[Overthrowing of Ouranus|was overthrown by five of his sons]] , [[Cronus]] , [[Hyperion]] , [[Iapetus]] , Coeus and Crius. Gaia conspired with them to overthrow Ouranos because he cast thier (his and Gaia's) children, the [[Cyclops|Cyclopes]] and the Hekatonchieres into Tartarus. When he died he cursed his son and usurper, Cronus, to be overthrown by his own children (Ouranos' grandchildren), [[Zeus|who]] [[Hera|became]] [[Hades|six]] [[Hestia|out]] [[Poseidon|of]][[Demeter|&nbsp;the]][[Twelve Olympians]].
+'''Ouranos''' (or Uranus, as the Romans knew him) was the Greek sky god. He was a Protogenoi, one of the earliest gods. His consort was [[Gaia]], who was usually either his sister or mother. He was father to [[Titans|the Titans]] . He ruled the gods until he was [[Overthrowing of Ouranus|overthrown]] by five of his sons, [[Cronus]] , [[Hyperion]] , [[Iapetus]] , [[Coeus]] and [[Crius]]. Gaia conspired with them to overthrow Ouranos because he cast their (his and Gaia's) children, the [[Cyclops|Cyclopes]] and the [[Hekatonchieres]] into [[Tartarus_(Location)|Tartarus]]. When he died he cursed his son and usurper, Cronus, to be overthrown by his own children (Ouranos' grandchildren), [[Zeus|who]] [[Hera|became]] [[Hades|six]] [[Hestia|out]] [[Poseidon|of]][[Demeter|&nbsp;the]][[Twelve Olympians]].
+His Roman counterpart was [[Caelus]].
 ==In Popular Culture==
 ===Comic books===
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 ===Video games===
 *Ouranus appears as Uranos in the original [[Kid Icarus series#Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus video game]]. In the game he is sided with Medusa in her quest to overthrow Palutena.
+== Trivia ==
+* Uranus' name for decades has been subject to mockery due to its being a homophone of "your anus".
 ==Gallery==
 ===Video games===
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 .JPG|Ouranos as represented in Age of Mythology: The Titans
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+|Preceded = Chaos
+|Title = King of the [[Greek mythology|Greek Gods]]
+|Span = Mythic
+|Succeeded = [[Cronus]]
+(Contested with [[Ophion]])}}
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Titans
Parents	Ouranós • Gaîa
Elder Titans	Coeus • Crius • Cronus • Hyperion • Iapetus • Oceanus
Elder Titanesses	Dione • Mnemosyne • Phoebe • Theia • Rhea • Themis • Tethys
Coeonides	Asteria • Leto
Crionides	Astraeus • Pallas • Perses
Hyperionides	Eos • Hḗlios • Selene
Iapetonides	Atlas • Epimetheus • Menoetius • Prometheus
Oceanides	Potamoi • Rhode • Styx
Others	Anemoi • Astra Planeta • Kratos • Eurynome • Hecate • Lelantos • Melisseus • Metis • Nike • Ophion
Topics	Overthrowing of Ouranós • Titanomachy