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Zeus began the war with his father, who was often portrayed as being increasingly old and feeble. The future ruler of Olympus was able to persuade the Titans, Prometheus and his mother to join him and his sisters and brothers. Zeus had a definite strategy, which was typical of him .<ref> Homer, Odyssey. 3.374</ref>. He ordered the Hecatonchires, who had a hundred hands each to bombard the Titans with stones. Zeus then used his mighty bolts to strike the Titans. The Titans fought back fiercely under the leadership of Atlas. The war lasted for some ten years and the Olympians emerged triumphantly, and they came to control the cosmos. Zeus imprisoned all the Titans and Cronus in Tartarus.  However, some of the Titans were allowed to escape this fate. Zeus was now the undisputed ruler of the world and he ruled with the support of his brothers and sisters. In some accounts, it is recorded that he felt so secure in his power that he allowed the release of all the Titans. However, he was far from secure and he still had many struggles. This according to poets such as Homer and Hesiod all took place before humans lived on earth. It should be noted that the Titan Prometheus made humans and not Zeus, who was not a creator god .<ref>Burkert, Walter Greek Religion, (Harvard, Harvard University Press, 2000, section III).</ref>

However, Zeus like many other rulers had made many enemies. In particular, he offended his wife, the fiery and unforgiven Hera. The King of Olympus was a philanderer and he had many affairs and children with his mistresses. Naturally, this enraged Hera, who was not a pleasant character in Greek mythology .<ref>Hansen, Randall, and William F. Hansen. Handbook of classical mythology (London, Abc-clio, 2004), p. 167</ref>. She was greatly angered when Zeus made one of his illegitimate children, the ruler of Egypt. Hera was enraged and, in her fury, she made a pact with the defeated Titans. She plotted with them to drive Zeus out of Olympus and to restore Cronus as ruler of the divine. The Titans once again under the leadership of Atlas decided to assassinate the rule of Olympus as he was out hunting.  However, Zeus who was known for his prophetic capabilities that he saw the danger and retreated to Olympus. The Titans were emboldened by the support of Hera and they decided to attack Zeus and his family on Olympus. The Olympians were once again badly outnumbered and made Olympus their fortress. The Titans tried to climb Mount Olympus but Zeus was helped by Athena, Apollo, and Artemis. The King of the Gods hurled thunderbolts at the old gods and eventually, he and the other Olympians cast the Titans down the mountain .<ref>Graves, p 115</ref>. Then they forced them into Tartarus where they remain to this day. It seemed that the king of the Olympians hated Atlas, in particular, and this is why according to legend he was punished by being forced to hold up the sky (at least in some accounts).  This was, at least in some of the myths as the final victory of Zeus. He and his two brothers divided the world between them. Zeus was made the Lord of the earth and the sky. Poseidon was bestowed with control of the seas and all the waters. Hades was given the underworld and the realm of the dead. All the other gods were given particular powers following their nature. The earth was not the preserve of any one god and it was a common or neutral ground. However, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades reserved the right to intervene on earth if they were summoned. It was also at this time that Zeus made Olympus the home of the gods.<ref>Hesiod, Theogony, 480</ref>.