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However, Zeus was ever-resourceful and had the secret support of his mother and grandmother. Then he freed some of the monsters and the Cyclopes that had been imprisoned by Cronus many years before. The Cyclopes were grateful and, in return, forged thunderbolts for Zeus. They also made a trident for Poseidon and a helmet for Hades. The future King of Olympus also released the Hecatonchires.<ref>Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths (Hamondsworth, Penguin Books, 1960), p 136</ref> Soon, the Olympians were ready to take on the Titans, and this resulted in a war between the gods known as the Titanomachy. The best sources that we have for this myth are Hesiod, sadly several epics that were composed of the events were lost.

Zeus began the war with his father, who was portrayed as increasingly old and feeble. The future ruler of Olympus was able to persuade two of the Titans, Prometheus, and his mother to join him and his sisters and brothers. Zeus had a definite battle plan.<ref> Homer, Odyssey. 3.374</ref>

However, he was far from secure, and he still struggled for control. These struggles took before humans lived on earth, according to poets such as Homer and Hesiod. 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>

====The Titans revenge====

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.