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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>
However, Zeus, like many other rulers, had made many enemies. In particular, he offended his wife, the fiery, and unforgiving 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.