Zeus is the child of the titan Cronus.
In Greek mythology , Cronus , or Kronos ( [ ˈkroʊnəs ] or [ ˈkroʊnɒs ] from Κρόνος , krónos ) , was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans , the divine descendants of Uranus , the sky , and Gaia , the earth . Zeus . Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea , the youngest of his siblings to be born , though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus 's stomach .