Gaia forged the Harpe from adamantine and gave it to her son Kronos, arming him to overthrow his father Uranus in Hesiod's Theogony.
Gaia gave Kronos the Harpe, an adamantine sickle, to castrate his father Uranus. This weapon severed sky from earth and made Kronos king of the cosmos.
Perseus wielded the Harpe, an adamantine sickle-sword, to behead the Gorgon Medusa and claim her head as a weapon.
Gaia forged the Harpe, the adamantine sickle, and gave it to Kronos to castrate Uranus. This weapon severed sky from earth and became a symbol of divine succession through violence.
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