Harpe’s Connections

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Relationships & Genealogy(4 connections)

About Harpe

Created by
  • Gaia forged the Harpe from adamantine and gave it to her son Kronos, arming him to overthrow his father Uranus in Hesiod's Theogony.

Associated with
  • 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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