He was the personification of heaven and the sky. When Uranus was born with his other siblings, he decided to banish the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheiris into the depths of Tartarus. Gaea was extremely upset by when he did and had their son Cronusstand up to him. Using a sickle, he mutilated Uranus, creating the Furies, Giants, and Aphrodite.