Mythology

Do you see any significance in Zeus' being hidden in a cave? What could the cave and the stone that Kronos swallows symbolize?

Do you see any significance in Zeus' being hidden in a cave? What could the cave and the stone that Kronos swallows symbolize?

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Rhea did not want Zeus to be swallowed by Kronos so she hid him in a cave on Mount Ida. The rock he swallowed would symbolize the life of Zeus that Rhea saved.

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