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Nepal is too important to be left to politicians alone

  Like Saturn, the revolution devours its children. - Jacques Mallet du Pan (1749-1800) Cronus (Saturn), according to the Greek mythology, is the youngest among the first generation of the Titans -- 12 children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). As per the mythology, Cronus, on the advice of his mother Gaia, castrated Uranus, separating the Heaven from the Earth. He then became the king of the Titans and took his sister, Rhea, as his wife, begetting Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades and Poseidon. Who devours their own children? Per the mythology, Cronus committed this heinous crime. Apparently, Cronus swallowed his own children, save Zeus, because his parents had warned that he would be overthrown by his child. But when Zeus was born, Rhea acted quite cleverly: She hid Zeus in Crete and somehow made Cronus swallow a stone! Zeus grew up, waged a war against his father and defeated him. The youngest of the Titans also made Cronus disgorge his brothers and sisters. So m...