Crius, Greek God, and Titan was the son of Uranus and Gaea. He married Eurybia, his half-sister, and had three children: Astraios, Pallas, and Perses. Crius had numerous grandchildren:
- Astraios: the four Anemoi and the five Astra Planeta.
- Palles: Zelus, Nike, Kratos, Via, Scylla, Fontes, and Lacus
- Perses: Acate
Crius was considered one of the four pillars that hold the heavens and the earth apart. He represented the pillar of the south, while the other three pillars were personified by his brothers Iapetus, Coeus, and Hyperion. The four brothers had an important role during the dethroning of their father, Uranus; as they were in the four corners of the earth, they held Uranus in place while their brother Cronus castrated him with a sickle that their mother had given them.
In the rebellion against Zeus, Crius participated in siding with the Titans. The Titans were defeated, and Crius, along with the rest of his siblings, was thrown into Tartarus, the lower level of the Underworld, and watched over by Hades.