Zeus
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Zeus is the King of the Gods in Greek mythology, and one of the Twelve Olympians. His parents were Cronos and Rhea.
Everybody in Ancient Greece prayed to him the most, because he was powerful, and he was respected everywhere. He was the most important god out of all twelve Olympians. Zeus basically controlled the weather. Whenever Zeus was in a bad mood, he would throw thunder bolts. That is how the Greeks believe we get thunder. Also, Zeus' temperature affected the weather all the time. If he felt cold, the weather would be cold. If he felt hot, the weather would also be hot.
He married his sister Hera, but had many affairs and children with many other women, both godesses and mortals.
[edit] Lovers and Children
- with Hera: Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus
- with Metis: Athena
- with Demeter: Persephone
- with Leto: Artemis and Apollo
- with Maia: Hermes
- with Mnemosyne: the nine Muses
- with Themis: the Horae, the Moirae
- with Alkmene: Herakles
- with Danaë: Perseus
- with Leda: Helen and Polydeukes
- with Kallisto: Arkas
- with Semele: Dionysos
[edit] See also
- Tinia - Etruscan mythology version of Zeus.
- Odin - Norse mythology version of Zeus.
- Jupiter - Roman mythology version of Zeus.
Twelve Olympians |
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Zeus | Hera | Poseidon | Hades | Hestia | Demeter | Aphrodite Athena | Apollo | Artemis | Ares | Hephaestus | Hermes | Dionysus |
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