- ⚡ Zeus :: Greek God of the Sky and Thunder, King of the Gods
Zeus' Lovers However, theirs would prove to be a bittersweet marriage, because Zeus, to say the least, was a promiscuous god Bearing the shape of many different animals, he had numerous love affairs with many nymphs and mortals , which made Hera jealous; some say that, when she scolded him for this, disguised as a serpent, he even slept with
- Zeus – Mythopedia
Overview Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with law and order, the city, and the househol
- Hera :: Queen of the Gods - Greek Mythology
Ixion fared even worse: Zeus fooled him into making love with a cloud fashioned in Hera’s image, and then ordered Hermes to bind him to a perpetually turning wheel of fire By most accounts, Hera gave Zeus four children: Ares, the god of war, Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, Hebe, the goddess of eternal youth, and Hephaestus, the god of
- Olympians - Greek Mythology
The Olympians were twelve and comprised of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes and either Hestia or Dionysus Their name, Olympians, originates from Mount Olympus , which was their place of residence; therefore, although sometimes Hades and Persephone were included in the Olympians, they
- Crete :: Birthplace of Zeus - Greek Mythology
Zeus, the king of gods and men, was born in a cave in Greece and was raised by a goat, Amalthea It was also in the nearby islets of Paximadia that the twins Artemis and Apollo were born When Crete was attacked by a giant lizard, Zeus defended the Greek island and threw a lightning bolt against it, turning the beast to stone and into an island
- Helen of Troy - Greek Mythology
Zeus, trying to calm them, asked Paris to make a judgment The goddesses offered the young prince various gifts, and Paris eventually chose Aphrodite, who had told him she would give him the most beautiful woman in the world Helen abducted by Paris Hence, Helen was abducted by Paris and brought to Troy Other accounts say that she went there
- Creation of Man by Prometheus - Greek Mythology
Prometheus tricks Zeus Prometheus loved man more than the Olympians, who had banished most of his family to Tartarus So when Zeus decreed that man must sacrifice a portion of each food to the gods, Prometheus decided to trick Zeus He created two piles, one with bones wrapped in juicy fat, and another with the finest meat hidden inside a hide
- Metis :: The Titaness of Wisdom - Greek Mythology
Unbeknownst to Zeus, Metis was already pregnant with Athena at the time he swallowed her Inside Zeus's body, Metis began crafting a helmet for her unborn daughter This act led to Zeus experiencing unbearable headaches In his agony, he sought the help of Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, who struck Zeus's head with an axe From the opened
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