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Zeus "the king of gods"

__General Facts About Zeus __

"**Zeus**" is the god of sky and thunder, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the king of gods in greek mythology.The name Zeus is related to the Greek word //dios//, meaning "bright".There are also lots of things that symbolize Zeus. One, for example, is the eagle, which represents his authority over the sky. The most commonly known symbol would be the thunderbolt. It stands for the power he has and the fair punishment he delivers. His shield is Aigadi. It's made of leather from a goat called Amalheia, and it represents the protection Zeus gives to the weak. In addition to Zeus's European influence he is known to cultures of the ancient near east such as the scepter. In pictures the "cloud gatherer" is usually depicted in two poses by the greek artists such as: standing,striding foward, with a thunderbolt raised with his right hand, or seated in royalty.

__Zeus' Family Tree __

Zeus was the youngest in his family. His brothers were Pluto and Poseidon, his sisters Demeter, Hestia, and Hera.Cronus and Rhea were his parents. However in the prophesy or oracle of Dodona his wife was Dione. He is known for his sexual activity which resulted in many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Persephone (by Demeter), Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen, Minos, and Muses by Hera. He is said to have been the father of Ares, Hebe, and Hephaestus.Zeus made his domain the mountain tops and clouds, where he could survey and vitalize all creation. He married his elder sister, the eternally beautiful Hera. She was jealous and vengeful of her husbands affections and his many love affairs with goddesses and mortals gave her endless worry and caused much divine wrath to be visited on the mortals.Athena was Zeus's favorite child. She was very fierce and brave in battles. She was one of the most powerful forces on Mount Olympus. She was the Goddess of War and Immortal Spirit of Wisdom. She was also the Goddess of handicrafts. She sometimes opposed his plans and then worked against him. She did this in the Trojan Wars too.

__The Trojan War __ Zeus had several goals to accomplish before the trojan war could end. With Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Ares and Aphrodite on the side of the Akhaians , there was never any doubt that Troy would fall and the Trojans would be murdered or enslaved. Otherwise, Zeus would face a rebellion on Mount Olympus. At one point, the war was going so badly for the Akhaians that Hera could not contain her eagerness to help. Under false pretenses, she received glamour and love charms from Aphrodite. She used her magic then to seduce Zeus on Mount Ida. Zeus was then awakened when he heard the bellowing shrieks from his brother Posieden from the battle field. Zeus realizing the deception of Hera and the boldness of Poseidon, sent Hera to Mount Olympus to fetch Iris and Apollon. He used Apollon and Iris to cure the wounded in the war. This helped them regain their strength and push the opponents defenses outward. Zeus was selected the ruler of the sky, having waged war against Cronos and the Titans. This supreme god surpasses all others in spirit, wisdom, and justice, and prevails upon good men by persuasion, intimidating the evil by punishment. Zeus, some say, caused the [|Trojan War] so that the load of death might empty the world. Zeus got the thunderbolt, his ultimate weapon, from the Cyclopes. The eagle brings back the thunderbolts, that he throws.

Zeus was indeed one of the great Olyimpian gods. With bravery and power Zeus was able fight the Trojan War very bravely. In modern times Zeus is depicted as a real hero. The aliiances of his brothers like posieden are still questionable. Finally it was fun researching about one of the greatest greek gods and hopefully we will learn more information about more gods in the future.

__Zeus in the Spotlight! __ media type="custom" key="3714827" This video talks about how Zeus defeated the Titan rebellion. And while defeating them he caused a great fire that amost devoured the Earth and he had to put the great fire into a mountain. This is the myth used as to why there are volcanoes.

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