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Title: Zeus


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Zeus
  • By Tiffany Alexy

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Basic Info
  • Also called Jupiter or Jove
  • Supreme god and ruler of Olympus
  • God of Nature God of Rain

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Basic Info Contd
  • Symbol was a lightning bolt, eagle, or oak.
  • Sisters Demetia and Hestia
  • Brothers Hades and Poseidon
  • Interesting fact The honeymoon of Zeus and Hera
    lasted 300 years.

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Weakness
  • Zeus had five wives
  • Also known to have affairs with mortal women
    (Hercules)
  • Easily tricked (ex. Got seduced by his wife and
    sister, Hera and subsequently ignored the battle
    at Troy)
  • Very fond of his female charms
  • Wandering eye not only fell on goddesses, but
    mortal women as well.

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The story of Zeus
  • When all children were born, his father would
    swallow them, to keep them from overthrowing him.
  • Zeuss mother tricked Cronus into thinking that a
    rock wrapped in a blanket was Zeus.

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The story of Zeus contd
  • Went to live with mother earth.
  • Later became cup-bearer to his father, but
    without his fathers knowledge
  • Mother prepared him a special potion to mix with
    his fathers drink to poison him - and he vomits
    up Zeuss brothers and sisters.

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Zeuss Story
  • The same thing that happened to Cronus, happened
    to Zeus.
  • He got the goddess Metis pregnant and to prevent
    her from producing a son that could overthrow
    him, he swallowed them both.
  • However, instead of carrying a son, Metis was
    carrying a daughter, and when Hephaestus cut open
    his head to treat his chronic headaches, out
    stepped a beautiful and full grown Athena.

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Bibliography
  • http//www.zeus-publications.com/zeusgod.htm
  • http//www.loggia.com/myth/myth.html
  • http//ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1
    /p/Zeus.htm
  • http//www.mythweb.com/gods/Zeus.html
  • http//www.men-myths-minds.com/Zeus-greek-gods.htm
    l

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THE END!!
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