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
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THE END!!