Greek God Zeus
ZEUS - Greek God Zeus was the ruler of the Gods. His
name Zeus was related to the Greek word "dios" which
means light, lightning... Zeus was the Greek God of
thunder, lightning, rain, storms...
Zeus was the youngest son of two Greek Titans, Cronus and Rhea. Since he knew of a prophecy that one of his sons will withthrow him, Cronus et all of his children as soon as they were born, so all of Zeus's older brothers and sisters were eaten. Zeus's mother Rhea talked with Titan Gaia about all this and decided to hide Zeus from his father. When Zeus was born she gave Cronus a rock wrapped in clothes, Cronus didn't noticed and swallowed the rock thinking it's his newborn son Zeus.
All his childhood God Zeus was hiding from his father and was raised by Titan Gaia, goat Amalthea and nymphs.
When he was grown up Zeus forced his father Cronus (with help of Titan Gaia) to release his older brothers and sisters, the Gigantes, the Hecatonchires and the Cyclopes, from their dungeon in Tartarus. After he released them, Cyclops gave him Thunder which Zeus used as his ultimate weapon.
Zeus then led other Greek Gods to the war against Titans that was called Titanomachy. Zeus, his brothers and sisters Gods, Cyclops Gigantes and Hecatonchires managed to win this war and to banish Titans deep into dungeons of Tartarus.
After achieving victory in Titanomachy, Zeus and his brothers Poseidon and Hades ruled whole world. Zeus became God of Sky and supreme ruler over the Gods and humankind, Poseidon God of Oceans and Seas and Hades God of the Underworld (The World of The Dead).
However the Titan Gaia who raised Zeus when he was a child was angry of what he has done to her children, other Greek Titans, and Zeus had to fight against Gaia's soldiers and two giants Typhon and Echidna, also children of Titan Gaia.
Zeus had many children with Goddesses, mortal women and nymphs, and with them he had many children who became prominent in Greek mythology. Zeus took his sister Hera to his wife but it was known that he had many lovers. He could shape-shift, taking the shape of any object or living thing, and he used this ability in his seductions.
There were many statues built in Zeus's honor... The most famous was the colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also The original Olympic games were held in Zeus's honor.
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Zeus was the youngest son of two Greek Titans, Cronus and Rhea. Since he knew of a prophecy that one of his sons will withthrow him, Cronus et all of his children as soon as they were born, so all of Zeus's older brothers and sisters were eaten. Zeus's mother Rhea talked with Titan Gaia about all this and decided to hide Zeus from his father. When Zeus was born she gave Cronus a rock wrapped in clothes, Cronus didn't noticed and swallowed the rock thinking it's his newborn son Zeus.
All his childhood God Zeus was hiding from his father and was raised by Titan Gaia, goat Amalthea and nymphs.
When he was grown up Zeus forced his father Cronus (with help of Titan Gaia) to release his older brothers and sisters, the Gigantes, the Hecatonchires and the Cyclopes, from their dungeon in Tartarus. After he released them, Cyclops gave him Thunder which Zeus used as his ultimate weapon.
Zeus then led other Greek Gods to the war against Titans that was called Titanomachy. Zeus, his brothers and sisters Gods, Cyclops Gigantes and Hecatonchires managed to win this war and to banish Titans deep into dungeons of Tartarus.
After achieving victory in Titanomachy, Zeus and his brothers Poseidon and Hades ruled whole world. Zeus became God of Sky and supreme ruler over the Gods and humankind, Poseidon God of Oceans and Seas and Hades God of the Underworld (The World of The Dead).
However the Titan Gaia who raised Zeus when he was a child was angry of what he has done to her children, other Greek Titans, and Zeus had to fight against Gaia's soldiers and two giants Typhon and Echidna, also children of Titan Gaia.
Zeus had many children with Goddesses, mortal women and nymphs, and with them he had many children who became prominent in Greek mythology. Zeus took his sister Hera to his wife but it was known that he had many lovers. He could shape-shift, taking the shape of any object or living thing, and he used this ability in his seductions.
There were many statues built in Zeus's honor... The most famous was the colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also The original Olympic games were held in Zeus's honor.
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