zeus [mit.]

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{i} Zeus
Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera
Supreme ruler of all Greek gods and husband to Hera
{i} Olympian king of all gods and father of the human race (Greek mythology)
in Greek mythology, the king of the gods, and ruler of the universe. In Roman mythology his name is Jupiter. In Greek religion, the chief deity of the pantheon, a sky and weather god. His Roman counterpart was Jupiter. Zeus was regarded as the bearer of thunder and lightning, rain, and winds, and his traditional weapon was the thunderbolt. The son of Cronus and Rhea, he was fated to dethrone his father. He divided dominion over the world with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. As ruler of heaven, Zeus led the gods to victory against the Titans. From his home atop Mount Olympus, he dispensed justice and served as protector. Known for his amorousness a source of perpetual discord with his wife, Hera he had many love affairs with mortal and immortal women, giving rise to numerous offspring, including Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Helen, Hephaestus, and Persephone. In art he was represented as a bearded, dignified, and mature man
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