Greek Mythology Presents:

“God of all Goddess”

Zeus

By: Da’Quon Myles Honors English 9

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Who Is Zeus? Zeus is father of gods and men. A sky god,

he controls lightning, which he uses as a weapon, and thunder. He is king on Mount Olympus ,the home of the Greek gods. He is also credited as the father of Greek heroes and the ancestor of many other Greeks. Zeus mated with many mortals and goddesses but is married to his sister Hera. He was King of the Gods, Lord of the sky.

Define Zeus World English Dictionary Zeus  (zjuːs) — n Jupiter  the supreme

god of the ancient Greeks, who became ruler of gods and men after he dethroned his father Cronus and defeated the Titans. He was the husband of his sister Hera and father by her and others of many gods, and mortals. His weapons was thunderbolts and ruled the heavens, while his brothers Poseidon and Hades ruled the sea and underworld.

Zeus Powers & Minor Facts Zeus was the Greek god of the sky, thunder, and lightning.

He was the son of Cronus and is the chief god in the Olympian Council. He can bring thunderstorms, lightning, and weather. All the Olympian gods are somehow related to Zeus. Zeus is by far the most important Greek god.

Zeus was the god of all gods. His powers were complete control of the sky, lightning and thunder.

.Zeus weapons: thunderbolt, lighting Groups: Gods of Olympus & Titans War Vest His animal was an eagle He had the most power of all the gods.

Describe Zeus In Greek mythology, Zeus is the highest ranked god

for he was the ruler of all natural things. The weather, thunder, lightning, sky, rain, Mount Olympus, and every god and goddess was ruled by Zeus. To get to be the ruler of all these things Zeus overthrew his father Cronus and the other Titans with the help of his brothers. After doing so, Zeus and his brothers, Hades and Poseidon, divided the Universe. Poseidon got the sea, Hades the Underworld, and Zeus the heavens. The heavens was a great and powerful place. Because Zeus became the supreme ruler, he is represented as a god of law, justice, and morals. This made Zeus a spiritual leader to gods and human beings. Zeus's weapon is the thunderbolt which he uses against everyone who displeases him. "The king of the gods" is what makes the sun come and go. Without Zeus the sun or the moon would be out all the time

Major Facts 2 Zeus, (Jupiter), and his brothers Hades and

Poseidon overthrew their father and then drew lots from a helmet. Each was given a kingdom to rule Zeus the sky, Poseidon the sea and Hades the underworld, leaving the earth a free place. Zeus became god of the sky and heavens. He married his sister Hera but still had many other sexual liaisons with mortals and goddesses. Hera jealous of these plotted against his lovers. Zeus ruled the sky, storm, lightning and thunder, however he still had many other spheres of influence. He was the only god who was able to control and wield the lightning and using this power he controlled his quarrelsome and rebellious family of mount Olympus and ordered the heavenly bodies, made laws, enforced oaths and pronounced oracles.

Major Facts Thousands of years ago many people believed in a god

named Zeus. He was considered to be the god of the sky and weather and his image appeared on most Greek coins. The people of Greece worshipped this idol as their god. Zeus became one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Zeus was the supreme god and ruler of Olympus. He was known by many titles: Lord of the Sky, the Cloud- gatherer, the Rain-god and Zeus the Thundered, all of which show which force of nature was considered to be the most important in Ancient World - rain. In most other mythologies the "ruler-god" was usually associated with the sun, but in Greece the climate is hot and dry making rain the scarce, life-giving force.

Zeus was the sixth child born to Cronus and Rhea, Because Cronus, ruler of the Titans and the supreme god at the time, was afraid that one of his children would overthrow him, just like he overthrew his father, Uranus, he swallowed his first five children - Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia.

Zeus Family Tree Zeus family tree was

very important to his life because he was the basically the “father” of everyone.

The picture beside this shows some of the family tree of his brothers, fathers & sister.

Summary & Illustrations Zeus Lighting Greek Goddess