Zeus
Sign in to saveZeus (, ) is the chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
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Zeus is the king of the gods in ancient Greek religion and mythology, ruling over Mount Olympus as the chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is primarily associated with the sky and thunder, making him one of the most important and powerful figures in Greek religious beliefs.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Zeus
- Deity.god_of
- King of the gods
- Deity.image
- Zeus Otricoli Pio-Clementino Inv257.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Zeus of Otricoli, a late Hellenistic or early Imperial bust after a 4th-century BC Greek statue
- Deity.abode
- Mount Olympus
- Deity.symbol
- Thunderbolt, eagle
- Deity.parents
- Cronus and Rhea
- Deity.siblings
- Hestia, Hades, Hera, Poseidon and Demeter
- Deity.children
- See
- Deity.Roman_equivalent
- Jupiter
- Deity.spouse
- Hera
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38 sectionsContents
- Name
- Mythology
- Birth
- Infancy
- Ascension to power
- Challenges to power
- Partners before Hera
- Marriage to Hera
- Affairs
- List of disguises used by Zeus
- Offspring
- Prometheus and conflicts with humans
- In the ''Iliad''
- Other myths
- Roles and epithets
- Cults
- Panhellenic cults
- Zeus Velchanos
- Zeus Lykaios
- Additional cults
- Hecatomphonia
- Non-panhellenic cults
- Oracles
- The Oracle at Dodona
- The Oracle at Siwa
- Identifications with other gods
- Foreign gods
- Helios
- Later representations
- Philosophy
- The Christian Bible
- Genealogy
- Gallery
- See also
- Footnotes
- Notes
- References
- External links
Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to be Dione, by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite. According to the Theogony, Zeus's first wife was Metis, by whom he had Athena. Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many divine and heroic offspring, including Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses.