Zeus

Zeus was the son of Cronos and Rhea. The youngest out of their six children. He castrated his father and took over the throne making him the third king of the sky.

When Zeus was born Rhea took him to Crete where he was raised by the nymph or lady-goat Amalthea. Later she gave Zeus her horn and filled it with fruit, flowers and grain that would never empty. It is now known as the Cornucopia or the horn of plenty

His wife was Hera, but had many consorts and all had his children. His bird was the eagle and his tree the oak. Hepheastus made his lightning bolts and Athena carried them. Also carried by Athena was his shield, the Aegis.

Zeus' Children

• Ares, God of war
• Hephaestus, God of the fire and forge
• Eris, Goddess of Discord
• Apollo, God of the sun
• Artemis, Goddess of the moon
• Athena, Goddess of wisdom and war
• Aphrodite, Goddess of love and beauty
• Hermes, Messenger of the gods
• Hebe, Goddess of youth and cupbearer to the gods
• Dionysus, God of wine
• The Graces
• The Nine Muses
• The Hours
• Perseus
• Hellen
• Pollux
• Hercules
• Persephone, Queen of the underworld

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