Zeus, King of the Gods By: Regina Fleck. Overview Name- greek word dios meaning “bright”...
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Overview
• Name- greek word dios meaning “bright” • Symbols: lightning, scepter, eagle • Chief judge and peacemaker • “father of gods and men”-Homer• any god who tried to defeat him, sent to
Tartarus
Theogony
• Usurped the kingdom of the mortals from his father
• Cronus and Titans versus Zeus • Escaped death as an infant• Divided the universe after victory – Zeus: heavens – Poseidon: sea – Hades: underworld
Women and Children
• Hera, wife and sister • Through children, gave man all he needed to
live in ordered and moral way • Seduced both gods and mortals• Bore Athena on his own • Apollo and Artemis: favorite children