Zeus


 
 
Zeus

:Alternate meanings: See Zeus (web server) or Zeus (computer game)

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Zeus Kroniōn (descendant of Cronus), or simply Ze?s or Zde?s (Greek ?e??) or Dias (Greek ??a?) ("divine king") is the leader of the gods and god of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology.

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Zeus is the continuation of Dyeus, the supreme god in Indo-European religion, also continued as Vedic Dyaus Pitar (cf. Jupiter), and as Tyr (Ziu, Tiw, Tiwaz) in Germanic and Norse mythology. Tyr was however supplanted by Odin as the supreme god among the Germanic tribes and they did not identify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but with Thor.


 

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Cronus: Cronus (of obscure etymology, perhaps related to "horned"), also spelled Cronos or Kronos, is often confused with Chronos/Khronos. In Greek mythology, Cronus was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans. His mother was Gaia, and his father was Uranus, whom Cronus envied. Uranus ...

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Zeus related Images and Photos (experimental)

Zeus And Roxanne
Zeus And Roxanne
Zeus and Hera on Mount Ida  1775
Zeus and Hera on Mount Ida 1775
Laconian Cup Depicting Zeus and the Eagle  circa 550 BC
Laconian Cup Depicting Zeus and the Eagle circa 550 BC
Zeus Carrying a Handful of Thunderbolts in His Golden Chariot Drawn by Eagles
Zeus Carrying a Handful of Thunderbolts in His Golden Chariot Drawn by Eagles
The Temple of Olympian Zeus  Athens  1849
The Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens 1849
Hephaistos Created Pandora on Zeus's Orders to Bring Ruin to Mankind
Hephaistos Created Pandora on Zeus's Orders to Bring Ruin to Mankind
Zeus Seated on His Throne Holds a Clutch of Thunderbolts in Case He Needs to Punish Someone
Zeus Seated on His Throne Holds a Clutch of Thunderbolts in Case He Needs to Punish Someone
The Wife of Zeus  Also His Sister Protectress of Marriage and Women
The Wife of Zeus Also His Sister Protectress of Marriage and Women
Caricature of Victor Hugo as Zeus in Exile on Guernsey from the Front Cover Of''Le Hanneton''
Caricature of Victor Hugo as Zeus in Exile on Guernsey from the Front Cover Of"Le Hanneton"
Assault on New Olympus Prologue #1 Group: Hercules  Zeus  Amatsu-Mikaboshi  Ares and Phobos
Assault on New Olympus Prologue #1 Group: Hercules Zeus Amatsu-Mikaboshi Ares and Phobos
Europa Picking Flowers in a Meadow is Abducted by Zeus in the Form of a Bull and Taken to Crete
Europa Picking Flowers in a Meadow is Abducted by Zeus in the Form of a Bull and Taken to Crete
When Aegina is Depopulated by a Plague King Aescus Asks Zeus to Turn the Ants into People
When Aegina is Depopulated by a Plague King Aescus Asks Zeus to Turn the Ants into People

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Introduction
Prehistory
Zeus in cult
Zeus in myth
Zeus in Neopaganism
Spoken-word myths - audio files
References
See also
External links
 
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