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Adrastus (Άδραστος), a king of Argos and one of the Seven against Thebes; Aeacus (Αιακός), a king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf; after he died, he became one of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld; Aeëtes, a king of Colchis and father of Medea; Aegeus (Αιγεύς), a king of Athens and father of Theseus
Phidias then justifies his design, as being as good as it is possible for a mortal to produce (74-82). He has derived his image of Zeus from Homer (73) and has fitted it to Zeus' epithets: father, king, protector of cities, protector of suppliants and guests, and giver of increase, through the image's size, facial expression, and human form (75 ...
The motif of Zeus swallowing Metis can be seen as a continuation of the succession myth: it is prophesied that a son of Zeus will overthrow him, just as he overthrew his father, but whereas Cronos met his end because he did not swallow the real Zeus, Zeus holds onto his power because he successfully swallows the threat, in the form of the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 March 2025. This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term "demigod" can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains divine ...
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After Hera sent a deadly plague to the island of Aegina which killed off the entire population (for the island had been named after one of Zeus' lovers) Zeus and Aegina's son Aeacus (and sole survivor) prayed to Zeus to help him repopulate the island. Zeus then transformed the ants on the island into men and women.
Peter Paul Rubens' Death of Semele, caused by the Theophany of Zeus without a mortal disguise. Theophany (Ancient Greek: θεοφάνεια, romanized: theopháneia, lit. 'appearance of a deity' [1]) is an encounter with a deity that manifests in an observable and tangible form.
In Greek mythology, Io (/ ˈ aɪ. oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἰώ) was one of the mortal lovers of Zeus. An Argive princess, she was an ancestor of many kings and heroes, such as Perseus, Cadmus, Heracles, Minos, Lynceus, Cepheus, and Danaus. The astronomer Simon Marius named a moon of Jupiter after Io in 1614.