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Zeus (/ zj uː s /, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) [a] is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first syllable of his Roman equivalent Jupiter .
The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos The Void
In Mycenaean Greek the form of Zeus is di-wo. [23] The second element -nūsos is of unknown origin. [18] It is perhaps associated with Mount Nysa, the birthplace of the god in Greek mythology, where he was nursed by nymphs (the Nysiads), [24] although Pherecydes of Syros had postulated nũsa as an archaic word for "tree" by the sixth century BC.
God of the seas, water, storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and horses. The middle son of Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus and Hades. Married to the Nereid Amphitrite; although, as with many of the male Greek gods, he had many lovers. His symbols include the trident, horse, bull, and dolphin. Demeter: Ceres
Castor [a] and Pollux [b] (or Polydeuces) [c] are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. [d]Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. [2]
In the Olympian scheme, the king of gods Zeus is the father of her twins, [2] Apollo and Artemis, whom Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eye of Zeus. Classical Greek myths record little about Leto other than her pregnancy and search for a place where she could give birth to Apollo and Artemis, since Hera, the wife ...
Maia (/ ˈ m eɪ. ə, ˈ m aɪ. ə /; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, Μαίη; Latin: Maia), [1] in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. [2]
The name/word Epaphus means "Touch". This refers to the manner in which he was conceived, by the touch of Zeus' hand. [12] He was born in Euboea, in the cave Boösaule [13] or according to others, in Egypt, on the river Nile, [14] after the long wanderings of his mother.