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While Lactantius wrote that he was called Zeus and Zen, not because he is the giver of life, but because he was the first who lived of the children of Cronus. [28] Zeus was called by numerous alternative names or surnames, known as epithets. Some epithets are the surviving names of local gods who were consolidated into the myth of Zeus. [29]
Also, Pisus founded and instituted Zeus’ worship on the area. [4] Pisus, king of the Celts and son of Apollo. He was the reputed founder of Pisa in Etruria after he had waged war with the Samnites and received their widowed queen who succeeded to the government after the death of her husband. [5]
James, son of Zebedee has a brother called John (Matthew 4, Matthew 4:21) and we are never explicitly told that James son of Alphaeus has a brother. Robert Eisenman [ 27 ] and Achille Camerlynck [ 28 ] both suggest that the death of James in Acts 12:1–2 is James, son of Zebedee and not James son of Alphaeus.
Most historians generally agree that Gilgamesh was a historical king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, [14] [13] who probably ruled sometime during the early part of the Early Dynastic Period (c. 2900–2350 BCE). [14] [13] It is certain that, during the later Early Dynastic Period, Gilgamesh was worshipped as a god at various locations ...
[8] [c] Others consider James to be the son of Mary and Joseph. [12] [13] The Catholic tradition holds that this James is to be identified with James, son of Alphaeus, and James the Less. [14] It is agreed by most that he should not be confused with James, son of Zebedee also known as James the Great. [1]
Heracles was the son of the affair Zeus had with the mortal woman Alcmene. When Zeus desired Alcmene, he decided to make one night last three by ordering Helios , the god of the sun, not to rise for three days, so he would have more time with Alcmene. [ 31 ]
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]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...