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2. List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology

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   Hera; raped by her brother (and later husband) Zeus. Io; pursued and eventually raped by Zeus, transformed into a heifer. Leda, raped by Zeus in the form of a swan. [2] This resulted in the birth of Helen of Troy and Polydeuces (Pollux). Liriope; raped by the river god Cephissus, resulting in the birth of Narcissus.

3. Zeus - Wikipedia

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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.. Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach.

4. Moirai - Wikipedia

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   This is plainly a surname of Zeus, who knows the affairs of men, all that the Fates give them, and all that is not destined for them." [ 77 ] [ 78 ] At the Temple of Zeus at Megara , Pausanias inferred from the relief sculptures he saw "Above the head of Zeus are the Horai and Moirai, and all may see that he is the only god obeyed by Moira."

5. List of Greek deities - Wikipedia

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   She is the goddess of the sky, the wife and sister of Zeus, and the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was usually depicted as a regal woman in the prime of her life, wearing a diadem and veil and holding a lotus-tipped staff. Although she is the goddess of marriage, Zeus's many infidelities drive her to jealousy and vengefulness.

6. Hera - Wikipedia

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   In a fragment of Euripides the Aether of Zeus is the sky-god who is the father of men and gods, and the earth-goddess Ge is the mother of all life. [67] It seems that Io the priestess of Hera at Argos and consort of Zeus, was another form of Hera. In a Greek myth "Io" is transformed into a cow . [68]

7. Twelve Olympians - Wikipedia

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   Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...

8. Selene - Wikipedia

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   The ancient Greek language had three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine and neuter), so when a god or a goddess personified an object or a concept, they inherited the gender of the corresponding noun; selene, the Greek noun for 'Moon', is a feminine one (whereas men is a masculine one), so the deity embodying it is also by necessity ...

9. Aphrodite - Wikipedia

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   The other two goddesses were enraged and, as a direct result, sided with the Greeks in the Trojan War. [219] Aphrodite plays an important and active role throughout the entirety of Homer's Iliad. [220] In Book III, she rescues Paris from Menelaus after he foolishly challenges him to a one-on-one duel. [221]