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Mortal women of Zeus. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C. Callisto (mythology) (8 P) L. Lamia (1 C, 26 P)
Europa, a Phoenician woman, abducted by Zeus; Hecuba (Ἑκάβη), wife of Priam, king of Troy, and mother of nineteen of his children; Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose abduction brought about the Trojan War; Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη), daughter of Menelaus and Helen; wife of Neoptolemus, and later Orestes
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.
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.
Divine women of Zeus (8 C, 37 P) M. Mortal women of Zeus (3 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Women of Zeus" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Epaphus: son of Zeus and Io, a priestess of the goddess Hera (Zeus' wife). Harmonia: according to Greek mythology was the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. [10] However, in Samothrace mythology, she was the daughter of Zeus and Electra. [11] Heracles: son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Alcmene, a mortal woman.
In Greek mythology, Elara / ˈ ɛ l ər ə /, Elare or Alera (Ancient Greek: Ἐλάρα, Ἐλάραη or Ἀλέρα), [1] also called Larissa [2], was a mortal princess, the daughter of King Orchomenus and mother of the giant Tityos by Zeus. In some accounts, she was described as the daughter of Minyas instead. [3] [4]
Hera, after requesting Zeus to swear an oath to that effect, descended from Olympus to Argos and made the wife of Sthenelus (son of Perseus) give birth to Eurystheus after only seven months, while at the same time preventing Alcmene from delivering Heracles. This resulted in the fulfillment of Zeus's oath in that it was Eurystheus rather than ...