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The sea was calmed by Poseidon and, at the request of Zeus, the pair survived. They were washed ashore on the island of Seriphos, where they were taken in by the fisherman Dictys—the brother of King Polydectes—who raised Perseus to manhood in the temple of Athena. The King was charmed by Danaë, but she had no interest in him.
Zeus Kasios ("Zeus of Mount Kasios" the modern Jebel Aqra) or Latinized Casius: a surname of Zeus, the name may have derived from either sources, one derived from Casion, near Pelusium in Egypt. Another derived from Mount Kasios (Casius), which is the modern Jebel Aqra , is worshipped at a site on the Syrian–Turkish border, a Hellenization of ...
Semele (/ ˈ s ɛ m ɪ l i /; Ancient Greek: Σεμέλη, romanized: Semélē), or Thyone (/ ˈ θ aɪ ə n i /; Ancient Greek: Θυώνη, romanized: Thyṓnē) in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother [1] of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths.
Zeus and Eurynome Erebus and Nyx [ 1 ] In ancient Greek religion and mythology , Euphrosyne ( / j uː ˈ f r ɒ z ɪ n iː / ; Ancient Greek : Εὐφροσύνη , romanized : Euphrosúnē ) is a goddess, one of the three Charites , known in ancient Rome as the Gratiae (Graces).
Zeus freed Io, still in the form of a heifer. In some myths, Hera uses Argus' eyes to decorate her peacock's feathers to thank the giant for his help. Paris Bordone, Jupiter and Io. Gothenburg Museum of Art. In order to exact her revenge, Hera sent a gadfly to sting Io continuously, driving her to wander the world without rest.
Aeacus was born on the island of Oenone or Oenopia, where his mother Aegina had been carried by Zeus to secure her from the anger of her parents; afterward, this island became known as Aegina. [2] He was the father of Peleus , Telamon and Phocus and was the grandfather of the Trojan war warriors Achilles and Telemonian Ajax .
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Asteria pursued by Zeus in the form of an eagle by Marco Liberi. Asteria was an inhabitant of Olympus following the Titanomachy in which the Olympians prevailed over the Titans, and like her sister Leto before her she was beloved by Zeus. [11] After Zeus had impregnated Leto, his attention was next captured by her sister Asteria. [12]