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Pages in category "Children of Zeus" The following 138 pages are in this category, out of 138 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Achaeus (mythology)
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.
According to Homer, Minos conversed with Zeus every nine years, for educational purposes. Being the only one who received lessons from Zeus made Minos receive great praise. [7] However, he was the heartless exactor of the tribute of Athenian youths to feed to the Minotaur, in revenge for the death of his son Androgeus during a riot (see Theseus ...
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 according to Strabo [13] or according to others, in Egypt, on the river Nile, [14] after the long wanderings of his mother.
'glory/fame of Hera'), born Alcaeus [2] (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides [3] (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus [4] and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon. [5] He was a descendant and half-brother (as they are both sired by the god Zeus) of Perseus.
The Group of Zeus and Ganymede is a multi-figure Late Archaic Greek terracotta statue group, depicting Zeus carrying the boy Ganymede off to Mount Olympus. It was created in the first quarter of the fifth century BC and is now displayed near where it was originally found in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia .
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In various stories, Zeus later put Ganymede in the sky as the constellation Aquarius (the "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier"), which is adjacent to Aquila (the Eagle). [30] In recognition of this myth, the largest moon of the planet Jupiter (named after Zeus's Roman counterpart) was named Ganymede by the German astronomer Simon Marius. [31]