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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.
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font.. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background.
In the Olympian scheme, the king of gods Zeus is the father of her twins, [2] Apollo and Artemis, whom Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eye of Zeus. Classical Greek myths record little about Leto other than her pregnancy and search for a place where she could give birth to Apollo and Artemis, since Hera , the wife ...
In Greek mythology, Themiste (Ancient Greek: Θεμίστη, romanized: Themístē) or Themis was a Trojan princess and daughter of King Ilus II of Troad. [1] She was the (half) sister of Laomedon, Tithonius and Telecleia. [2] Themiste was married off by Ilus to her cousin King Capys, son of Assaracus and Hieromneme, and became the queen of ...
The phrase interpretatio romana was first used by the Imperial-era historian Tacitus in the Germania. [6] Tacitus reports that in a sacred grove of the Nahanarvali, "a priest adorned as a woman presides, but they commemorate gods who in Roman terms (interpretatione romana) are Castor and Pollux" when identifying the divine Alcis. [7]
Later in the same work (ll. 901-906) they are said to have been born of Zeus and Themis. Clotho is mentioned in the tenth book of the Republic of Plato as the daughter of Necessity , as well. In Roman mythology, it was believed that Clotho was the daughter of Uranus and Gaia .
The earliest written mention of Horai is in the Iliad where they appear as keepers of Zeus's cloud gates. [7] "Hardly any traces of that function are found in the subsequent tradition," Karl Galinsky remarked in passing. [8] They were daughters of Zeus and Themis, half-sisters to the Moirai. [9] [10]
The daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. Her symbols include the Moon, horse, deer, hound, she-bear, snake, cypress tree, and bow and arrow. Ares: Mars: God of war, violence, bloodshed and manly virtues. The son of Zeus and Hera, all the other gods despised him except Aphrodite. His Latin name, Mars, gave us the word "martial".