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After a quarrel with Zeus, Hera left him and retreated to Euboea, and no word from Zeus managed to sway her mind. Cithaeron, the local king, then advised Zeus to take a wooden statue of a woman, wrap it up, and pretend to marry it. Zeus did as told, claiming "she" was Plataea, Asopus's daughter. Hera, once she heard the news, disrupted the ...
Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquake, brother of Zeus. Curses Odysseus. Scamander, river god who fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War; Thetis, a sea nymph or goddess. Mother of Achilles, wife of Peleus. Zeus, king of the gods, brother of Poseidon and Hera and father of Athena, Aphrodite, Ares, and Apollo. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Divine women of Zeus (8 C, 37 P) M. Mortal women of Zeus (3 C ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Children of Zeus" ... out of 138 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Achaeus (mythology) ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Divine women of Zeus" ... out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aega (mythology) ...
After the Titanomachy, the 10-year war among the immortals, she was pursued by Zeus and they got married. [7] [2] Zeus himself is titled Metieta (Ancient Greek: Μητίετα, lit. 'the wise counsellor'), in the Homeric poems. Metis was both a threat to Zeus and an indispensable aid. [8] He lay with her, but immediately feared the consequences.
His wife is Aglaea, one of the Charites, or the unfaithful Aphrodite. [118] In art, he is depicted wearing a pilos from the 5th century BC, and can be found holding an axe or hammer. [125] His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. [126] Hera Ἥρα: Wife of Zeus, and daughter of Cronus and Rhea. [127]