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By: Kristen Okorn and Allison Lee -Zeus was known for the king of the gods and also sky, weather, law, order and fate -His symbols were lightning bolt, bull, oak and eagle. -His Roman name was Jupiter -Zeus helped save his brother and sister - Ruled the Olympians on Mt. Olympus Zeus is often represented as an older man. He usually has a beard. He is also shown like he’s powerful. Sometimes he has a lightning bolt or an eagle in his hand. Zeus was the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea. His siblings were Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. He was married to Hera, but also had many affairs. Zeus has a lot of children. Some of them were mortal and some of them were immortal. He had 4 kids with Hera: Hebe, Eris, Ares, and Eileithyia. Hebe Ares Eileithyia Eris Cronus and Rhea had six children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. Cronus ate the first five children because of a prediction that one of his children would overthrow him. Rhea tricks Cronus with the sixth child and gave him a rock and Cronus swallowed it thinking it was the sixth baby, Zeus. Rhea then brought Zeus to the island of Crete. He was raised by nymphs. Later Zeus returned and defeated his father, and also saved his 5 siblings. Although Zeus loved Hera he had a tendency to disguise himself and marry the mortal girls in Greece. Because of this Zeus had many wives and children, Hera tormented each and every one of them, and Zeus could not stop it. On one occasion, to protect one of his brides, Io, Zeus turned her into a cow, but Hera was not deceived. She begged Zeus to let her keep the cow for herself and since Zeus could not refuse her, he agreed. She put the cow under the watchful eye of her most trusted servant, Argus, who had 100 eyes, and never closed more than half at a time. Zeus could not bear to see his bride in distress, so he sent Hermes, the most clever of his sons, to set her free. Hermes dressed up as a Shepherd, and sat down next to Argus. Then he proceeded to tell a long and dull story. Hermes went on and on, and slowly all 100 eyes shut. Hermes touched all Argus’ eyes with his magic wand and closed them forever. Argus had been bored to death. Hermes untied the cow, and Io, ran home to her father. When her father finally recognized her, he was furious at Zeus. Inachos, Io’s father, rose out of his riverbed and flew at Zeus so fast, that Zeus could only throw a thunderbolt, and since then the river Inachos in Arcadia has been dry. Hera was so furious, she sent a deadly gadfly, to chase the cow, Io ran across the strait that separated Europe and Asia Minor and still being pursued by the fly, found her way to Egypt where the Egyptians saw the white cow and named her a goddess. Zeus returned her to her human form, and she became the goddess-queen of Egypt, and the son she bore to Zeus became King. Hera, deciding not to allow her faithful servant Argus to be forgotten, took all his eyes and put them on the tail of a peacock. ExZeus, also known as “Counter Force”, is a popular video game. It takes place in the future where players try to take back the earth from alien invaders, much like how Zeus took over Mount Olympus from his too-powerful father. Another part of Zeus’ legacy is that a deep sea fish was named after him for reasons unknown. Also known as the grump fish, they are very popular in aquaria. Atsma, Aaron J. "ZEUS : Greek King of the Gods, God of Sky & Weather ; Mythology ; Pictures : JUPITER." THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in Classical Literature & Art. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Zeus.html>. "Zeus." Greek Mythology. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Zeus.html>. "Zeus." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus>. “ExZeus- Arcade Game.” Daily Mobile Forum. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://forum.dailymobile.se/index.php?topic=18895.0>. “Zeidae.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 09 November 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeidae>. Greek Creation Story, Cronus and Rhea and Birth of Zeus." Historylink. Web. 9 Nov. 2010. <http://historylink102.com/greece2/creation.htm>. “Zeus, Hera, and Why the River Inachos in Arcadia is Dry.” Oracle Think Quest. Web. 09 November 2010. <http://library.thinkquest.org/18169/zeusmyth.htm>.