Download Zeus is often represented as an older man. He usually has a beard

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.
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