Zeus

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Zeus was the leader and ruler of all the Greek the Gods. Zeus was the god of many things and because of this he had many titles which were, "Lord of the Sky, the Cloud- gatherer, the Rain-god and Zeus the Thunderer." Zeus was one of six children, his mother and father were Cronus and Rhea. Zues's father Cronus, was the leader of the Titans, this made Cronus the leader of the gods. Cronus's biggest fear was that one of his six children would try and overthrow him like he had done to his father Neptune. To prevent this from happening Cronus swallowed up all six of his children at least he thought he did. Zeus's mother Rhea feared for her children's lives but was only able to save Zeus by covering a rock with blankets and having Cronus think it was Zeus. Zeus was raised away from his mother and when he was old enough he went back and over through his father. He did this by giving him poison which caused him to throw up Zeus's five brothers and sisters. Once they were free Zeus and them defeated the Titans and Zeus and his siblings were in power with Zeus being the leader.
 * Ancient Biography:**

Zeus's five brother's and sisters are, "Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia." Zeus split the earth into to three sections with his two brothers Poseidon and Hades. Poseidon became god of the sea, Zeus god of the sky and Hades god of the underworld. Zeus was married many times and had many children with his wives some of his chilren became gods and some became half gods. His first wife was Metos and she gave birth to Athena. Then Zues married Titaness and she bore him nine children and they became known as the Muses. Then there was Leto who had twins named Appolo and Artemis. Then finally there was Hera who became his permanent companion and bore him many children including Ares. Even though Zeus had so many wives he still had countless affairs with mortal women and they produced such children like Hercules. Zeus was attached in some way to many of the gods whether it be by father or brother.

Zeus's weapon was the thunderbolt which he had made for him by the three Cyclopes's. His animal is the eagle and his tree is the Oak tree. His powers include the ability to control the sky and the weather. Zeus's relationship with humans was that he was called the, "father of men." Many philosophers saw Zeus as being the, "supreme god and sculptor of the universe. He was also seen as the, "half-elected king of the Achaeans. Within this capacity he was the guarantor of contracts, oaths, the protector of guests that was involved in the human activity unfolding beneath his vigilant gaze."


 * Modern Interpretation:**

The modern version of Zeus would look very business like, I envision him being a very good looking man but with an edgy look to him. Zeus likes his women so he is definitely gonna have an edge to him that women find very attractive. I seem him wearing expensive suits and owning the best things that make him look important. His lifestyle would definitely be like that of a movie stars. He would also act like a movie star and act like no one is on his level and their problems aren't worth his time. He would have that look that says that I take orders from no one and I'm the boss. Whenever he went out he would always have a beautiful woman with him since Zeus loves mortal women. Pretty much my vision of Zeus is that of a New York businessman always in a suit acting like he is doing something important.