2007-01-07 18:40:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
All tolled Zeus had 8 wives and more than 115 lovers both goddesses and mortal women along with his over 140 children.
His wives being, Hera, Metis, Themis, Eurunome, Mnemosyne, Demeter, Leto and Maia.
His lovers included Alcmene, the mother of Herakles (Hercules), Danae, the Mother of the hero Perseus, he also had as lovers the mothers of Helen of Troy, Jason of Argonaught fame, Io to name but a few of the more than 115 recorded of his affairs.
2007-01-07 19:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zeus had a number of wives who bore him many children.
1. Metos (wisdom)- was his first wife and she bore Athena.
2. Themis - bore Dike, Eirene, Eunomia, Horae, and Fates.
3. Titaness - bore nine children who became the Muses.
4. Leto - bore the twins, Appolo and Artemis.
5. Hera - became his permanent companion.
Zeus was known for having numerous affairs with mortal women producing even more children including Hercules.
2007-01-07 18:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He did have a lot of female lovers, and I am not sure if you were asking about his male lovers as well, But I do recall he had a number of them, as well as love affairs with Animals.
he was a notoriously "active" god in all the myths I read.
2007-01-07 19:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by Stone K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zeus is the King of the Greek pantheon on gods. like each of the Greek gods, he has the faults of people. he's were given a checkered historic previous with women human beings and his Queen, Hera, is continually on him about it. He also likes to unload thunderbolts on those that tick him off. he's a god, you already know? extra effective not call him a jerk till you want him to unload some thunderbolts on *your* a ss.
2016-12-02 00:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
^Tulip^ got that right but forgot a daughter Semele with whom Zeus fathered Dionysus.
^jennifer^ is correct in stating there were alegedly many many more mortal consorts which he got away with and go uncharted. this is assumed of the God's character.
\/ Katerina \/ is wrong. he had 5 wives.
2007-01-07 18:51:55 · answer #5 · answered by jorluke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual number is unknown. Just like Hercules mother he had many, many, mortal affairs.I believe however he had only one wife.
2007-01-07 18:43:08 · answer #6 · answered by jennifer p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many many many lovers
One wife (Ira)
2007-01-07 18:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by Katerina A 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋