zeuses symbols are?

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help me in additoinal mythical legends for my mythology classes

Answer 1

King of the Greek gods and goddesses
Zeus's Appearance: Usually represented as an older, vigorous bearded man. But representations of Zeus as a powerful young man also exist.
Zeus' Symbols or Attributes: Thunderbolt.

Zeus's Strengths: Highly powerful, strong, charming, persuasive.

Zeus's Weaknesses: Gets in trouble over love affairs, can be moody.

Major Temple Sites of Zeus to Visit:Dodona in northwestern Greece; the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens; Mount Olympus.

Zeus's Birthplace:Zeus is most commonly believed to be born in a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete where he took ashore Europa at the beach of Matala.
The Cave of Psychro or Diktaean Cave above the Lassithi Plain is also said to be his birthplace. His mother is Rhea and his father is Kronos; things got off to a rocky start as Kronos, fearful of being usurped, kept eating Rhea's children. Finally, she got wise after giving birth to Zeus and subsituted a swaddled rock for her husband's snack. Zeus conquered his father and freed his siblings, who were still living in Kronos' stomach.
Zeus's Tomb:Unlike mainland Greeks, the Cretans believed that Zeus died and was resurrected annually. His "tomb" was said to be on Mount Juchtas just outside of Heraklion, where from the west the mountain looks like a giant man lying on his back. A Minoan peak sanctuary crowns the mountain and can be visited, though these days it has to share space with cell phone towers.

Zeus's Spouse: Hera in most stories; Europa, at least among the Cretans; Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis; Dione, mother of Aphrodite, at Dodona. Here is a picture of Zeus: at Dodona

Children: Lots and lots of them. Hercules is one famous child.

Basic Story: Zeus is King of the Gods of Mount Olympus, fights with his wife Hera, and drops down to earth in a variety of disguises to seduce maidens who catch his fancy.

Interesting Fact: Some experts believe that not all the names of Zeus really refer to Zeus, but instead refer to similar gods popular in local areas of Greece. Zeus Kretagenes is the Zeus born on Crete.

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0881990.html
Zeus (Roman name: Jupiter)
The most powerful of all, Zeus was god of the sky and the king of Olympus. His temper affected the weather, and he threw thunderbolts when he was unhappy. He was married to Hera but had many other lovers. His symbols include the oak and the thunderbolt.


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Zeus was the most powerful god on Mount Olympus. He made the sun and moon come and go. He changed the seasons. He carried a bright shield marked with an eagle. He could cause a storm with one shake of his shield. When Zeus was angry, he hurled thunderbolts. He was the ruler of the skies. He laughed easily and fell in love often. Zeus’s wife and queen, Hera, was always very jealous. Zeus was the chief judge of Mount Olympus and settled all disputes fairly.

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Zeus at a Glance

name | Zeus (ZeuV)

role | god of the sky; ruler of Olympus

symbols | thunderbolt, eagle, oak


Zeus in Greek Mythology

As the ruler of the Olympian gods, Zeus wielded enormous power and almost absolute authority. He appears in Homer's Iliad in the role of imperious leader, a grandiose father figure to a pantheon of bickering deities. And although he is often portrayed as an omniscient, omnipotent being, even the mighty Zeus could be tricked (or, to put it more gently, distracted). This is indeed the case in the Iliad, in that wonderful scene where he is seduced by his wife Hera and consequently led to ignore the events taking place on the battlefield of Troy.
There are certainly other instances where Zeus is deceived (the incident with Prometheus being but one more good example). These examples only demonstrate that although he was the god who ruled Olympus and its divine denizens, he was subject to the laws of Fate and was not in fact all-powerful. And just as the other deities had their own personal foibles, Zeus too had a weakness - he was passionately fond of female charms. Many stories about Zeus recount his insatiable lust and notorious wandering eye, an eye that fell upon goddess and mortal woman alike.

Some of the paramours of Zeus are:

Alcmene | mother of Herakles

Danae | mother of Perseus

Europa | mother of Minos, Rhadamanthys, & Sarpedon

Io | mother of Epaphus

Leda | mother of Helen

Leto | mother of Apollo and Artemis

Maia | mother of Hermes

Metis | mother of Athena

Mnemosyne | mother of the Muses

Semele | mother of Dionysos

In Roman mythology, Zeus was identified with the god Jupiter.



Zeus in Art History

Gallery | For pictures and information about Zeus in art, visit the Mythography gallery!

Answer 2

After the Titans were defeated Zeus ruled the sky and the earth. The Titans were imprisoned in Tartarus, the deepest part of the underworld. There are a few ways into Tartarus, but Zeus sealed them all with magical barriers. Zeuses main symbol is the bolt of lightning, since he is the ruler of the heavens and the Olympian gods. In some myth, the bolt was the sign and the evidence that someone is favored by Zeus. The Pegasus or Pegasi was the favored mythical creature of Zeus. The Pegasi is a white winged horse, able to fly long distances and transport the gods with the speed of the mind. Another symbol of Zeus is the storm or the dark clouds on the sky. It is said in ancient myths, that even the thing that people called just "starfall" is the evidence of Zeuses power: meteors were suspected to be the anger of Zeus. "Fire fallen from the sky and flaming rocks crushed the earth..." ... etc.... But mainly THE symbol is THE BOLT OF LIGHTNING.

Answer 3

Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive: Διός Díos), is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus, and god of the sky and thunder, in Greek mythology. His symbols are the thunderbolt, bull, eagle and the oak.

Answer 4

"Zeus is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus, and god of the sky and thunder, in Greek mythology. His symbols are the thunderbolt, bull, eagle and the oak."

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Answer 5

I know of the Bull and the Thunderbolt.

Answer 6

Pretty sure his symbol is a bolt of lightning...

Answer 7

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