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Greek and Roman MythologyGreek and Roman Mythology
Twelve Olympians-Twelve Olympians-ZeusZeus
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Olympian gods and goddesses
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Zeus (Jupiter)
• the King of the Gods, the Lord of Sky• Father of Gods and men• Rain-god, Cloud-gatherer• weapon: thunderbolt• His breastplate was the aegis, awful to behold; his
bird was the eagle, his tree the oak. His oracle was Dodona in the land of oak trees. The god’s will was revealed by the rustling of the oak leaves which the priests interpreted.
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Zeus (Jupiter)
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Affairs of Zeus
• Io She was changed into a white heifer.• Europa Zeus as a bull• Leda Zeus as a swan (Pollux and Helen)• Callisto She was changed into a bear. (Arcas)• Danaë Zeus as a shower of gold (Perseus)• Alcmena Zeus as the form of her husband,
Amphitryon (Hercules)
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Zeus and Io
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Europa and the bull
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Leda and the swan
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Leda’s Daughter - Helen
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Callisto and Zeus
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Callisto and Arcas - The Great Bear (Ursa Major) and
the Lesser Bear (Ursa Minor)
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Danaë and Zeus
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The Milky Way
Hercules became immortal when Zeus put the infant at the breast of his divine spouse Hera as she slept. It was a sneaky deal. Having suckled the divine milk of the goddess, Hercules became immortal, but ever after he was dogged by the enmity of the goddess, who was irate at the infidelity of her husband Zeus.