Zeus

Hades, Poseidon (brothers)

Hestia, Demeter, Hera (sisters)

Apollo, Athena, Heracles, Minos, Ares, Hermes, Artemis, Dionysus, Enyo, Aphrodite, Perseus, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, and many others (children)

## Biographical information

### Marital status

Hera (wife)Metis, Themis, Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Leto (ex-wives)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

**Zeus** (Greek: Ζευς) is the King of the Gods who lived on top of Mount Olympus along with the other Olympians. He is the God of the Sky, Thunder, and Lightning. He is also the God of Law, Order, and Justice.

## Mythology

Zeus is the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. After a hard power struggle, he eventually became the Supreme God who ruled over Heavens, and had absolute power over Heaven and Earth. He controlled all powers in Heaven, such as wind, rain, lightning and snow, and was therefore often described as a Cloud Collector or Thunderer, but there are also many other descriptions about him. His weapon was the lightning bolt that could kill and disable anyone.

## Offspring

1. Athena (by Metis)
2. The Moirai/Fates x3: Atropos, Lachesis, and Clotho (by Themis)
3. The Themeides x3 (by Themis)
4. The Horae (Hours)/Seasons x9: Thallo, Auxo, Carpo, Dike, Eunomia, Eirene, Pherusa, Orthosie and Euporie (by Themis)
5. The Three Charites/Graces x3: Thalia, Euphrosyne, and Aglaea (by Eurynome)
6. The Minor Charites/Graces x9: Pasithea, Hegemone, Cleta, Phaenna, Antheia, Eudaimonia, Pandaisia, Paidia and Pannychis (by Eurynome, Hera, or Aphrodite)
7. The Elder Muses x3: Aoide, Melete, and Mneme (by Mnemosyne or Plusia)
8. The Boeotian Muses x2: Arche and Thelxinoe (by Plusia)
9. Persephone (by Demeter)
10. The Nine Muses: Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Polyhymnia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato and Urania (by Mnemosyne)
11. Artemis and Apollo (by Leto)
12. Ares, Hebe, Eileithyia, Eris, Hephaestus, Enyo, Angelos, Eleutheria and Arge (by Hera)
13. Hermes (by Maia)
14. Zagreus, Melinoe, and Tritopatreus (by Persephone)
15. Heracles (by Alcmene)
16. Pandia, Ersa (Herse) and Nemea (by Selene)
17. Argus and Pelasgus (by Niobe)
18. Britomartis (by Carme)
19. Dodon and Dodone (by Europa (Oceanid))
20. Manes, Agdistis and The Cyprian Centaurs (by Gaia)
21. Kronios, Spartaios and Kytos (by Himalia)
22. Gargaros (by Larissa)
23. Aegle (by Neaera)
24. Dardanus, Iasion (Eetion), and Emathion (by Electra)
25. Keroessa and Epaphus (by Io)
26. Dionysus (by Semele)
27. Amphion, Zethus and Calathus (by Antiope)
28. Carius and Arcesilaus (by Torrhebia)
29. Arcas (by Callisto)
30. Tityos (by Elara)
31. Dactylus (by Idaea)
32. Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon, Alagonia, Carnus, Hydarnis, Limera, Leotychis (by Europa)
33. Aethlius, Opus I, Ethalion and Memphis (by Protogeneia)
34. Perseus (by Danae)
35. Cyrnus (by Cyrno)
36. Arctos (by Manthea)
37. Thebe and Deucalion (by Iodame)
38. Aeacus and Damocrateia (by Aegina)
39. Graecus, Latinus, Melera and Pandorus (by Pandora II)
40. Ogygias (by Eurynome)
41. Ister (by Themisto)
42. Asterion and Cres (by Idaea)
43. The Palici x2 (by Thalia)
44. Atymnius and Anchinos (by Cassiopeia)
45. Tantalus (by Plouto)
46. Lacedaemon and Taygetus (by Taygete)
47. Pirithous (by Dia)
48. Sarpedon (by Laodamia)
49. Iarbas (by Garamantis)
50. Locrus (by Maera or Megaclite)
51. Thebe (by Megaclite)
52. Helenus and Heracles (by Lysithea)
53. Opus II (by Cambyse)
54. Magnes and Makednos (by Thyia)
55. Helen of Troy and Pollux (by Leda)
56. Ate (by Eris or no mother)
57. Coria (by Coryphe)
58. Aegipan (by Aega)
59. Saon and Samothrax (by Unnamed Nymph)
60. Bithynos and Bebryx (by Thrace)
61. Titias and Cyllenus (by Anchiale)
62. Colaxes (by Hora)
63. Myrmidon (by Eurymedousa)
64. Polymedes (by Cotonia)
65. Saracon (Drakon?) (by Salamis)
66. Heracles (by Asteria)
67. Meliteus (by Othreis)
68. Herophile (Libyan Sibyl) (by Lamia)
69. Thissaeus (by Chrysogeneia)
70. Pactolos and Demodice? (by Leucothea)
71. Nympheus (by Thaicrucia)
72. Arcesius (by Euryodeia)
73. Sarpedon and Argus (by Lardane)
74. Alchanus (Velchanos) (by Charidia)
75. Melichios (by Myrike)
76. Solymus and Milye (by Chaldene)
77. Coron (by Leanida)
78. Ammon (by Pasiphae)
79. Musaeus (by Helen)
80. Olympus (by Chalcea)
81. Achileus (by Lamia)
82. Orchomenus and Chrysen (by Isonoe)
83. Targitaus (by Borysthenis)
84. Megarus (by Sithnid Nymph)
85. Olenus (by Anaxithea)
86. Timandreus (by Mobeia)
87. Soter, Soteria, The Litae, Nysean, Calocagathia, Astrape, Bronte, Kallichore, Caerus, Calabrus, Geraestus, Taenarus, Corythus, Crinacus, Basilea, Corinthus, Aroclus (by Unknown Mothers)

## Gallery

statue of Zeus holding his lightning bolt