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4. Who Is Zeus?
 Zeus is father of gods and men. A sky god, he
controls lightning, which he uses as a
weapon, and thunder. He is king on Mount
Olympus ,the home of the Greek gods. He is
also credited as the father of Greek heroes and
the ancestor of many other Greeks. Zeus mated
with many mortals and goddesses but is married
to his sister Hera. He was King of the
Gods, Lord of the sky.

5. Define Zeus
World English Dictionary
 Zeus (zjuːs — n Jupiter the supreme god
)
of the ancient Greeks, who became ruler of
gods and men after he dethroned his father
Cronus and defeated the Titans. He was the
husband of his sister Hera and father by her
and others of many gods, and mortals. His
weapons was thunderbolts and ruled the
heavens, while his brothers Poseidon and
Hades ruled the sea and underworld.

6. Zeus Powers & Minor
Facts the Greek god of the sky, thunder, and lightning. He was the
Zeus was
son of Cronus and is the chief god in the Olympian Council. He can
bring thunderstorms, lightning, and weather. All the Olympian gods
are somehow related to Zeus. Zeus is by far the most important Greek
god.
 Zeus was the god of all gods. His powers were complete control of the
sky, lightning and thunder.
 .Zeus weapons: thunderbolt, lighting
 Groups: Gods of Olympus & Titans War Vest
 His animal was an eagle
 He had the most power of all the gods.

7. Describe Zeus
 In Greek mythology, Zeus is the highest ranked god for he was
the ruler of all natural things. The
weather, thunder, lightning, sky, rain, Mount Olympus, and
every god and goddess was ruled by Zeus. To get to be the
ruler of all these things Zeus overthrew his father Cronus and
the other Titans with the help of his brothers. After doing
so, Zeus and his brothers, Hades and Poseidon, divided the
Universe. Poseidon got the sea, Hades the Underworld, and
Zeus the heavens. The heavens was a great and powerful
place. Because Zeus became the supreme ruler, he is
represented as a god of law, justice, and morals. This made
Zeus a spiritual leader to gods and human beings. Zeus's
weapon is the thunderbolt which he uses against everyone
who displeases him. "The king of the gods" is what makes the
sun come and go. Without Zeus the sun or the moon would be
out all the time

8. Major Facts 2
 Zeus, (Jupiter), and his brothers Hades and Poseidon
overthrew their father and then drew lots from a helmet.
Each was given a kingdom to rule Zeus the
sky, Poseidon the sea and Hades the
underworld, leaving the earth a free place. Zeus became
god of the sky and heavens. He married his sister Hera
but still had many other sexual liaisons with mortals and
goddesses. Hera jealous of these plotted against his
lovers. Zeus ruled the sky, storm, lightning and
thunder, however he still had many other spheres of
influence. He was the only god who was able to control
and wield the lightning and using this power he
controlled his quarrelsome and rebellious family of
mount Olympus and ordered the heavenly bodies, made

9. Major Facts
 Thousands of years ago many people believed in a god named Zeus.
He was considered to be the god of the sky and weather and his
image appeared on most Greek coins. The people of Greece
worshipped this idol as their god. Zeus became one of the Seven
Wonders of the World.
 Zeus was the supreme god and ruler of Olympus. He was known by
many titles: Lord of the Sky, the Cloud- gatherer, the Rain-god and
Zeus the Thundered, all of which show which force of nature was
considered to be the most important in Ancient World - rain. In most
other mythologies the "ruler-god" was usually associated with the
sun, but in Greece the climate is hot and dry making rain the
scarce, life-giving force.
 Zeus was the sixth child born to Cronus and Rhea, Because
Cronus, ruler of the Titans and the supreme god at the time, was
afraid that one of his children would overthrow him, just like he
overthrew his father, Uranus, he swallowed his first five children -
Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia.

10. Zeus Family Tree
Zeus family tree was very
important to his life
because he was the
basically the “father” of
everyone.
The picture beside this
shows some of the
family tree of his
brothers, fathers &
sister.

11. Summary & Illustrations
Zeus Lighting Greek Goddess