Zeus

Also known as Jupiter, Dias, Jove

Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.

AI overview

Zeus is the king of the gods in ancient Greek religion and mythology, ruling over Mount Olympus as the chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is primarily associated with the sky and thunder, making him one of the most important and powerful figures in Greek religious beliefs.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Deity.type: Greek
Deity.name: Zeus
Deity.god_of: King of the gods
Deity.image: Zeus Otricoli Pio-Clementino Inv257.jpg
Deity.caption: Zeus of Otricoli, a late Hellenistic or early Imperial bust after a 4th-century BC Greek statue
Deity.abode: Mount Olympus
Deity.symbol: Thunderbolt, eagle
Deity.parents: Cronus and Rhea
Deity.siblings: Hestia, Hades, Hera, Poseidon and Demeter
Deity.children: See
Deity.Roman_equivalent: Jupiter
Deity.spouse: Hera

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image: Marble statue of Zeus in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece (51223275498).jpg

Show 4 more facts

Commons category: Zeus
native label: Ζεύς
name in native language: Ζεύς
P12749: Glen Elgin distillery

Sources (9)

via Wikidata · CC0

~72 min read

Article

38 sections

Contents

Name
Mythology
Birth
Infancy
Ascension to power
Challenges to power
Partners before Hera
Marriage to Hera
Affairs
List of disguises used by Zeus
Offspring
Prometheus and conflicts with humans
In the ''Iliad''
Other myths
Roles and epithets
Cults
Panhellenic cults
Zeus Velchanos
Zeus Lykaios
Additional cults
Hecatomphonia
Non-panhellenic cults
Oracles
The Oracle at Dodona
The Oracle at Siwa
Identifications with other gods
Foreign gods
Helios
Later representations
Philosophy
The Christian Bible
Genealogy
Gallery
See also
Footnotes
Notes
References
External links

Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.

Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to be Dione, by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite. According to the Theogony, Zeus's first wife was Metis, by whom he had Athena. Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many divine and heroic offspring, including Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses.