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    Zeus Makes A Good Father

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    Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods, and god of the sky and storms. Although he may be the youngest son of Titans Kronos, he takes great responsibility and is very much well respected. He will do anything to save Mount Olympus and his throne. He is fair and he abides by the laws, which is what I find fascinating about him. I think Zeus makes a great father, especially to Athena. However, I believe that he only usually listens to her is because he is her favorite and that she is the goddess of wisdom

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    In the movie “Disney Hercules” Zeus and Hera are Hercules' parents who love their son. Zeus is buff and has white hair and a beard. He gave Hercules a Pegasus named Pegasus. Hera has long blond hair, pinkish skin, and a narrow face. Both Zeus and Hera love Hercules and protected him from Hades who came as an unexpected guest to Hercules’ birth. In the myth, Zeus is a cheating father and loves some of his children alone, barely of them. He is consistently getting into trouble with Hera, is jealous

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    Mythology may have evolved due to the fact that as Zeus had more and more affairs, there were more kids made, in which they turned to be lovely gods and goddesses. Which then affected what all the Greek Mythology society was. Many people had and still are influenced by this. There has been many myths and legends told about the Greeks. They had been fascinated enough, that they made, “The Odyssey” and many more books, movies, songs. The most relevant God was, Zeus. The father of all gods and goddess. He was

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    Poseidon is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek Mythology. Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who ruled as a king of the gods of Mount Olympus. Zeus and Poseidon are brothers and they are both gods in greek mythology. They reign their own terrain. Poseidon has the ocean and Zeus has the sky. Poseidon and Zeus reflect on greek because they are both gods in greek mythology. The whole culture is built around their religion and temples Brother and sister

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    Power is an ideal that many strive for, and few achieve, and there is no more obvious a demonstration of power, than besting someone in a battle. The Altar of Zeus from Pergamon, Turkey exemplifies that power. Created around 175 BCE it used to stand on a platform, surrounded by columns which were no doubt as imposing as the scenes of the sculptures. It is a narration of the gods and goddesses defeat over the giants, and victory in battle is nearly synonymous with power. The gigantomachy frieze depicts

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    Zeus was the god of the sky, the ruler of Olympus, and ruler of the gods. Zeus can harness the power of lighting. Zeus’s symbol is a lighting from the bolt he carries in his hand. The Nymph Adamanthea hid him from his father Cronus by hanging him with a rope around his shoulders to hide him from Cronus who was the god of the heavens, sea, and the earth. His family was Hestia, Demeter, Hades, Hera, Poseidon; he married Hera his sister; Zeus had many other relationships too. Poseidon was the god of

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    In the movie “Disney Hercules” Zeus and Hera were portrayed as loving parents who loves their son, Hercules. Zeus is buff and has white hair and a beard. He gave Hercules a Pegasus named Pegasus. Hera has long blond hair, pinkish skin, and a narrow face. Both of them love Hercules and protected him from Hades who came as an unexpected guest to Hercules’ birth. In the myth, Zeus is a cheating father and only loves some of his children, not all of them. He is always getting into trouble with Hera,

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    the importance of Zeus in classical mythology by portraying his relationship with gods and mortals alike. Dowden describes Zeus to be a “special god” since he is the only god to have survived the Indo-European times. In addition, Dowden evaluates Zeus’s importance by establishing his relationships with the gods as a role of the father, brother, and husband, also in conjunction with Zeus’s birth and death, Titanomachy, Typhon, and gigantomachy. To further the relevance of Zeus in classical mythology

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    Zeus is a god from Greek mythology. Zeus is very famous for being the god of thunder and lightning he is also the god of the gods. Zeus is also the god of the weather and lighting. The Greek people worshiped him because they thought he protect them and brought good rains. It is important to know about Zeus because many people thought that he was there protector. Zeus was born to Cronos a titan and to Rhea. as he was born his dad Cronos was going to eat him. Cronos want to eat Zeus because of a prophecy

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    The Greek God, Zeus I chose to write about Zeus for my independent project. By the time my paper is written and finished, I can only hope to have discovered more and more information about him than at the beginning of this essay. Some things I do want to remember and learn about him are what made him so great, is he the Greek God’s leader, and what did he accomplish? When somebody speaks about Greek mythology, it seems as though everyone wants to talk about Zeus. Another thing that

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