Greek mythology
Zeus
King of the gods and keeper of the Olympian order
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Children
- Euterpe · Terpsichore · Pollux · Clio · Hebe · Hephaestus · Melpomene · Eunomia · Urania · Calliope · Rhadamanthus · Polyhymnia · Dike · Lachesis · Helen · Eileithyia · Sarpedon · Aeacus · Clotho · Amphion · Tantalus · Erato · Eirene · Persephone · Ares · Atropos · Castor · Thalia · Athena · Apollo · Artemis · Hermes · Dionysus · Minos · Heracles · Perseus
- Group
- Divine · Olympians · Sky · Ruler
- Appears in
- Rise of Zeus · Cadmus and Thebes · Titan War · Heracles · Athena · Dionysus
- Places
- Mount Olympus · Mount Ida
- Objects
- Thunderbolt of Zeus · The Aegis · Pithos of Pandora · Cornucopia
- Family tree
- See in the family tree
Listen to “Rise of Zeus” in the app
Zeus is the supreme god of the Greeks, lord of the sky, thunder, and justice, who rules Olympus after overthrowing his father Cronus and freeing his swallowed siblings. He divides the cosmos with his brothers, taking the heavens for himself, and binds gods and mortals alike to the order of fate and the sacred laws of hospitality. Wielding the thunderbolt and famed for his countless loves, he fathers a host of gods and heroes who shape the age of myth.
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Rise of Zeus
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zeus?
- Zeus is the supreme god of the Greeks, lord of the sky, thunder, and justice, who rules Olympus after overthrowing his father Cronus and freeing his swallowed siblings.
- Which mythology does Zeus belong to?
- Zeus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Zeus appear in?
- Zeus appears in Rise of Zeus, Cadmus and Thebes, Titan War, Heracles, Athena, Dionysus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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