The Greek God Zeus

World History- Grades 9-12By Jon Scheffel

Zeus

• Youngest son of Cronus and Rhea• The supreme ruler of Mount Olympus• Spiritual leader of both gods and men

Zeus

• God of weather• Thunderbolt is main attribute• Controlled thunder, lighting and rain

Zeus

Once the age of Greek kings faded into democracy Zeus became chief judge and peacemaker.

Zeus

Zeus had many offspring; his wife Hera bore him Ares, Hephaestus, Hebe and Eileithyia.

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Zeus had many Temples and festivals in his honor, the most famous of his sanctuaries being Olympia, the magnificent "Temple of Zeus."

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Information for this presentation was taken from the Encyclopedia Mythica website. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zeus.html