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Zeus is infamous for his various relationships with multiple individuals, divine and mortal alike. Via these unions, Zeus is considered to have fathered multiple heroes of Greek mythology, including [[Herakles]], [[Perseus]] and [[Kastor and Polydeukes|Polydeukes]] as well as Greek deities, including [[Persephone]], [[Dionysos]], [[Charites]], [[Ares]], [[Eris]], [[Hebe]], [[Hephaistos]], [[Pan]], [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | Zeus is infamous for his various relationships with multiple individuals, divine and mortal alike. Via these unions, Zeus is considered to have fathered multiple heroes of Greek mythology, including [[Herakles]], [[Perseus]] and [[Kastor and Polydeukes|Polydeukes]] as well as Greek deities, including [[Persephone]], [[Dionysos]], [[Charites]], [[Ares]], [[Eris]], [[Hebe]], [[Hephaistos]], [[Pan]], [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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[[File:ACOd-banner-Elis.jpg|thumb|100px|The banner of Elis featuring the stylized lightning bolt]] | |||
Zeus' main emblem was lightning bolt, and in the 5th century BCE, a stylized version of it graced the banner of [[Elis]] as well as the [[drachma]]e. | |||
The god was also associated with the [[eagle]], often standing for the god himself, or perched near him.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
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ACOD Olympia Statue of Zeus.jpg|Statue of Zeus within the Temple of Zeus in Sanctuary of Olympia, Elis | ACOD Olympia Statue of Zeus.jpg|Statue of Zeus within the Temple of Zeus in Sanctuary of Olympia, Elis | ||
ACOD Lightning Zeus.jpg|The [[Lightning Zeus|statue]] of Zeus on Mount Ainos, Kephallonia | ACOD Lightning Zeus.jpg|The [[Lightning Zeus|statue]] of Zeus on Mount Ainos, Kephallonia | ||
ACOD Elis Symbol.PNG|The emblem of Elis: the stylized lightning bolt of Zeus | |||
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Revision as of 19:23, 8 June 2019
Zeus is the Greek god of the sky, thunder and lightning, as well as the king of the gods. He is regarded as husband of Hera and the brother of Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, and Hestia.
His equivalent in Roman mythology is Jupiter.
Biography
According to the Greek mythology, Zeus was born as the youngest son of the Titan Kronos and his wife Rhea. In fear of a prophecy foretelling his overthrow by his child, Kronos devoured all of his children, save for Zeus, who was hidden by Rhea.[1]
In time, Zeus fulfilled the prophecy and cast Kronos out, creating a new world order with his siblings and other gods, settling on Mount Olympus with eleven other mightiest deities.[1]
Zeus is infamous for his various relationships with multiple individuals, divine and mortal alike. Via these unions, Zeus is considered to have fathered multiple heroes of Greek mythology, including Herakles, Perseus and Polydeukes as well as Greek deities, including Persephone, Dionysos, Charites, Ares, Eris, Hebe, Hephaistos, Pan, Apollo and Artemis.[1]
Symbols
Zeus' main emblem was lightning bolt, and in the 5th century BCE, a stylized version of it graced the banner of Elis as well as the drachmae. The god was also associated with the eagle, often standing for the god himself, or perched near him.[1]
Influence
During the 5th century BCE, multiple locations related to the stories told of Zeus' life were named after him throughout the Peloponnese and the Aegean Sea.[1]
Several statues of him also graced locations like Mount Ainos on the island of Kephallonia, though most notable among them was the statue made by the Athenian sculptor Phidias in Temple of Zeus within the Sanctuary of Olympia in Elis.[1]
Gallery
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Statue of Zeus within the Temple of Zeus in Sanctuary of Olympia, Elis -
The statue of Zeus on Mount Ainos, Kephallonia -
The emblem of Elis: the stylized lightning bolt of Zeus
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (statue only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (statue only)