Classical Art

Greek God named Zeus


Zeus was the son of the great God Cronus and the great Goddess Rhea. Cronus was afraid that one of his children were going to take over his powers, so then he swallowed them. The only child that he did not swallow was his unborn son, Zeus. Rhea wanted to protect his life, so she gave him away. Zeus was raised by a couple people named Gaia and Adamanthea, and a goat named Amalthea. His parents were giant Titans. Zeus was married to his sister Hera. His parents, Cronus and Rhea, were also siblings who got married to each other.

Zeus was the thunder god in the Ancient Greek religion.

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A cartoon picture of Zeus’ children

Zeus had several children that also were Olympic gods, including Hercules and Athena. Zeus’ favorite child was Athena, whom he believed that she came from his head. Zeus was killed by a Spartan warrior named Kratos. Zeus tricked his wife, Metis, into turning herself into a fly and he swallowed her to avoid his children from overthrowing him in his power, according to the Greek Mythology.

Works Cited from www.edu.pe.ca/gulfshore/Archives/heroes/html8imm/zeus/zeushist.htm

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  1. I love your post here. Starting with a bang with Zeus, one of the most popular Greek gods, and ending it with his children in a fun manga styled art form (a form of art that I am particularly fond of due to the simplicity being able to convey the individual so well) Fun post!

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