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Why did Zeus?
Zeus Zeus was born in 700 BC. He became the Greek God of heaven and earth by picking straws with his siblings. He got the shorter one. When he was born, his father tried to …eat him but his mother switched him with a rock and he survived. Zeus was raised by his grandparents and when he was 20 he came back to fight his father, Cronus who was a Titan. His weapon became the thunder bolt ,the most powerful weapon in the universe. Zeus is the ruler of all gods and he had a very interesting life. In the year 700 BC Zeus was believed to be born on Mount Ida, the island of creation. He was the youngest of all the main gods his father had ate all of the his brothers and sisters. When Zeus was born Cronus tried to eat him but Zeus mother Rhea gave Cronus a rook and told him that it was Zeus so Cronus eat the rock and was satisfied. Meanwhile Zeus was being raised by his grandparents and when he was 20 he came back to rebel on his father. He tricked his father into drinking a liquid that made Cronus barf and all of his brothers and sisters came out the then picked straws to determine who would be king. He assigned all of his brothers a job and their weapon. To Poseidon, he gave a trident and told him that he was god of the sea and of the wind. For Hades, Zeus tricked into being lord of the underworld where all of the dead go. He gave him the weapon of a two-pronged fork to scatter all that comes in his way. He gave Hera the power to turn all bad to good so that she never had to fight. At last, he gave himself a lighting bolt the strongest weapon on earth, to control the heavens and earth. Zeus' home is Mount Olympus, which he and the other gods made. Almost all of the gods live there except for Hades and some other minor gods. Most people think that the Olympus floating castle. In fact, it sits on top of a mountain. In Greek Territory and is also home to many types of life. The base of mount Olympus is a very peaceful place and many go there to pray to Zeus, Poseidon, and other gods. Zeus had lots of had (MORE)
