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What are Zeus traits?

Updated: 9/26/2023
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Zeus was identified as:

  • The leader of the Greek pantheon
  • Child of the Titans child of Cronus and Rhea
  • Brother of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon
  • Wielder of thunder and lightning - gifts from the Cyclopes for his role in freeing them from their dungeon in Tartarus and where they were imprisoned by Cronus
  • Overthrew (along with his brothers & sisters and the Gigantes, Hecatonchires and Cyclopes) Cronus and the other Titans in the Titanomachy
  • Weather god (fitting since he was the wielder of thunder and lightning)
  • Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divided the world between them by lots; Zeus got the sky and air, Poseidon got the seas, Hades got the underworld
  • Husband of Hera (his sister)
  • Father (with Hera) of Ares, Hephaestus, Eris, Hebe, Eileithyia, Enyo, and Angelos. Note that some traditions have Ares, Hephaestus, and Hebe being asexually (via parthogenis) generated from Zeus alone.
  • Father (and effectively mother) of Athena who sprang from his forehead fully armed. Some traditions do have her as being born to the Titan Metis when Zeus cheated on Hera with her.
  • Father (via infidelity) of a whole bunch of other children including Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles (or if you prefer - Hercules), Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses
  • Patron of the marketplace and punisher of dishonest traders
  • Keeper of oaths. (Liars were supposed to dedicate a statue to him as part of their penitence)
  • Patron of hospitality and guests, avenger of wrongs done to strangers
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