Zeus did not pray as he was considered the King of the Gods
prayed to zeus
It's said that every prayer gave Zeus more power. So, Zeus commanded that they pray so he could become more powerful. When the people stopped praying, there was a war between the people and the gods.
Polyphemus the Cyclops prayed to Poseidon rather than Zeus because Poseidon was the father of the cyclops.
Yes, Polyphemus did pray to his father Poseidon, not Zeus, seeking revenge against Odysseus for blinding him. Poseidon was the god of the sea and earthquakes, and he proceeded to punish Odysseus for his actions.
Yes, probably. A person could pray to whoever they wanted to depending on what they needed. Zeus was probably was prayed to alot also because he is the "top god"
Polyphemus reveres Zeus as the most powerful of all the gods in Greek mythology. He would pray to Zeus for assistance in his endeavors and offerings were made to honor him. Polyphemus believed Zeus to be the supreme ruler of the gods and the one deserving of his respect and fear.
Zeus was certainly a storm god, and one scholarly view is that Yahweh (ultimately the Christian God) was also a storm god. But that does not make them the same storm god or the same person. You should pray, if you pray at all, the whichever god you believe exists. And I think from the question you have doubts whether either god really exists.
Zeus wanted power so that he could rule all of Mt. Olympus. He told all the mortals down on earth to pray to him, praying to Zeus gave him power. When all the mortals stopped praying to him, all hell broke loose and many lives were lost.
Well Telemachus, only the gods could teach you to sound so high and mighty! such brave talk. i pray that Zeus will never make you king of Ithaca, though your fathers crown is no doubt yours by birth." - Antinuous This quote is from the Odyssey.
The Greek myths began around 900 BC, and reached their peak in Classical Greece from about 500 BC to 146 BC.
zeus is mad because humans are disrespecting the gods so zeus sends hades to try to scare the humans into thinking they need the gods. also zeus sends hades because zeus is getting weak because people dont pray anymore.
Anything really he was god of lighting, king of gods, sky, and upper air mass so anything since he controlled gods