Zeus, King of the Gods
God of: The Sky
Job: King of the Olympians!!! The most powerful god of all the greek gods. Controls the sky and weather.
Appearance: Human form is usually a bearded, handsome older man. But usually transforms into various animals when trying to make out with someone.
Characteristics: A fair, just god. A fatherly god (literally - see Cool Fact #1)
Symbols / Sacred Objects: Thunderbolt, bull
Roman Name: Jupiter
Also Known As:
Parents: Cronus and Rhea, the titans that used to rule the universe. They're the parents of the first generation of Olympians (Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus). See History.
Married to: Hera
Strengths: Very powerful. Since he was the king of the gods, he had authority over a lot of things.
Weaknesses: Can be moody, fell in love with tons of women
Cool Facts:
#1 Zeus is the dad of half of the Olympians!!! Hephaestus (with Hera), Ares (with Hera), Athena (with Metis), Artemis (with Leto), Apollo, Hermes, and Dionysus! The Olympians who aren't his children are his siblings, and Aphrodite.
#2 He has had over 114 different girlfriends (the record for Olympus so far).
Job: King of the Olympians!!! The most powerful god of all the greek gods. Controls the sky and weather.
Appearance: Human form is usually a bearded, handsome older man. But usually transforms into various animals when trying to make out with someone.
Characteristics: A fair, just god. A fatherly god (literally - see Cool Fact #1)
Symbols / Sacred Objects: Thunderbolt, bull
Roman Name: Jupiter
Also Known As:
Parents: Cronus and Rhea, the titans that used to rule the universe. They're the parents of the first generation of Olympians (Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus). See History.
Married to: Hera
Strengths: Very powerful. Since he was the king of the gods, he had authority over a lot of things.
Weaknesses: Can be moody, fell in love with tons of women
Cool Facts:
#1 Zeus is the dad of half of the Olympians!!! Hephaestus (with Hera), Ares (with Hera), Athena (with Metis), Artemis (with Leto), Apollo, Hermes, and Dionysus! The Olympians who aren't his children are his siblings, and Aphrodite.
#2 He has had over 114 different girlfriends (the record for Olympus so far).
Zeus' Children and Girlfriends
Zeus had a lot of kids. And a lot of girlfriends. 114, to be exact.
Some of the more famous ones:
Artemis: The Olympian goddess of the Hunt, childbirth, maidenhood, and twin sister of Apollo. Daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Leto.
Apollo: The handsome god of music, poetry, healing, light, truth, and prophecy. Twin brother of Artemis and son of Zeus and Leto.
Hermes: Mischevous Olympian god of thieves, travelers, commerce, athletics, language, and the messenger of the gods, he is the son of Maia (eldest of the Pleiades) and Zeus.
Dionysus: He is the yougest Olympian, and the god of grapes, vines, wine, revelry, and insanity. The only Olympian with a mortal mother (Semele).
Athena: The Olympian goddess of wisdom, warfare, and strategy, she was born from Zeus' head fully grown and dressed in armour after he swallowed her mother (and his first wife) Metis.
Ares: Bloodthirsty god of war and one of the Olympians, Ares is one of the only legitimate kids of Zeus.
Hephaestus: The ugly, lame, blacksmith of Olympus. One of the twelve Olympians. Some say that actually Hephaestus was born without the help of a man (to Hera only), but in some myths he is a son of Zeus. When he was born, either Zeus or Hera (or both) threw him off Olympus because he was so ugly.
Hebe:
Heracles:
Perseus:
The Nine Muses:
Some of the more famous ones:
Artemis: The Olympian goddess of the Hunt, childbirth, maidenhood, and twin sister of Apollo. Daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Leto.
Apollo: The handsome god of music, poetry, healing, light, truth, and prophecy. Twin brother of Artemis and son of Zeus and Leto.
Hermes: Mischevous Olympian god of thieves, travelers, commerce, athletics, language, and the messenger of the gods, he is the son of Maia (eldest of the Pleiades) and Zeus.
Dionysus: He is the yougest Olympian, and the god of grapes, vines, wine, revelry, and insanity. The only Olympian with a mortal mother (Semele).
Athena: The Olympian goddess of wisdom, warfare, and strategy, she was born from Zeus' head fully grown and dressed in armour after he swallowed her mother (and his first wife) Metis.
Ares: Bloodthirsty god of war and one of the Olympians, Ares is one of the only legitimate kids of Zeus.
Hephaestus: The ugly, lame, blacksmith of Olympus. One of the twelve Olympians. Some say that actually Hephaestus was born without the help of a man (to Hera only), but in some myths he is a son of Zeus. When he was born, either Zeus or Hera (or both) threw him off Olympus because he was so ugly.
Hebe:
Heracles:
Perseus:
The Nine Muses: