Love In Zeus Research Paper

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Angel Vega
HUM 2310
Professor Karen Owens
April 13, 2016
Love in Zeus eyes
Zeus needs no introduction, as the Greek mythological god of the sky his name and tales are known throughout the world. Born from Cronus his father and Rhea his mother Zeus was the sixth son of the two. After Cronus ate his first five children Rhea gathered the strength to save her next child which was Zeus. Rhea tricked Cronus in to eating a stone by rapping it up in a swaddle of cloths instead of her new born; she sent her child to the island of Crete to Mt. Dikte where he was raised by a goatee. As Zeus matured to a young adult he became strong and made his father Cronus throw his siblings up. His five sibling concluded of Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. The siblings shared rule of the world; the most known gods are Zeus whom made himself ruler of the sky, Poseidon who was given the sea and Hades was handed the Underworld. As the sky god Zeus acquired powers, responsibilities, and other perks; powers that included his weapons the lightning bolt, and the power to morph into man and animal, his reasonability to look over man enabled him to observe people in time of war and in their most personal of times. As a sky god Zeus was expected enrich the mortal chain; that lead him to have many loves and affairs.
Zeus loves initiates with his first marriage to Metis; born a titan later became the god …show more content…

The story of Mnemosyne is that of a love story with were Zeus sleeps with Mnemosyne for nine consecutive days and conceive the nine muses: the goddess who would inspire and promote in the areas of art, music and sciences. Clio the muse of history, Euterpe discover of musical instruments, Melpomene protector of traded, Thalia protector of comedy, Terpsichore invented and watch over dance, Erato saw over love and poetry, Polymnia invented geometry and grammar, Ourania protected the stars and Calliope was muse of justice and

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