Both of the Gods were very strong and powerful but Zeus had more of the “magical” power, while Horus had more of the human divine power. When Horus was born he was born a mortal man but like the story ended he earned his place in the assembly of gods where he was given all authority over the earth. Once he was given all the authority over earth, he was given the task of judging ones actions similar to Zeus. Horus’ power mostly came from his father Osiris. “Horus acted as an intermediary between Egyptians who were destined to die and Osiris, who could grant them immortality” (Rosenberg 14). The spirit of a dead man would come before Horus, and Horus would have to decide if a man deserved resurrection. He would decide this through the deeds that the man did. They would …show more content…
His name, Zeus actually means the bright sky. The people who worshiped him believed that he was, “The essence of all divine power. No deity received such wide-spread worship” (Struck). Zeus’s power is known to be greater than all of the gods put together. He power was known to be more “magical” than Horus’s because Zeus is able to control changes in the sky and wind, which includes rain, thunder, and lighting. He can also cause the storms to stop by shaking his oegis, which calms all the elements. Zeus had many abilities that allowed him to go farther and deeper than any mortal man’s mind. “Zeus foretold the future through omens and oracles” (Larkin). Along with Horus, Zeus was also in charge of judging peoples actions and punishing them accordingly. Zeus, being moral and wise and “As being the guardian of morality, Zeus enforced moral among men, for Zeus himself was very wise” (Larkin). Zeus took much interest in the actions of all the people, he wanted everyone to be kind, moral, and just. He believes that even the poorest of people have their own potential. This aspect of Zeus closely resembles how Horus was depicted by the people who worshiped
There is no doubt in mythology that the king of gods, Zeus, is the most supreme and powerful, ruling the sky. He controls the thunderbolt, a symbol of power feared by both gods and mortals. The Greeks and Romans honored Zeus above all other gods. He is without mistake, the god of all gods. Their stories of Zeus are plenty; his designs have molded mythology from his birth. Zeus' victory in outwitting his intelligent wife, Metis, by swallowing her pregnant, was the gateway used by the Greeks and Romans to show Zeus as the greatest god to come since his father and grandfather. However, as the stories of the gods and goddesses unfold, the Greeks and Roman's interpretation of Zeus' characteristics are different. Zeus is always upheld as the king of gods, but his other personal attributes to his godly rein are conflicting. Zeus' characteristics of fearfulness of female deities, cunningness and use of trickery, and lust in Ovid's Metamorphoses compared to the Theogony are opposed due to Hesiod's true respect of Zeus versus Ovid's lack of respect of Jupiter in Roman mythology.
On the other hand, Zeus is a strong, albeit authoritarian leader for both the other gods and mortals. Zeus is required to rule, sometimes absolutely, and when someone under his rule commits an act of treason, he is required to address the issue. When Zeus the leader acts forcefully, the rest of those under his reign will get the message. Prometheus’s act of handing o...
Jupiter was the ruler of the gods. He is also known as Zeus to the Greeks. The King of Gods in Greek Mythology Zeus was the ruler of the sky, and had the power to create thunderstorms and lightning as well as earthquakes. He was the child of Cronus and Rhea. As the story goes he was their sixth child, and the father to protect him from being overthrown had eaten the five previous children. Zeus was taken to a city called Crete and hidden from his father. As Zeus grew older and learned of what happened he found a potion to make his father regurgitate the other children. Once this happened they all teamed up and killed their father. Zeus then became the ruler of Mount Olympus, and head of the new line of Gods. Jupiter was the predominant power holder of Roman Gods. He was ruler of the sky, the daylight, all the weather, and even the thunder and lightening.(Ruck,Carl and Staples, Danny, pg 19)
Apollo is an interesting god in Greek mythology with an interesting background. An interesting story about him is when he followed Mother Earth’s Python to Mount Parnassus and “skinned the great snake and saved the hide for a gift.” This caught my attention because I always saw Apollo as a calm, forgiving god. Killing the python seemed very aggressive and I didn’t see that coming from Apollo. Another shocking moment is when Apollo challenges a satyr, Marsyas, to a competition to see who is the better musician and rigs it so that he will win. After Marsyas lost, Apollo “flayed Marsyas alive and nailed his skin to a tree. This act was quite brutal and I didn’t expect it to be done by Apollo. By fixing the competition you see how immature and
History has seen the rise of many advanced civilizations. There have been many achievements from this wide array of civilizations and cultures. Civilizations have contributed greatly to the world with new thoughts, ideas, and inventions. Often, certain civilizations developed such a great amount of ideas and new technology that it created a period of time we know as a golden age. Golden ages were present in a large amount of cultures. Although many different cultures have made incredible advancements, one of the most important golden ages was that of Greece. The Greek golden age consisted of a tremendous amount of new technology and accomplishments, which would come to influence later societies, as well as our society and values today. Copious
Imagine that you are walking into a psychic’s office with some issue on your mind. What would you want to hear? Your future? An answer? Advice? Apollo could do all of this for you. Apollo is the Greek god of light, poetry, music, truth, and healing. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and he is the twin brother of Artemis. He’s famous for his oracle at the city of Delphi. Apollo is well-suited to being a psychic because he can forge connections with people, remain mystical when he talks, and always predict the future correctly.
Poseidon was Zeus’ brother, and lord of the sea. He was a moody God, and many called him the Earthshaker, because the ground would tremble when he stuck the ground with his trident. When Poseidon took over the sea, the previous ruler of the sea, Nereus kindly gave Poseidon, Amphitrite. Amphitrite was Nereus’ daughter and now the queen of the sea. Poseidon and Amphitrite lived in a palace at the very bottom of the sea. Poseidon and his wife gave birth to one child, Triton. Instead of legs, Triton had a fishtail. Poseidon loved to race, and was rarely home. He had a horse, in the shape of breaking waves.
Zeus, most likely the most renowned god of all gods, the mighty god of lightning has taken part in some of the most widely known myths of all times. Zeus has taken part in many Greek and Roman myths alike, either as Zeus or as his Roman counterpart of Jupiter. Unlike most gods in mythology though, Zeus is the main character in almost all of the myths he is mentioned in. Whether the myth is about his epic clash against the Titans, his fight against the Giants or even about his extramarital affairs, Zeus always seems to come out of these conflicts unaffected and triumphant. When examining Zeus’ character though, it is important to note that Zeus is a god that exhibits human characteristics throughout most of his myths. Growth is one of the many human attributes that Zeus portrays in many of his myths.
Mythology was critical to Greek people’s everyday life, just like how religion is in our modern day in age. Everyday events, such as a thunderstorm, could be linked to a god or goddess. For example, when an earthquake would happen, it would be Poseidon crashing his tritan on the ground. People’s lives revolved around the whole ideology and it served as a way to explain the unexplained and to help them in times of need. All of the stories of these great gods and goddesses were passed down generation through generation each time getting more extreme and distorted. People idolized these beings and built stunning life like sculptures of them. Zeus was the most important of all the Greek gods and also king of Mount Olympus. He became a king after
As I said before, Zeus is the father of all gods and humans. He represents the idea of an independent moral code that all humans and immortals must obey. If any god or mortal did not follow this moral code, Zeus would enforce justice and watch over the punishment of the wrongdoers (Cunningham and Reich 33). Although Zeus is known for representing a moral code, Zeus’ behavior was far from moral. “Zeus was subject to pleasure, pain, grief, and anger, but he was most susceptible to the power of Eros – love, which often got the objects of his desire in a lot of trouble with his wife, Hera. Zeus wa...
Zeus, is the king of all gods and the most powerful of them all. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea, two great titans. When he was a baby he was saved by his mother from being swallowed by his father, Cronus. His father swallowed his siblings Hera, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Poseidon. When Zeus was older he returned to his father and was able to get him to regurgitate his siblings. With the help of his siblings he revolted against the titans and banished them. Then he cut his father Cronus into a billion pieces and through him into Tartarus. Zeus is the god of lightening, thunder, and rain. In other cultures that worship these gods like the Greeks, he was looked at as a thunder god but those are his main attributes. As the king of the gods, Zeus gives orders to all the gods which will come to be a good and a bad thing for Odysseus. Odysseus encounters Zeus in many ways but never in person. Most of them were either messages sent from him delivered by Hermes or weather related things sent down as punishments to him and his men. The first time Odysseus encountered Zeus's works was when he was stuck on calypsos island and was put under a spell to want to stay there. Athena herd of this and pleaded to Zeus that this was unfair to Odysseus. Zeus listened to Athena and sent Hermes, the messenger o...
Many of the symbols are similar to what he has and he does . “His symbols are thunderbolt, scepter, and throne.” (https://www.reference.com/art-literature/physical-description-zeus-65d81f5a5a25e7cf ) The reason his symbol is a thunderbolt is because that is his weapon to punish those who do not follow his rules. He also symbolizes an Eagle as he watches over everyone and an oak tree because it is sacred to him. Before Zeus became the supreme god and shared his power with his sisters and brothers, he had to save them first. “Metis gave Cronus an emetic potion, which made him vomit up Zeus’ brothers and sisters.” (http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zeus.html) When Cronus spewed up his children, they all gathered together and attacked their father. However, Zeus was the strongest of all the children since he did eat Amaltheia’s honey and milk, it made him powerful and strong. Zeus has numerous major stories. One major story is when he defeated the Typhon. “Hermes managed to get the tendons back to Zeus, who eventually threw his lightning bolts at typhon.” (http://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Typhoeus/typhoeus.html) Gaia sent the Typhon (fire breathing dragon) to hurt Zeus since he had prisoned all of her titans. Although Zeus’ lightning bolts are strong, he could not do it by himself. With the help of Uranus’ castrating sickle, he managed to knock over the Typhon onto Mount Aetna. The typhon fell inside of the mountain and Zeus
Zeus was a significant character according to the Greek Mythologies as he was a very powerful character. He was referred to as the god of sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. He ruled from Mount Olympus, where he would impose rules on other gods as well as mortals. His other name is cognate that was derived from the Roman equivalent Jupiter, a first element. He possesses powers similar to those of Indra, Perun, and Odin. Zeus was the youngest seed of Cronus and Rhea. This discussion will particularly explore his traits and personalities.
Zeus is the god of law, justice, morals, thunder, lightning, and rain. It was his job to oversee and make sure laws were being kept. He was worshipped originally as a weather god. He was depicted as a middle-aged man with a youthful appearance; he was regale and was almost always shown ready to throw a lightning bolt (pantheon/zeus).
Throughout studying many myths, I came up with many new observations. Many questions came into my mind about these myths. Greek mythology takes us back to a time when people had a connection with nature and when nature played a major role in people’s lives. The religious beliefs of the people who wrote the myths are found in the background of these myths; however, they are not to be read like religious texts. The myths try to offer explanations of “how”, which makes us think deeply about the purpose of these myths and the questions they draw to our minds. According to the myths we studied in class, the world created the gods, not the other way around. The gods were always created in the image of man, which shows how much men were important in their society. Furthermore, many of these Greek myths show us the difference between the views of the Greek then and our view towards many aspects of the society, including nature. Monsters appear in Greek myths and have different representations and roles. Greek mythology reflects a view of the Greeks towards the world and how certain aspects of their lives are similar and different to modern society.