How Did Zeus Build A Greek God

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Zeus was the god of all gods. He was the god of thunder and the sky. Zeus’ his father was named Cronus. Zeus overthrew his father to become more powerful. Zeus’ brothers were Poseidon and Hades. Metis was Zeus’ first wife. While the two of them were together they had the goddess Athena. Zeus later married Themis and his six children with her. Mnemosyne was Zeus’ third wife which he had nine children with. After that he married Hera who he treated very poorly. Apollo and Artemis were also children of Zeus but they were not born by one of his wives. Their mother was Leto, it was said that Zeus’ wife Hera, embarrassed Leto during her entire pregnancy as “revenge.” Poseidon was the god of the Sea. He had two brothers: their names were Zeus and …show more content…

The parents of Artemis were Zeus and Leto. Her symbol was a bow and arrow. Artemis was the twin brother of Apollo. Artemis was often seen as a girl or young maiden with a bow and a talent for archery. Artemis never gave birth to any children. When Artemis’s mom was hounded by Hera throughout her pregnancy, her mother was forced to take refuge on Delos (a small island.) Demeter was the goddess of the Earth, agriculture, and fertility. Demeter’s parents were Cronus and Rhea. Demeter was responsible for the growing the crops yearly. Persephone was taken by Hades to become his wife. It was said that Demeter put a curse on the Earth the made all the plants and crops die. She told everyone that she would only lift the curse if Hades gave her back her daughter. Hades had every intention to give her daughter back to her. Ares was the god of war. Zeus and Hera were his parents. Ares was a symbol for strategy and violence. Ares was hated by his biological parents, especially by Zeus. Also, Ares had relations with his sister Aphrodite symbolized strategy and violence. When Aphrodite’s husband found out, he planned to embarrass them both. Athena was the goddess of wisdom and defense. She was the daughter of Zeus and mother is unclear. Athena invented the bridle. Athena was also Zeus’ favorite. She was the only child of Zeus to have access to use her father’s most prized

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