Zeus Profile

In Greek Mythology, the ruler of the Olympian gods is Zeus. He is also responsible for being the god of the sky.

Zeus was the last child of Cronus and Rhea. Cronus and Rhea are siblings; children of the Greek gods, Gaea and Uranus. He had many brothers and sisters. His siblings consisted of Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera. Zeus’s main wife was his sister, Hera, but he had many other wives too. Some of his wives include Metis, Themis, Mnemosyne, and Europa.

  

Zeus has complete control of the sky. He is the most powerful of the gods because of his power of lightning and thunder, which he used as a weapon. He was rewarded the lightning bolt for freeing his uncles from the depths of Tartarus (the underworld). With this, he had an immense amount of power over the other Greek gods.

Zeus is known for getting rid of his Titan father as ruler. He had to rebel against his father because he would swallow his children, making sure that he wasn’t overthrown. When Zeus was born his mother, Rhea, deceived her husband and had her mother, Gaea, take care of Zeus until he was old enough to overthrow his father. He grew up in a cave until he was strong enough. In some versions of Greek Myth Rhea saved Zeus brother, Poseidon, from his destined prison in the stomach of Cronus. The Olympians ended up winning the war against the Titans. Zeus then took the title of the Ruler of the Olympians.

When Zeus was older and his father was in the depths of Tartarus, he had to fight the Greek monster, Typhon. Typhon was a giant monster with many dragon heads on his body. Zeus’s was temporarily paralyzed by this monster, but with the help of Greek gods, Pan and Hermes, he regained his power and defeated Typhon.