Does anyone know any good facts about the greek god Zeus??
1. He’s usually represented as an older, vigorous bearded man, but representations of Zeus as a powerful young man also exist. 2. His symbol/attribute is a thunderbolt. 3. He’s highly powerful, strong, charming, and persuasive. 4. However, Zeus gets in trouble over love affairs, and can be moody. 5. Birthplace/Story of his birth – Zeus is most commonly believed to be born in a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete where he took ashore Europa at the beach of Matala. The Cave of Psychro or Diktaean Cave above the Lassithi Plain is also said to be his birthplace. His mother is Rhea and his father is Kronos; things got off to a rocky start as Kronos, fearful of being usurped, kept eating Rhea’s children. Finally, she got wise after giving birth to Zeus and subsituted a swaddled rock for her husband’s snack. Zeus conquered his father and freed his siblings, who were still living in Kronos’ stomach. 6. He has many children, one of which includes Hercules. 7. He is the King of the Gods of
