Is Zeus the same as God/Allah?
No, not at all. If you take an introductory religious studies course to get your humanities divisional requirement in college, your textbook will contrast the two because they are VERY OPPOSITE concepts. For example, God in the Bible and Allah in the Koran are eternal and FAR ABOVE human foibles and limitations. Zeus was born as firstborn (to strange parents) among many gods/goddesses while Yahweh/God/Allah were without peers or familial relatives. The Greeks and Romans seemed to almost revel in having flawed gods that were just sort of exaggerated versions of flawed humans — with lots of ongoing soap-opera dramas. God/Allah could hardly be more opposite. So comparisons like “they both had a son” is kind of like saying, “All of these various gods of these various religions over here had powers superior to those of humans — and therefore they must have been derived deities.” No. It is worth noting that the Internet is FILLED with a lot of really bad ideas about “this is the origin for
