Zeus

"Zeus was the supreme ruler of the Greek gods."**
 * Zeus

Researched by Erica Robertson Period 3 January 30, 2009 

** __ "Quick Facts" about Zeus __ //1.// Phonetic pronunciation--> Zoos

//2.//** **Homer called Zeus, "the father of gods and men"

//3.// Stronger than all the other divinities combined! "Zeus was the supreme ruler of the Greek gods."

//4.// Zeus's two extremes: his generosity AND his anger and punishments

//5.// Gained power by overthrowing his father, Cronus

//6.// Swallowed children to protect his throne**


 * //7.// Roman counterpart- Jupiter or Jove**


 * [[image:Zeus_5_amalthea_the_goat.gif width="303" height="301" align="center" caption="Zeus with Amalthea, the goat"]] || [[image:Zeus_4_with_Thetis.jpg width="216" height="291" align="center" caption="Zeus with Thetis"]] ||
 * ** Amalthea is the goat that helped nurse Zeus while he was a child and hidden away from his father. ** || ** Zeus should be very appreciative that Thetis was there to save him from losing his throne and power. ** ||


 * This is an image of the Statue of Zeus. The original structure and all of its replicas have not survived to this day and age. We are able to produce paintings and images of this statue because of the coins used by the Greeks that bear the resemblance of this statue. **


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This video/slide show shows various images of Zeus; Zeus is depicted in paintings with other people or as a statue. **

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**Links to more information about Zeus...**
 * [|Zeus's Family Tree.xls] ||< This Excel chart is a great tool that lists Zeus's many mistresses/wives and children. I found the chart on the website I was using for my research, and transferred the information to a Excel document. The credit for this chart goes to those who compiled the webpage. There are many different accounts of who Zeus married or who Zeus fathered a child with, but I noticed that the women/goddesses in this chart were also listed in the other chart I had found. ||
 * ** [[file:Zeus.doc]] ** ||< This link takes you to the Word document with the information I found while researching. Also, the works cited page is in this document. ||