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Zeus (IPA: /zjuːs/; in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive: Διός Diós) in Greek mythology is the king of the gos, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand or seated in majesty.

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  • The first Olympic Games were established to honor this "king of the gods"
  • This Greek god controlled the thunderbolt, signifying his irresistible power over gods & men
  • In Greek myth, Hera is both the wife & the sister of this supreme god
  • This most powerful Greek god was also the god of justice & the god of oaths & hospitality
  • According to Collier's Encyclopedia, this son of Cronus had more than 3 dozen kids
  • Castor & Pollux are the twin sons of this god
  • The son of Cronus & Rhea, he's the chief god of Greek mythology
  • Archaeologists are busy on Mount Lykaion & in a cave on Crete, 2 supposed birthplaces of this Greek ruler god
  • He's the god hitting the hay here:"Going up to the bed he slept and Hera of the gold throne beside him"
  • "Oedipus The King" opens with a priest of this living god asking Oedipus to stop a plague
  • Greece's 2-Euro coin shows Europa being abducted by this god in the guise of a bull
  • Disguised as a bull, he dazzled Europa with his animal magnetism
  • This god zapped Salmoneus into oblivion for trying to imitate his thunder & lightning
  • Ye Gods! One of the 7 Ancient Wonders was a 40 foot-high statue of him on his throne
  • Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of this Greek god
  • Here's Helios with the forecast: lots of rain in Athens from this god of weather & so much more... watch out for his lightning!
  • The Smithsonian has a semi-nude statue of George Washington based on a statue of this greatest Greek god
  • The Fates were the daughters of Themis & this supreme Greek god
  • 1 of the 7 ancient wonders, the statue of this Greek god was destroyed by fire c. 475 A.D. in Constantinople
  • This god milked his affair with Io for all it was worth: he had to turn her into a cow to protect her from his wife
  • Rip Torn ripped into the role of this supreme Greek god in the Disney film "Hercules"
  • His statue at Olympia had him holding a figure of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe) in his right hand
  • (Sarah brings in table decorations.) I'm decorating with a cornucopia inspired by the magical horn of Amalthea, who nursed this Greek god when he was a baby
  • This lord of Olympus punished wayward mortals & lesser gods by hurling lightning bolts at them
  • According to mythology, he was Hercules' dad
  • In Greek myth, he was the father of Heracles
  • Phidias' gold & ivory statue of this god was one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
  • Like father like son--Cronus deposed his father Uranus & this god deposed his father Cronus
  • The statue of him, a wonder of the ancient world, marked the site of the original Olympic games
  • Like the Olympic Games, the ancient Nemean Games were dedicated to this mighty god
  • Rhea stopped Cronus from swallowing him, her sixth consecutive child, by replacing him with a rock
  • This god disguised himself as a shower of gold when he seduced Danae & produced Perseus

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