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    Greek God Research Paper Zeus As most people know, Zeus was the king of the gods. The things that people don 't usually know is how Zeus gained this title, how his name actually comes from the sky god Dyaus of the ancient Hindu Rigveda (Encyclopedia of Britannica), how he got his own temples years after other gods, or how he was a very polyamorous individual. Since he was king of the Gods, one would think that he could do just about whatever he wanted without punishment, but, as you learn, he…

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    as a titan and could also see into the future. He first enters mythological tales when he aided Zeus in the struggle to claim the throne of King of the Gods. Prometheus is known for helping people out throughout all Greek mythology. On the other hand, Zeus is a character that rules the way he wants to and is angry with the humans. Zeus had two servants that held Prometheus to a mountain in Caucasus. Zeus makes them all against Prometheus for all the wrong he has done like fire to human beings.…

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    Ares Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera and the god of war. He was a violent god that enjoyed the chaos and bloodshed of war. He was one of the most disliked gods, even by his own parents. Ares lacked morals and unlike Athena, was more interested in destruction instead of the strategy and justice of war. He is often pictured in armor, with a shield and sword/spear and was known for his fearsome war cry. Ares often lost battles because he was always easily outwitted, but that didn’t stop this…

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    Thunder, lighting it’s all because of me, I am Zeus. I am possibly the most well known god of all time, I had to fight to become the ruler of all gods and king of mount olympus, it was not easy for me to come to power. My brothers Hades, Poseidon and I were engaged in a long war with our father who had turned evil. I had a rough life growing up, my father had swallowed all my brothers and sisters that were born before me, and my mother had decided to do something after she had enough. When I…

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    I’m Zeus, I’m king of the gods. My father is Cronus and my mother is Rhea. I have two brothers Hades and Poseidon. I also have three sisters Hera, Demeter, and Hestia. My name is Roman mythology is Jupiter. I overthrew my father. My brothers and I, Hades and Poseidon, drew lots to see who would take his place. I won. After Gaea’s victory over the Titans, she became very angry with me. She felt that I had treated her sons so unfairly. She then teamed up with Tartarus to create a scary…

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    Zeus, The King of Gods “The dice of Zeus always fall luckily” (Sophocles). Zeus is displayed in many different ways. Zeus is the King of Gods, the sky and thunder God, from Greek Mythology. Zeus was the youngest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. When he was born, his father Cronus intended to swallow him as he had all of Zeus’s siblings: Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. But Rhea hid the newborn in a cave on Mount Dicte in Crete. When Zeus grew up, he revolted against Cronus and the…

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    determined man. He was so perfectionist that he caused Atlantis collapse. He was the god of the seas,rivers and earthquakes. Poseidon had a poweful trident. He was creating the earthquakes by hitting his trident to the ground. Poseidon hated his father, Zeus. Zeus was the king of the gods,ruler of Mount Olympus, and god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. He was self-confident. He didn’t like Poseidon too. They were living in peace for that moment until Poseidon’s…

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    make up for it. When there were thunder and lightning storms, they believed that it was Zeus showing his anger (George, 398) Zeus was the god of the heavens, sky, and the Earth. His symbol was a lightning bolt and an Eagle. When people displeased him, He threw his mighty thunderbolts at them. His Roman name was Jupiter. He ruled the world with Hades and Poseidon and was King of Olympus. (Bryant, 106) Zeus’ mother was Rhea, the earth goddess and his father was Cronus, A Titan who ruled…

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    How did I end up like this… I am the daughter of Zeus because I can shape shift, mimic voices, and control weather. My 1st piece of evidence that I am Zeus’ daughter is that I can change my shape into the shape of an animal. Zeus could also shape shift so that he looked like an animal or person. Shape shifting is when you can change into anything you want.Say if I wanted to turn into a tree,all I have to do is think about it. I was in science class 2nd hour.Mrs.Dacus asked what kind of…

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    lighting brought on by Zeus, or harsh waters brought on by Poseidon. They believed that positive natural occurrences were also brought on by these gods as they made them happy and worshiped each god equally to keep from offending other gods and goddesses. The Greek god were not perfect and often fought and had conflict with each other and interacted with humans and there lives as they went about there adventures and daily life. There were many lesser gods, but the 12…

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