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Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses - Fun Facts about Zeus for Kids
Interesting, short facts about Zeus with pictures, mythological information and legends for kids

Mythical Facts about Zeus for kids
Discover interesting information and fun facts about Zeus, the king of the Greek gods who ruled from Mount Olympus. His Roman counterpart was Jupiter. These fun facts for kids provides a list detailing fascinating information to increase your knowledge about this god and Greek Mythology.

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Discover the legends and myths and religious beliefs surrounding this famous Greek god with these fast, fun facts about Zeus for kids and children of all ages. Additional, intriguing information about all of the ancient gods and goddesses and the mythical creatures and monsters that feature in their legends are also available via:

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Mythical Facts about Zeus for Kids

Fact 1: He was the god of the sky and the heavens and referred to as King of the gods and men

Fact 2: The names of his parents were Cronus and Rhea

Fact 3: He was one of the 12 Olympian gods who resided on the summit of Mount Olympus

Fact 4: He is believed to have been born in a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete

Fact 5: Cronus, his father, believed that he would be betrayed and replaced by his own children. He therefore kept eating his children. Rhea gave birth to Zeus and tricked her husband by substituting the baby with a swaddled rock. Cronus ate the rock believing he had disposed of another threat to his rule.

Fact 6: Zeus vanquished his father and released his siblings, who were still living in the stomach of Cronus

Fact 7: His older brothers were Poseidon and Hades who ruled the sea and the underworld

Fact 8: He was revered as protector of the weak and punisher of the wicked but his punishments could be severe. Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals. As a terrible punishment he condemned Prometheus to having his liver eaten by a giant eagle

Fact 9: When he abducted Europa, his brother, Poseidon, calmed the waves of the sea to help Zeus, trying to escape.

Fact 10: He was on the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War. In the 'Deception of Zeus' his wife, Hera, deceived and distracted him, enabling the Greeks to obtain the upper hand during the Trojan War.

Fact 11: He had the power to transform his shape, and often did so in order to complete a seduction

Fact 12: He was famous for seducing Leda in the guise of a swan. He seduced Europa in the guise of a bull and Antiope in the guise of a satyr.

Fact 13: His mother Rhea incited the Gigantes (a race of giants) to rebel against the Olympian gods who were victorious in the Battle of the Giants, called the Gigantomachy

Fact 14: His long list of lovers included Antiope, Callisto, Danae, Europa, Electra, Taygete, Niobe, Io, Semele, Themis, Leda, Leto, Maria, Mnemosyne, Demeter and Alcmene

Fact 15: Aided by the Cyclopes, Hephaestus (Vulcan) manufactured the weapons of Zeus, the dreadful thunderbolts, whose frightful power none could withstand

Fact 16: One of the horns of the goat Amalthea, broken off by Zeus, and supposed to possess the power of filling itself with whatsoever its owner desired.

Fact 17: The aegis, a protective buckler shield shown in the following picture, was also an attribute of the god.

Buckler Shield - the Aegis

Mythical Facts about Zeus for Kids

Fun Facts about Zeus - Pictures of Zeus
Whilst checking out the facts about Zeus its a good idea to have an impression of what Zeus might have looked like. Images, pictures and representations of Zeus are found in the ancient sculptures, mosaics, paintings, pictures, pottery and vases that were made in ancient times.

Zeus on his throne

Other artists of later periods have also produced some wonderful pictures depicting their ideas of what the god Zeus might have looked like. In Greek Art the Olympian god Zeus was often illustrated with images and pictures representing the attributes and symbols associated with Zeus.

Pictures of Zeus

Look at the pictures of Zeus and see if you can identify any symbols associated with this famous Olympian god which are the thunderbolt, the eagle, the sceptre, the bull and the oak tree.

Deception of Zeus by Hera

The Deception of Zeus by Hera

Zeus Fact File
Character Facts: Personality: Merciful, just, unpredictable, womaniser, carefree

Appearance Facts: Appearance: Powerful, strong, imposing, bearded with long, blue hair

Facts about Symbols: The thunderbolt, the eagle, the sceptre, the bull and the oak tree

Role of Zeus: The role of Zeus was to preside over the other gods and to ensure justice and laws were implemented

Brothers & Sisters: Zeus had five siblings. His two brothers were Poseidon and Hades and his three sisters were Hestia, Hera and Demeter

Roman Counterpart: The Roman name for this god was Jupiter or Jove

Name of Wife: The Queen of the gods, Hera

Name of Father: Cronus

Name of Mother: Rhea

Facts about Zeus - Olympian Gods Family Tree & Genealogy
The facts about Zeus cannot be complete without the Olympian Gods Family Tree and the genealogy of these ancient deities.

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