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 Zeus
| With the help of his good friend Aphrodite, and after changing himself into a swan, Zeus scared Leda into running into his arms.What shape had Aphrodite taken? | Zeus A Lover Of Many
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an eagle. Leda was the wife of Tyndareus.Leda brings forth two eggs.From one comes Pollux and Helen of Troy. From the other Castor and Clytemnestra. How specialised Zeus was in massproducing kids can also be illustrated by the story of the Titan Mnemosyne who has no fewer than NINE children with Zeus: the Nine Muses.
Pallas Athena. Because of a prophecy that his child would become greater than him, Zeus decided to devour Metis in the first month of her pregnancy. This cannibalistic type of aborting his child was not successful however. When the time had come for the child to be born, Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom and patroness of Athens, sprang fully armed from Zeus' head.
This was some kind of aftereffect of Hephaestos' technique to cure headaches: cracking the patient's skull. As Zeus was immortal it did not harm him too much.
| From his love-making with Leto, Artemis, the patroness of virgins and of hunting was born. Who was the boy he begot with Leto? | Zeus A Lover Of Many
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Phoebus Apollo. Phoebus Apollo was the god of the sun and of science.
| In one case the effects of the love-making were disastrous for the girl.When Zeus wanted to make love to Semele, Zeus's wife gave the young girl the inspiration to want to see Zeus in his full glory.What happened? | Zeus A Lover Of Many
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Zeus appeared to her in the radiance of all his splendours and she was consumed to ashes. In another case Hera also had had her vengeance. When she discovered her hubby was making love with 'a heifer' (=Io), she sent a gadfly who pursued her husband's new girlfriend till the gods took pity on Io and ordered Hera to give up harassing the poor girl.
Ares and Hephaestus. Ares and Hephaestus are the only male offspring of Zeus and his wife Hera, although some accounts place Hephaestus as being the son of Hera alone.
| Zeus not only married one of his sisters, he also had a child with another one. Which one? | Zeus and his Ladies
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Demeter. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and his sister Demeter. There were 6 siblings, children of Chronus and Rhea: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and last of all Zeus.
| I will start with a simple one to get the ball rolling. Zeus sat upon his throne and ruled the world from which mountain? | Mighty Zeus
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Mount Olympus. While growing up, I mistook Mt. Olympus to be purely mythological, but Mount Olympus is an actual mountain in Greece. The massive mountain stands 9,750 feet and is situated just under 100 kilometers from Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki.
| Zeus is known by most as the God who ruled the Gods. Zeus was also known under which title? | Mighty Zeus
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Zeus Herkeios. Zeus protected the house and its courtyard, so was titled Zeus Herkeios. Herkios is from "herkos" which means "fence". The head of the Greek family would sacrifice on Zeus' altar, normally located in the courtyard. Zeus was also known as Zeus Xenios, Zeus Ikesios, and Zeus Phyxious.
| Zeus controlled the rain, hail, snow, thunderbolts and lightning. Therefore one of his symbols was the Thunderbolt. However, Zeus had two symbols. What was the second? | Mighty Zeus
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An eagle. The eagle was a symbol of Zeus because of its association with height and lightning. The eagle is a bird that can fly higher than all other birds. The eagle would take to the sky and when it saw its prey, would swoop down to it like lightning.
| Zeus was a powerful god, and was considered the leader of gods and men for his many good traits. He was a protector. What other quality made him a great leader? | Mighty Zeus
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Justice. Many admired Zeus for his justice. Zeus was called upon by gods and men alike when any dispute would get out of hand. Zeus was always able to settle all differences while keeping both sides happy.
| Although it is common knowledge that only women can give birth, there are two occasions in which a man gave birth: a horrible movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger called "Junior" and when Zeus gave birth. Which goddess was birthed by Zeus? | Mighty Zeus
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Athena. This is an interesting situation, a man giving birth. But when Zeus heard that Metis would have a son who would one day usurp his power, Zeus swallowed her whole. However, Metis was pregnant, and nine months later, Athena was born, having sprung fully grown and armored from Zeus' head.
| Zeus slept with Mnemosyne for nine straight nights, and when she finally gave birth it was not to just one child. Who were the results of this affair? | Mighty Zeus
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The nine Muses. The nine muses were the patrons of letters and the arts. At festivals on Mt. Olympus, the Muses would sing their divine song with the cithara of Apollo. Zeus, being a proud father, would watch happily.
| The Fates were an actual result of a Zeus affair. Who was the mother of the Fates? | Mighty Zeus
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Themis. Themis was a titan, and was the goddess of Justice.
| The Fates had three sisters. What was the collective title of the Fate's sisters, three more daughters of Zeus? | Mighty Zeus
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The Hours. The Hours: Eunomia, Dike and Eirene, were the divinities who opened and closed the gates of the heavens. They also "brought to man the fruits of his labours."
Oak, eagle and lightning bolt. The correct answer is oak, eagle and lightning bolt; the winged helmet is one of Athene's symbols, and the trident is one of Poseidon's.
| Sometimes Zeus was tricked. Someone managed to trick him into choosing bone and fat to be sacrificed to him by humans rather than meat; who was it? | Zeus Trivia
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Prometheus. There was an argument over which part of a sacrificed animal would be offered to Zeus by humans and which part they would eat themselves. Both parties wanted the meat rather than bone and fat. Prometheus,knowing that Zeus believed 'bigger is better', wrapped the bone and fat in a big parcel and the meat in a small parcel, and asked him to choose a parcel. Of course, Zeus picked the larger parcel, which contained the bone and fat.
| Having been tricked into choosing the bone and fat to be sacrificed to him by the humans rather than the meat, Zeus then did what? | Zeus Trivia
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Took fire from the humans. Zeus took fire from the humans, so Prometheus stole the Flames of Olympus. Zeus then chained Prometheus to a stake where his liver was eaten by vultures every day and grew back over night, therefore sentencing him to eternal torture. However, after a while of this, Zeus' son Heracles rescued Prometheus from his fate.
| Zeus’ father used to eat his children. Following Zeus’ birth, his mother, Rhea, gave his father a rock wrapped in blankets (which he then ate) and hid Zeus - where? | Zeus Trivia
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In a cave. Rhea hid Zeus in a cave, where there are many versions of who brought him up. When he was grown, he gave his father a poison that would cause him to vomit, thereby releasing his siblings. In some versions, Zeus cut his father's stomach open in order to release his siblings.
| According to myth, whom did Zeus punish for stealing a golden dog which had guarded him during his infancy? | Zeus Trivia
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Pandareus. According to myth, Hephaestus had made a golden dog which Rhea had sent to guard Zeus during his infancy. Pandareus stole this dog from the temple of Zeus in Crete and took it to Tantalus. Zeus sent Hermes to get the dog back, but Tantalus claimed that he didn't have it. However, Zeus took the dog by force and threw Mt. Sipylus upon Tantalus. Pandareus was turned to stone.
| Heracles was often described as Zeus' favourite son, and Athena his favourite daughter. Which tree was sacred to Athena? | Zeus Trivia
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Olive trees. Greece is famous for its olive trees; they were described by Sophocles as 'the tree that feeds the children'. These trees account for the olive oil that Greece is also famous for.
| Where was the secret place in which Rhea hid Zeus? | Zeus Trivia
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Crete. Rhea hid Zeus in a cave on Mount Dicte in Crete during his infancy to protect him from his father, who had eaten all of Zeus' siblings.
| Zeus condemned Ixion for trying to violate Hera. What was the punishment? | Zeus Trivia
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Ixion was tied to a wheel of fire for ever. Ixion grew lustful for Zeus' sister and wife, Hera, so Zeus created a cloud in the shape of Hera, which was known as Nephele. Nephele and Ixion produced Centauros, who mated with Magnesian mares to produce the Ixionidae. Ixion was thrown out from Olympus and hit with a lightening bolt, then Zeus ordered Hermes to bind Ixion to a burning, spinning wheel for ever.
| Which nymph had, for a while, the job of talking incessantly in order to distract Hera from Zeus' affairs? | Zeus Trivia
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Echo. Echo was an oread (a mountain nymph) who loved talking. It is said that she distracted Hera from her Zeus' affairs by telling her stories. However, when Hera found out what was happening, she punished Echo by taking away her voice other than to repeat the voice of another.
| Zeus was the Ancient Greek God of law, amongst other things, and a strong believer in justice. What is the ancient Greek word for ‘justice'? | Zeus Trivia
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dikaiosune. Sophos is Ancient Greek for 'wise', doron for 'gift' and geron for 'old man'.
| What element is Zeus mostly known to be the god of? | Zeus
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Weather. Zeus was worshiped as a weather god by the Greeks. He is mostly seen holding a thunderbolt and controls thunder, lightning and rain. Theocritus wrote “Sometimes Zeus is clear, sometimes he rains.”
| The name "Zeus" is related to the Greek word "dios"; what is the meaning of this word? | Zeus
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Bright. Zeus’ other counterparts are: Roman=Jupiter, Etruscan=Tinia and Hindu=Indra; every depiction had him carrying his thunderbolt.
| Zeus’ parents were Cronus (Kronos) and Rhea; they had several children. What did Cronus do all his children except Zeus, who was the youngest? | Zeus
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Swallowed them. Cronus (Kronos) learned that he would be overthrown by his own son, so he was going to swallow all of his children to keep this from happening. Rhea however tricked Cronus by giving him a rock to swallow and hiding Zeus in a cave. Eventually Zeus made Cronus vomit out his brothers and sisters.
| How many children did Cronus and Rhea have, including Zeus? | Zeus
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6. Cronus and Rhea had six children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and of course Zeus.
| Zeus punished his sister and wife Hera by having her hanging upside down from the sky when she tried to drown Zeus’ hero son. Who was the son she tried to drown? | Zeus
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Hercules. Hercules was known as the favorite son of Zeus; they once joined together to fight Giants, and were victorious.
| Zeus was frightened that this beautiful daughter would be the cause of fighting between gods, so he married her off to Hephaestus. Which daughter was this? | Zeus
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Aphrodite. Hephaestus was so ugly and deformed that his mother, Hera, threw him off Mt. Olympus. For revenge he trapped Hera and demanded Aphrodite to be his wife, in return for Hera. Aphrodite was so unhappy she would constantly seek the companionship of Ares and Adonis.
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