![]() The Theogony tells the story of the universe’s journey from nothingness (Chaos, a primeval void) into being, and details an elaborate family tree of elements, gods and goddesses who evolved from Chaos and descended from Gaia (Earth), Ouranos (Sky), Pontos (Sea) and Tartaros (the Underworld). While there are a number of gods, goddesses, demigods and deities throughout Greek mythology, none are quite as powerful as the ruler of Olympus, Zeus.Around 700 BC, the poet Hesiod’s Theogony offered the first written cosmogony, or origin story, of Greek mythology. The name Zeus may have originated from the Ancient Greek word “bright” or “sky.” His Roman equivalent is Jupiter. He is regarded as the King of all other Gods and men. These are ready-to-use Zeus worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about Zeus who is king of Mount Olympus, the home of the ancient Greek gods, where he rules the world and imposes his will onto gods and mortals alike. This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about Zeus across 26 in-depth pages. Zeus had numerous love affairs with many nymphs and mortals too and had a menagerie of offspring.Dione and Zeus had a child named Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty.It is said that Athena was born from Zeus’ head and she became the god’s favorite child. He had children with Leto and produced twins, namely Apollo and Artemis.He often transformed himself into various incarnations to seduce and bed his lovers. Zeus is probably most famous for his infidelity to his sister and wife, Hera.Ares, Hephaestus, Hebe and Eileithyia are the children of Zeus and Hera. ![]()
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