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ZEUS

ZEUS. One rebellion against his power Other gods led by Hera (except Hestia), joined by young APOLLO ( son of Zeus & LETO) Bound sleeping Zeus to couch Thongs of rawhide 100 knots threatened them but thunderbolts out of rach Debate over who would best succeed Zeus

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ZEUS

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  1. ZEUS

  2. One rebellion against his power • Other gods led by Hera (except Hestia), joined by young APOLLO ( son of Zeus & LETO) • Bound sleeping Zeus to couch • Thongs of rawhide • 100 knots • threatened them • but thunderbolts out of rach • Debate over who would best succeed Zeus • Might have led to civil war

  3. Nereid THETIS – ancient goddess of the sea (daughter of NEREUS, son of GAIA and PONTUS), NOT a titaness. • Summoned BRIAREUS, one of the 100-handers. • Zeus had been one to free him from Tartarus • Untied all of knots • Freed Zeus • Bound Hera to sky • Only freed her after other gods promised never to rebel again.

  4. Lycaon • LYCANTHROPY • Deucalion • Pyrrha

  5. Deucalion & Pyrrha

  6. LYCAON

  7. XENIA

  8. Original Zeus ‘Relationships’ 1 snack, 5 common law and 1 wife

  9. METIS • Shapeshifting to escape • Conception of ATHENA • During pregnancy Gaea prophesized that a second child by Metis would be a son who would overthrow Zeus • Ate Metis • Athena born from head of Zeus

  10. THEMIS (one of original titanesses) • several children • The three HORAE (seasons): EUNOMIA (Law and Order), DIKE (Justice) and EIRENE (Peace) • The thre MOIRAI (fates): CLOTHO< LACHESIS and ATROPOS (origin of term ATROPHY). • Completion of Bringing order to chaos

  11. EURYNOME (a sister of METIS, and Oceanid). • Offspring = the three GRACES: AGLAIA< EUPHROSYNE and THALIA. Personified the qualities of beauty, grace and charm.

  12. DEMETER • Offspring = PERSEPHONE

  13. MNEMOSYNE. His aunt – one of original titanesses • offspring = the nine MUSES (not all agree on attributions of specific muses) • CLIO – muse of history • EUTERPE – Muse of music and lyric poetry • THALIA – muse of comedy • MELPOMENE – Muse of tragedy • TERPSICHORE – muse of dance • ERATO – muse of love poetry and marriage songs • POLYHYMNIA – muse of sacred song and oratory • URANIA – the muse of astronomy • CALLIOPE, muse of epic or heroic poetry

  14. LETO (cousin – daughter of titans PHOEBE and COEUS): Leto is best known as the mother of Apollo and Artemis.

  15. HERA – Wife • Initially refused him • REALLY dirty trick • Came in form of rain soaked cuckoo bird • Hera took him in and he assaulted her • Got forced in marrying him • Glimpse into Greek social customs? • Wedding • Gifts • Tree of Golden apples from Gaia, Hera planetd in hjer garden under the care of the HESPERIDES, nymphs – daughters of NYX • 3 children • ARES • HEBE • EILEITHYIA – goddess of childbirth

  16. Wedding of Zeus and Hera

  17. HERA

  18. HESPERIDES

  19. Went after LETO and tried to prevent her from giving birth, even though this was before the martriage. • MAIA, a PLEIAD (daughter of ATLAS) offspring HERMES • ELECTRA, pleiad, offspring DARDANUS • TAYGETE, Pleiad, offspring LACEDAEMON • SEMELE, mortal – offspring DIONYSUS • ALCMENE – mortal, offspring HERACLES. Heracles continually persecuted by Hera. • DANA (DANAE) – mortal, offspring PERSEUS • LEDA – mortal, offspring HELEN & POLYDEUCES • IO – daughter of river god Inachus, either seduced or raped by Zeuschanged into cow by Zeus to hide her – Hera sent relentless gadfly to torment her • CALLISTO – transformed into bear by Zeus to hide – Hera provoked Artemis to shoot her. • SEMELE, Hera got her to make request that destroyed her.

  20. Also – boys • Including • GANYMEDE, Trojan, abducted by Zeus to become cupbearer • Jealousy of Hera • Had to do w/subject of beauty as well • Side, wife of Orion • Paris of Troy, chose Aphrodite • Men or women – greater pleasure • Teiresias – • Women – 9x • Hera blinded him

  21. GANYMEDE

  22. MAIA, a PLEIAD (daughter of ATLAS) offspring HERMES

  23. SEMELE • Mother of DIONYSUS

  24. ALCMENE & HERACLES

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