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As Cronus had been told by his parents (Gaia and Uranus) that one his children would take over leadership from him, he got scared and decided to remove all threats and swallow all his children right after they were born. Zeus’ father Cronus had several children (Hades, Hestia, Hera, Poseidon and Demeter) before Zeus. Zeus was the youngest of his siblings and the story of his birth is quite special and reflects clearly the paranoia of the Greek male gods regarding being in power and ruling. The order that Zeus beat in the great Titan war and the victory of which granted Zeus his position as ruler of the universe and the gods. Zeus’ parents Cronus and Rhea were of the older Titan order of gods. Zeus is married to his sister Hera with whom he had Ares, Hephaestus, Hebe, Eileithyia and Eris of which only Ares and Hephaestus are considered members of the 12 Olympians. You will often be able to recognize him in paintings as he is often depicted with a lightening bolt, a scepter, a bull or an eagle. The above family tree of the Greek Gods 24,65 cm x 16,34 cm in 220 dpi.Ī Short to-the-Point History of Zeus and Greek MythologyĪs you may already know Zeus was the ruler of the Greek order of gods called the Olympians that resided on Mount Olympus (other orders were primordial gods and Titans – you can see family trees including all the Greek orders of mythological gods on my other pages here and here).īesides being king of the Olympians, Zeus was god of the sky and thunder along with order and justice. On this page I have made two examples of a family tree of Zeus that are easy for you to save on your computer and in high enough resolution to look good on print if you should feel like having the Greek god family trees on paper.
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