Name:   Zeus ( Jupiter )

 

Mother:  Rhea

 

Father:   Cronus

 

Wife:    Hera  (Juno)

 

Children:     (with Hera)  Ares, Hephaestus, Eilitheia, Hebe

              (some of them with other women)    Heracles, Perseus, Dionysus,  

                        Apollo, Artemis, Minos, Sarpidon, Hermes, Aphrodite, etc...

 

NIcknames:  Jove

 

God Of:  Thunder

 

 

Symbols:  Thunder Bolt, Eagle

 

 

Myths Involved In:   Pandora's Box, Trojan War, Io, Europa, etc...

 

Special:    Zeus was known through out many myths to have had many affairs that caused an unhappy marriage between he and his wife/sister (wifster), Hera.

Although he is king of the gods, he is able to be tricked and make mistakes.  He is also controlled by his emotions like anger and lust.