history about zeus

Fun Facts about Zeus
  • His name means Bright or sky
  • He was the most powerful "god"
  • His father, Cronus, almost swallowed him.
  • He defeated the Titans.
  • He saved his siblings from his father.
  • He got married more than once.
  • He is featured in The Iliad by Homer

Zeus's story:

Zeus was the king of the Greek gods. He became the king of the gods after he rescued his siblings from their father, the Titan Cronus. Cronus swallowed all but one of his children. Zeus's mother Rhea rescued her son from the wrath of his father Cronus.

In his private life Zeus was quite the lothario, fathering an unbelievable number of around 100 children with many different women (but don't hate him too much – it's just a myth, after all). Of this 100, he fathered a mix of sons and daughters, many of whom were gods and goddesses, and some became great leaders.