THE STORY OF ZEUS Zeus had several relationships

THE STORY OF ZEUS • Zeus had several relationships with mortal women, goddesses and nymphs (such as Leda, Europa, Alcmene, Danae, Io and Semele) and he was the father to Perseus, Heracles, Tantalus, Polydictes, Minos, Helen (and many more). • Zeus was incredibly powerful and he was exceedingly terrifying when he was angry. • He was immortal and could do what he wanted to the lives of mortal men and women.

Zeus is a Greek god his weapon is a lightning bolt This is a symbol of Zeus This is another symbol

He is the god of the sky His moms and dad names are Cronhus and Reah • When he is angry, Zeus hurls thunderbolts (created for him by the Cyclopes). • Zeus married his sister, Hera. • Apart from Hera, Zeus has two other SOME FACTS ABOUT ZEUS • . Following a battle with the Titans, who were captained by his father Cronos, Zeus and his brothers and sisters (the New Gods) took control of the world. Zeus became ruler of the sky and King of the Zeus's dad tried to kill him but. Gods. Zeus came back and killed his dad • Zeus was incredibly powerful and he was exceedingly terrifying when he was angry. • He was immortal and could do what he wanted to the lives of mortal men and women.

This is a picture of Zeus throwing a lightning bolt

Zeus’s family and myths Fun Fact Zeus Married His Sister Zeus liked to travel, sometimes in disguise. Once he was traveling with his son Hermes, the messenger god, in a land called Phrygia. They were both disguised as ordinary men Zeus swallowed his wife and Athena came out of his head Would you like to be a greek god? • Lightning remained a mystery for thousands of years. During the 1700 s, the American scientist and thinker Benjamin Franklin helped solve that mystery. He discovered the lightning was made up of electricity. Then he invented the lightning rods to protect houses and buildings. He was nicknamed “the Man Who