As mentioned, Zeus saved his siblings after they were devoured by their father,Cronus. After Zeus was born, his mother Rhea gave her husband a rock disguised as a baby. Cronus swallowed the rock, believing that it was his son. There are conflicting myths surrounding Zeus's childhood, but ...
He was the son of Rhea and Cronus, and was the youngest child of six. Zeus' father Cronus knew that he would eventually be overthrown by his son, so when Zeus was born he intended to swallow him whole. Rhea, Zeus' mother handed Cronus a blanket wrapped with a rock after Zeus was ...
What these nameless protectors of the family were called we cannot say: Meilichios and Meilichia, Father and Mother, or Lord and Lady of the household? As the objects of such a personal domestic cult, their names might have differed with each family....
from mother Gaia’s embrace. The summer showers are yours, O Zeus, that bring the earth to life each year; yours too is the windstorm, the cyclone, the typhoon. Each season’s storms, O Zeus, that bear the names of women and men, are yours to guide; your hand it is that brings ...
Alcmene, another mortal, who became the mother of Heracles (seeThe Labors of Heracles) Dana, the mother of Perseus (seeThe Model Hero: Perseus) Leda, by whom he fathered Helen and Polydeuces Zeus also had dalliances with boys, the most notable of which was Ganymede, a beautiful yo...
I have devoted many articles to this presumed origin of the former gods, our “creators”. Or better said, our designers.They had founded a highly developed global civilization, drawing its advanced technology from the labs and factories of Hyperborea, a mother ship the size of the planet Venu...
Zeus is such an integral part of the Greek identity, that people were often asked to not only include both their mother and father’s side as a part of their family lineage, but also the location of their paternal cult as either Zeus orApollo. This falls in line with Zeus’ role as ...
The Father of Gods and MenAs the father of gods and men, Zeus is a very difficult god to understand. Although Ge (Mother Earth) is the actual progenitor of the Immortals, Zeus was proclaimed the father of the gods at the conclusion of the war against the Titans. Zeus successfully led ...
Born tens of thousands of years ago, Zeus is the youngest son of the Titans Rhea and Cronus, who rose to power in the realm that would become Olympus after slaying his father, the sky god Ouranos. The Titans’ mother, the Elder Goddess/Earth Mother Gaea, and the fatally wounded Ouranos...
His mother, Thelma Mary Torn, was a prolific actress while his father, Elmore Rual Torn Sr., was an agriculturalist with a keen interest in drama. Torn's theatrical journey began at the University of Texas, where he studied acting before moving to New York to attend the prestigious Actors ...