Questions tagged [zeus]
The supreme sky god of Greek mythology.
56
questions
3
votes
0
answers
91
views
Why does Hesiod emphasize the fact that Hecate is the only child of her parents?
In Hesiod's Theogony, he dedicates a part to talking about Hecate's birth and the powers she possesses:
And she conceived and bare Hecate whom Zeus the son of Cronos honoured
above all. He gave her ...
- 103
2
votes
1
answer
105
views
Why does Cronus have the power to cast hailstones, in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus?
I was reading the page of Cronus on Theoi.com when I saw this passage, which talks about the fight between Zeus and Cronus:
Broadbeard Kronos fanned the flame of Enyo (War) as he cast icy spears
...
- 103
2
votes
2
answers
159
views
Specificness of gods
I am by no means an expert or insider on mythology, and maybe I misuse or misunderstand Greek mythology. But there has always been a question that has been on my mind.
Why do the gods have such ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
635
views
Who were all the godly children of Zeus and how many were there?
How many children did Zeus have that were gods? How many were there? I know that the 9 Muses were fathered by Zeus, as well as some of the Olympians (Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Athena, Ares, and ...
- 29
5
votes
1
answer
462
views
Did Galileo or Marius know that Callisto was tidally locked?
Jupiter IV, usually referred to as Callisto in modern times, is tidally locked to Jupiter(Zeus). Callisto of mythology attracted the attentions of Zeus (ostensibly because of her physique, according ...
- 135
3
votes
2
answers
131
views
Source for claim that white animals were sacrificed to Olympian gods?
The Wikipedia article about Zeus contains these two sentences:
Certain modes of ritual were held in common as well: sacrificing a white animal over a raised altar, for instance.
Olympian gods, by ...
- 151
1
vote
1
answer
138
views
Is there any surviving manuscript older than the 1st century CE that mentions the story of Danae being impregnated by Zeus's golden shower?
I know that the story is mentioned in:
Pherecydes' Genealogies
scholia of Apollonius of Rhodes
Sophocles' Antigone
Antipater of Thessalonica
Gaius Julius Hyginus' Fabulae
the Greek Anthology
...
- 141
1
vote
0
answers
349
views
Did Zeus become a literal ant, or a human with ant-like qualities, a worker?
The Myrmidons (or Myrmidones Μυρμιδόνες) were an ancient nation of Greek mythology. In Homer's Iliad, the Myrmidons are the soldiers commanded by Achilles.[1] Their eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a ...
- 11
5
votes
2
answers
276
views
Why was the goat Amalthea such a dreaded animal?
Amalthea was the goat that fed Zeus when Rhea wanted to protect him from Cronus, hiding him in a cave in Crete. Other versions say that she was actually a nymph, who was in charge of feeding him with ...
- 53
4
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Was there meant to be a connection or comparison between Poseidon's trident and Hades's bident?
In Greek mythology, Poseidon carries a three-pronged spear known as a trident, while his brother Hades carries a two-pronged spear known as a bident. For that matter, the third brother Zeus carries ...
- 548
4
votes
1
answer
262
views
Do we know of any battles or other specific events that happened during the Titanomachy?
Every account of the Titanomachy I’ve ever seen basically jumps from Zeus getting Kronos to regurgitate his siblings straight to the Olympians’ victory ten years later. A few will reference the ...
- 548
1
vote
2
answers
336
views
Do any myths specify whether Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia were sextuplets or simply siblings?
We know that Zeus was the youngest, but then people do still talk about being the "older twin" or "younger twin."
Do we know if Zeus was the youngest of six siblings born (and ...
- 548
1
vote
0
answers
181
views
what was the reason for rape in greek myths and culture
Is the reason gods assaulted women because of Eros?
Did gods and mortals alike blame Eros for their act of "passion"?
- 11
4
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Why doesn't Hera divorce Zeus and marry someone more faithful?
This is something I don't understand. If Hera hates Zeus' infidelity, to the point of cursing his lovers and even trying to overthrow him, why not marry someone else?
- 381
4
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Who in Greek mythology is associated with natural disasters?
For example, tsunamis being water are obvious to be Poseidon's doing, but what about volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, soil liquefaction etc?
Some sources state that Poseidon ...
- 196