Zeus, in Greek mythology, the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. Zeus corresponds
to the Roman god Jupiter.Zeus was considered, according to Homer, the father of the gods and
of mortals. He did not create either gods or mortals; he was their father in the sense of being the
protector and ruler both of the Olympian family and of the human race. He was lord of the sky,
the rain god, and the cloud gatherer, who wielded the terrible thunderbolt. His breastplate was
the aegis, his bird the eagle, his tree the oak. Zeus presided over the gods on Mount Olympus in
Thessaly (Thessalia). His principal shrines were at Dodona, in Epirus, the land of the oak trees
and the most ancient shrine, famous for its oracle, and at Olympia, where the Olympian Games
were celebrated in his honor every fourth year. The Nemean games, held at Nemea, northwest
of Árgos, were also dedicated to Zeus. Beginning with the writings of the Greek poet Homer,
Zeus is pictured in two very......

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