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Zeus: The Great God, The Most Powerful God

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Zeus is the most powerful god. He is the sky god. He is the ruler of all the gods too. His weapon is a thunderbolt. Zeus is involved in many stories and is probably the most famous god. In this paper, I will be telling you stories about Zeus, about his affairs and his kids, and also other interesting things about him. First, I will tell you a little bit about Zeus. Zeus is the most powerful god. (Smith) Zeus is married to his sister, Hera (Smith). They have three kids Ares, Hephaestus, and Hebe (Smith). Zeus is in control of the heavens and sky (Smith). Zeus is called the father of the gods (Smith). Zeus manages everything involving the gods (Smith). Zeus’s weapon is a thunderbolt (Smith). No one can use his thunderbolt except him and his daughter (Smith). Now I will tell you about how Zeus rules. Zeus would give out punishments to anyone that did something wrong (Cartwright). Zeus punishes a god every day (Cartwright). Every day Prometheus has his liver eaten by an eagle (Cartwright). Zeus punishes all humanity because the first girl sent into the world received the gift of fire (Cartwright). Even though Zeus was big on punishments he was a very big peacemaker (Cartwright). He helped Apollo and Hermes when they fought over the lyre (Cartwright). Now I will tell you stories about Zeus. The first story I will tell you about is when Zeus took over his father. Zeus is the son of Rhea and Cronos (Ward). Cronos is the son of the earth god (Ward).

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