Zeus

__Zeus__   "Reconstruction" of the statue of Zeus at Olympia. Phidias, circa 432 BC

__Symbols__
 * Oak Tree
 * Thunderbolt
 * Eagle
 * Shield

__Family __
 *  Roman Name: Jupiter
 *  Parents: Cronus and Rhea
 *  Brothers: Hades, Poseidon
 *  Sisters: Hestia, Demeter, Hera

__Stories __ Zeus is the king of the gods, and is the leader of Mount Olympus. After he set his siblings and Cyclops free, he was a given a lighting bolt by the Cyclops to aid him in his war against the Titans. Zeus is able to interact with mortals, and he controls the heavens and weather. Zeus is represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked. Zeus is known for his many affairs.



<span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px;"> <span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> //Thetis Appeals to Zeus//, 1811, by the French neoclassical painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, shows a stern Zeus sitting on his throne