Sep 20, 2023 · In another myth, Zeus seduced Alcmene, a princess from the Argolid, by assuming the form of her absent husband Amphitryon. Later that same night, Alcmene also …

Mar 9, 2023 · Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld. Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then …

Dec 9, 2022 · The myth of Pandora begins with the Titan Prometheus. After the creation of humanity, Prometheus entered into an ill-advised battle of wits with Zeus. First, he tricked …

Jul 14, 2023 · From the very beginning, Heracles was hated by Hera, Zeus’ queen. Hera was jealous of her husband Zeus’ mortal lovers and children, and even before Heracles was born …

Aug 24, 2023 · Some sources, such as Callimachus (late fourth–mid-third century BCE), alluded to the myth of Amalthea and Zeus without taking a stance on Amalthea’s nature. Others, …

Mar 9, 2023 · The Birth of Zeus. Hecate appears in some versions of the birth of Zeus. This myth tells of how the Titan Cronus, Zeus’ father, swallowed each of his children as soon as they …

Aug 31, 2023 · A helpful outline of Greek mythology, including Zeus’ role in myth, can be found in the Library of Apollodorus or “Pseudo-Apollodorus” (first century BCE or later); this is the only …

Mar 8, 2023 · In one Orphic tradition, Zeus drugged Cronus with honey at the advice of the primordial goddess Nyx (“Night”), then bound and castrated him while he was incapacitated. In …

Dec 7, 2022 · The gentle Leto also interceded on behalf of other mythological sufferers. Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica tells of how Leto, together with Apollo and Artemis, pleaded with Zeus to …

Jul 3, 2023 · Homer: Perseus and his birth from an affair between Zeus and Danae is mentioned in the Iliad (14.319–20). Hesiod: The Gorgons and Perseus’ battle with Medusa are mentioned …