1. zeus - Noun
2. Zeus - Proper noun
The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world (cf. Hades). He was identified with Jupiter.
Source: Webster's dictionary2 The Charites/Graces were usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome but they were also said to be daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite or of Helios and the naiad Aegle. Source: Internet
Abduction Statue of Europa representing Europe at Palazzo Ferreria The mythographers tell that Zeus was enamored of Europa and decided to seduce or ravish her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. Source: Internet
According to other sources, Anchises later brags about his encounter with Aphrodite, and as a result is struck in the foot with a thunderbolt by Zeus. Source: Internet
According to 1 Maccabees 1:41-50 he proclaimed himself the incarnation of the Greek god Zeus and mandated death to anyone who refused to worship him. Source: Internet
Accounts differ over which of Leda's four children, two pairs of twins, were fathered by Zeus and which by Tyndareus. Source: Internet
After being tricked into fighting the Avengers by the Enchantress and banished from Olympus by Zeus, Hercules began living in Avengers Mansion, before being formally adopted into the group. Source: Internet