Zeus, The god of Thunder

Zeus the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, he was the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and of the Pantheon of gods who resided there. Being the supreme ruler upheld law, justice and morals, and this made him the spiritual leader of both gods and men. Zeus was a celestial god, and originally worshiped as a weather god by the Greek tribe. He has always been associated as being the god of thunder, as his main attribute is the thunderbolt; he controlled thunder, lightning and rain.

This is the story of how Zeus and his brothers and sisters pull down they’re ruler and father, Cronus.

Cronus had already defeated his own father Uranus and castrated him to become the mighty ruler. With Rhea, he fathered Hestia, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera and Zeus. Cronus was fearful that his children would in turn other throw him, so as they born he ate them whole.

By the time Zeus was due to be born, Rhea was rather fed up with this behavior. She went to Crete to give birth and passed him to Gaia, her mother, who hid him in a cave. Then she wrapped up a great stone in infants covering and gave this to Cronus to eat, pretending it to be Zeus.

When Zeus had grown to maturity, Cronus was tricked into bringing up all that he had swallowed: first the stone and then his other children. With his brothers and sisters, Zeus waged against Cronus. A great war raged for over ten years but finally Zeus was triumphant.

Bibliography

Leadbetter, Ron. pantheon.org. 3 March 1997. 25 August 2011 .

Welcome!!

Hi. I will start introducing about what I will talk about and that is Mythology. So far I know Mythology talks about myths of some god’s cultures, for example, Greek Gods. So, in this first post, I will talk about what are mythology and some Greek gods, in which I will refer during this period of time.

In Greece, mythology the body of tradicional tales concerning the gods , heroes, and rituals of the ancient Greek. The principal God is Cronus, who is known as the father of the principal gods we know, for example, Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, etc. He was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own sons, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, and imprisioned in Tartarus.

There is a story that tells how Zeus and the other gods topples Cronus, but I will tell it in the next post.Finally, I welcome you to enjoy this Greek mythology blog and if you want to comment on something or want to know about more, just leave a comment below. Thanks.

Bibliography

Skidmore, Joel. mythweb.com. 3 January 2011. 17 August 2011 .