zeus
...er to eat. When Zeus was grown he returned and with the help of his grandmother Earth forced Cronus to disgorge it and the five earlier children. The stone was sent to Delphi where, according to a traveler, it was rubbed with oil by priests each day. Zeus was brother of Hades, Hera, Hestia and Poseidon. He married Hera after seducing her as a cuckoo. He is famous for having many affairs which resulted in many known children and probably many more that were not known to be his. Athena was his favorite child. He bore her alone from his head. His bird was the eagle. His gold was guarded by the Griffins and his thunder-bolts were forged by Hephaestus. more on Zues Athene -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athene was the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. She was Zeus’ favorite daughter. Zeus went to see an oracle when Athene’s mother, Metis; goddess of prudence, was pregnant with Athene. He wished to know if the child would be a boy or a girl. The oracle replied that the child would be a girl, and that she would be very talented and skilled. However, the oracle also warned him that his second child with Metis would overthrow, and kill him as Zeus did to his father, Cronus. Zeus did not want to risk being overthrown, and swallowed Metis to prevent the prophesy from coming true. However, Zeus got a great pain in the form of headaches. Hepha...