Zeus
By Rebecca and Camryn
Zeus is known as the Supreme Ruler of Mount Olympus and he is also the Ruler of the sky. His Roman name Jupiter. He is married to his sister Hera. Zeus is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea. And he almost didn't survive his birth
Cronus ruled for many ages. However, Gaea and Uranus both had prophesied that he would be overthrown by his youngest son. To avoid this Cronus swallowed each of his children as they were born. Rhea was angry at the treatment of the children and plotted against Cronus. When it came time to give birth to her sixth child, Rhea tricked Cronus. She secretly carried the child to
Zeus's siblings are Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Hera.
When he was born, his father Cronus intended to swallow him as he had all of Zeus's siblings. Zeus is the father of Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Dionyses, Aphroditie, Hebe, Hermes, Hercules, Helen, Hephaestus, Minos, and the Muses . He had more than 10 wives. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he could hold like a staff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zeus.html
http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Zeus.html
Camryn- I think Zeus was a really cool god it was fun to learn about what he did and who he was!
Rebecca- Zeus is O.K. No just kiding. I like that he is the god of the sky. and that he can get a little srange. But that is what I like about him.
This is our clay model of Zeus. We made this in our class.
