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Zeus

Zeus was the King of God's in Greek Mythology. Zeus's father, Cronus, was cursed by his father Ouranus that his own children would overthrow him and rule the cosmos in his place. When Cronus's wife, Rhea, had children Cronus swallowed them and got rid of the problem. Rhea was horrified, and when she had another child she feared the boy would get swallowed as well. Rhea hid the boy, Zeus, and gave Cronus a rock to swallow instead. When Zeus grew old enough, he disguised himself as a Titan. When Zeus earned Cronus's trust, he gave him a mixture of mustard and nectar and other herbs which caused Cronus to vomit his children. Zeus led a great war against the gods and the titans that lasted many centuries. Zeus finally called upon his grandmother Gaea, the form of the Earth. Gaea told him the gods would only win if her six other children, the Cyclops and the Hundred Handed Ones were freed from Tartarus. When that happened, the Cyclops fashioned weapons for the gods to use and the Hundred Handed Ones helped fight. It became an unfair war, and the gods won quickly. Soon after, Zeus married his sister, Hera, and ruled the universe with her at his side. He had many godly children, and even more demigod children. Zeus was worshipped as the greatest gods until the Roman's came and adapted Zeus into the god Jupiter. He was worshipped as Jupiter until the Roman Empire ended.