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=Zeus=

By Emily Leslie and Brady Horton
Zeus is probably the most famous Greek god of them all. He is in many of the Greek stories and has been pictured in many modern movies and TV shows. For centuries, people have feared his mighty lightning bolt. But he is very different behind all that. All of his shenanigans have gotten him in trouble with his wfe, Hera. In fact, Zeus is a lot like Mark Sanford because they both cheated on their wives. They are a little bit different though. Zeus cheated with many different women, while Governor Sanford only cheated with one. This is because when the Greek religion was brought to other cities, Zeus took the old god's wife, so poets wrote stories about how Zeus cheated on his wife. Zeus is the god of the sky, and he rules over all of the gods in olympus. His father was Cronus, who was afraid that his children would overthrow him like he overthrew his father, so he swallowed them. But his wife hid Zeus and fed Cronus a stone instead. Zeus overthrew Cronus and made him cough up all of the other children. Zeus is pictured as a god of justice and the protector of the weak. He is also the rain god and the gatherer of the clouds. Because of said cheating, Zeus had many children, many of them were with regular mortals, so these children were known as Demigods, or half-gods. But some of his children were with niether god nor mortal. His daughter, Athena, sprung fully grown from his head. His children probably account for most of the gods on Mount Olympus. Zeus also has many symbols. His main symbol is the lightning bolt. The lightning bolt is also his weapon. He trusts only his daughter, Athena, with his lightning bolt. His tree was the oak tree, and his bird was the eagle. His oracle was of Dodona.

The Greek God Zeus holding his mighty lightning bolt.

Mark Sanford.

Sources: "Zeus." //Greek Mythology//. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. []. Hamilton, Edith, and Steele Savage. //Mythology,//. Boston: Little, Brown and, 1942. Print.