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Zeus (or Jupiter in Rome)  By Will Gibson and Kyle Wolfe

Zeus is the king of all of the Greek gods. He rules over all of the other gods, along with his brothers, Poseidon and Hades.Zeus is the lord of the sky, and by far the most powerful. In fact, it is rumored that all of the other Greek gods combined are not as powerful as he. The Greeks feared Zeus for centuries, and often made sacrifices when thanking him for good weather or luck. Zeus' famous symbol is the lightning bolt, as this is his famous weapon used to cast lightning.

 Zeus' family is a complicated one, most of the gods and minor gods are his decendents. When hye was born, his father, Cronus (a titan), attempted to eat him, but Zeus' mother tricked him into eating a rock. Once Zeus had grown powerful enough, he killed his father and freed his siblings from his stomach. His wife is Hera, but very few of Zeus' children were hers. Zeus had over seventy affairs, all of which his wife disaproved of. __Modern Day Connection__

One major modern day connection to Zeus is Tiger Woods. He is great at golf, and could be considered the king of golf. Zeus is the lord of the sky, and controls all things that happen within his realm; but that isn't the only connection that can be made between these two men. Another is the fact that they have both cheated with their wives many times. Tiger Woods may not have done it as many times as Zeus, but he has done it enough to be comparible. Zeus could also be connected to any other powerful men who have had multiple affairs.

Sources:


 * Hamilton, Edith. //Mythology: Edith Hamilton.// New York: Spark Pub., 2003. Print.


 * Wikipedia contributors. "Zeus." //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 Nov. 2011. Web. 8 Nov. 2011