Zeus

= **__Zeus__** =

**__By Stacey Slice and Nic Trocha__**
Zeus is the all powerful god of the heavens. He is the supreme ruler and his power is greater than all the other divinities combined. He’s the youngest of 7 brothers and sisters. Zeus is the son of Eronus and Rhea, and his first daughter is Athena, who has no mother. He is the bravest and most powerful of all the gods. He is so powerful, he can't be opposed or decieved. Whenever he is challenged by another god, he destroys them. This proves that Zeus is the most powerful of all the gods. ====Zeus is also very well known for his many wives and affairs. His first wife was Hera. From Hera, Zues had Ares, Hebe, and Hephaestus. After Hera, he married Leto who gave him Apollo and Artemis, Demeter who gave him Persephone, Maia who gave him Hermes, and Dione who gave him Aphrodite. Though, this is just a bit of his wives and children. He had over to many children, wives, and affairs to count. ==== ====The greek myths tell us many things about the greek people. In the myths of the gods, all of them knew each other. There wasn't any confusion on who was who. This is also how ancient Greece was. Most people knew everybody. This is probably where they got this idea to form the myths on. The myth of Zeus tells us that the Greeks were very creative and interesting. Since Zeus was so powerful and had so many affairs, they probably believed that if a certain person was powerful enough, they could have as many affairs and wives as they wanted and no one would care. The greeks either didn't think this was inappropriate, or they thought that since Zeus was so powerful he could do anything. ==== ====If I could choose someone from modern day life to be Zeus I would choose Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods is a very well known man and is the king of golf. He had affairs with many women, but not quite as many as Zeus. Although Tiger Woods only had one wife and not as many affairs or children as Zeus, Tiger Woods is a great fit to Zeus. ====  Tiger Woods   []

====Governor Mark Sandford could also be a version of Zeus. He was the governor of South Carolina which is like being the head or ruler of the state. Everyone in the state knows about him. Governor Sandford only had one wife, but he had an affair on her with another woman. Even though he only had one affair, he relates to Zeus in a lot of ways. ====  Governor Mark Sanford   []

====Another person that could represent Zeus is Kody Brown. He is the man on sister wives. He has four wives and 17 children. He actually only has one less wife than Zeus. He may not have had any affairs, but he does have a lot of children. Kody Brown may not be the ruler of anything, but a lot of people know him. This man is also a lot like Zeus. He also kind of looks like Zeus. ====  Kody Brown [] Zeus []

__Works Cited__ Print: Hamilton, Edith. //Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes//. New York, NY: Warner, 1999. Print.