Luke Smith

Ms. Jochman

English 9RWW

December 3rd, 2018

Zeus: The Ruler of the Gods?

The Olympian God, Zeus.

Image Via: Greekmythology.com

Overview

Zeus. Olympian God birthed from Cronus, a ruthless Titan. Considered to be the ruler of the

Gods and considered to be the father of the Gods. He is the God of the sky and thunder and totes

a lightning bolt as his weapon. The lightning bolt became a symbol of Zeus and is widely

known. Zeus became God of the sky and thunder after the Titanomachy(war between the Gods

and the Titans). After the Titanomachy, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divided the world between

them. According to GreekMythology.com, “Poseidon got the sea, Hades the underworld, and
Zeus the sky.” Zeus was such a great leader in the Titanomachy that after the war, he was

crowned ruler of all Gods and men.

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Zeus as seen carrying the Lightning Bolt.

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Zeus’s first victory

Zeus’s first victory came short after he was born. It all started with the creation story where at

the beginning there was only chaos and void. Then came some important immortal beings which

lead to Cronus being born. Cronus is an evil Titan that is very powerful and the father of most

Gods. Cronus had many children that are now considered to be the main Gods. After hearing
from a prophecy that one of his children would overthrow him, he swallowed all of his children.

He swallowed all of his children so no one could overthrow him. However, the Gods were

immortal, so they just stayed inside Cronus trapped there. A little bit after that, Cronus had

another kid named Zeus. Zeus’s mother, fearing that Cronus would eat him, decided to hide

Zeus. She hid Zeus in a cave and realized that Cronus would realize that he was missing. So,

she came up with a deviant plan to feed a rock to Cronus and trick him into thinking it was Zeus.

The plan worked and Cronus thought he had swallowed Zeus. Zeus then grew up in a cave and

grew strong. His maturity increase from infant to adult took maybe a year to complete. He then

went to Cronus and asked to be his cupbearer. Zeus put something in his drink that made Cronus

throw up. This made Cronus throw up the rest of the children and Zeus saved them.

Leadership In The Titanomachy

After Zeus made Cronus spit up the Gods, the Titanomachy started. The Titanomachy was the

war between the Gods and the Titans. This happened because Zeus and his siblings rebelled

against their father Cronus. For 10 years, the war was unsuccessful. No one on either side had

prevailed. A little bit after that, the Gods teamed with other mythical beings and defeated the

Titans. According to GreekMythology.com, Zeus played a big role in this war. Zeus’s

leadership and war strategies helped the Gods prevail over the Titans and win the Titanomachy.

After the war, Zeus was named father of the Gods and given the title God of the sky and thunder.