Why Was Zeus So Angry

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Long ago, Zeus' people were making fun of him because they thought that lightning was a boring and useless power. So eventually Zeus found out about this and he didn’t take it very well, he became very angry at what his own people were saying and how they were not afraid of their god.Being very angry with the situation, Zeus took matters into his own hands without consulting any other gods and he sent lightning so that the people would know that they were wrong about him. Zeus had to show them what he was really made of. So the people learned not to make him angry or it won’t go very well. After he sent lightning , the people were very afraid of him and feared much more than Zeus had wanted. So he ordered his messenger Hermes, and Athena

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