Zeus In Greek Mythology

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The Greek mythical character I chose was Zeus. The reason I chose him was because he the big major one out of all the Greek gods. Zeus is known as the most powerful of the Greek gods and had a number of powers. His most famous power is the throwing lightning bolts.

This epic battle was lasted for ten years between Zeus and the Olympians and Cronus and the Titans. Cronus fought from Mt. Othrys; his allies were Titans except for Themis and her son Promethues. Zeus fought from Mt. Olympus and his allies, in plus the Themis and Prometheus, were his brothers and sisters, who had been swallowed by Cronus but later regurgitated, namely: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Also on his side was the Hecatonchires and Cyclopes.

Zeus was victorious

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