Greek Mythodology

1. Zeus

In Greek mythology, Zeus who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart was Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart was Tinia.

Being the ruler of the universe has its benefits. Zeus is infamous for being a ladies’ man, and his devious means of seducing females are favorite subjects of many Greek legends and paparazzi. He fathered many of the major gods and goddesses, including Athena, Hephaestus, the twins Apollo and Artemis, and Hercules. Aside from that, he also fathered countless mortals as well: Helen of Troy, the hero Perseus, and the nine Muses, among others. No wonder Hera is almost psychotic.

In works of art, Zeus is depicted as a bearded, old but youthful-looking man wielding a couple of thunderbolts, his weapons of choice. The guy is also a sports fanatic (with the ancient Olympic Games being played in his name) and has style as well (a temple bearing his statue is included among the original Seven Wonders of the World).

2. Hera

Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and family.She is both Zeus’ sister and wife.  After being seduced by Zeus in the form of a cuckoo, which is ironic giving Zeus’ adulterous behavior, she married him on the Island of the Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean.  Because her husband is so disloyal, she is constantly on the lookout for anyone he has been with.  When she finds them, she always punishes them severely.

A young beautiful woman, said to be the most beautiful of all goddesses, even beating out Aphrodite. Zeus was the brother of Hera, who fell in love with him from the first moment she saw him, and eventually got a love charm from Aphrodite to seal the deal. She is very relationship-oriented and spends much of her time driving off Zeus’s innumerable nymphs, mistresses, and other dalliances. She also sometimes torments the offspring of those unions, especially Hercules. To her credit, she’s...