2. For the
Greeks, the Gods are personalities with human failings. This is clearly
seen in the character of Zeus in books 11-17.
Cite some events that show
Zeus' weaknesses. Almighty ZEUS, Ruler of the sky, King of the Gods, God of Thunder and Lightning, and a father to all, Gods and Mortals alike. He is the youngest son of CRONUS (Titan God of Time) & RHEA (Titan Goddess of Fertility).
His siblings were:
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Hestia (Goddess of the Hearth)
Demeter ( Goddess of Agriculture and Fertility)
Hera (Husband of Zeus and Queen of the Gods)
Hades (God of the Underworld)
Poseidon (God of the Seas)
His notable symbols were the thunderbolt, bull, eagle, and oak tree.
There is this one quote from Book 1 that goes like this:
"Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father, and all the gods rise in his presence."
From this quote, it only shows how a great God Zeus is to his fellow Gods and mortals. It can be drawn here that he is a well-respected God and everyone favors him, not only in Mount Olympus but the whole world.
In Greek Mythology, he is known to be the strongest God that other Gods wanted to anger him. He has a weapon of a thunderbolt where he shoots it out from the sky to frighten the soldiers, bleeds the courage off of the mortals, etc.
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There is also one instance where Zeus is rendered powerless every time HERA seduces him to her plots. She even fooled Zeus after seducing him and made him fell asleep as Poseidon can turn the tide of the ongoing war.
I believe in the saying:
"Behind every man's success is a woman"
WHY? Well, for most of us, this statement is TRUE because Women is the inspiration of most Men to become more responsible, more productive, and more independent. Every man wants the best for their wives and as for Zeus, Hera is his wife.
Hera, on the other hand, hates him after tricking her in the form of a bedraggled, rain-soaked cuckoo and when Zeus returned in his true form he ravished Hera and he shamed her into marrying him. Their wedding night is a glorious one - one that lasted 300 years.
Together, they had 3 children:
ARES (God of War)
HEBE (Goddess of Youth and Spring)
EILEITHYIA (Goddess of Childbirth and Midwifery)
Although Zeus is hated by Hera, he still loves her as his wife and is used in her ways, whether good or bad.
Therefore, Hera is his weakness even though he is the strongest and mightiest of all the Gods on Mount Olympus and of all the mortals on Earth alike.
Every God has its own weakness.....
I just thought of making a Bonus blog because of my interest on the question.
Thank you for reading this and see you on my next post!
Ciao for now!
- Gelo Gonzales -
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The epic actually shows the weaknesses of human beings, and Homer shows this through the characters of both the gods and the mortals.
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