ATS1265 Classical Mythology
Cannibalism, incest, bestiality: it's all in a day's work for Zeus (Jupiter*), chief of the Olympian Gods.
Seduces Leda disguised as a swan. Leda lays an egg containing the beautiful Helen, the 'face that launched a thousand ships' ...
Swallows his pregnant wife Metis ('Cunning Intelligence') after hearing that her son will be greater than his father. The prophecy is averted, and Zeus gives birth to their daughter Athene out of his own head ...
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Mates with his sister Hera (Juno) to produce Ares (Mars); with his sister Demeter (Roman: Ceres) to produce Persephone (Proserpina); with his cousin Leto to produce Apollo and Artemis (Diana).
Come and meet the rest of the family in: ATS1265 Classical Mythology, Semester 1
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* Roman names in brackets