Castor and Pollux, sons of Leda conceived when Zeus was disguised as a swan Helen of Troy, daughter of Leda Minos, son of Europa, and owner of that labyrinth Myrmidon, son of Eurymedusa said to have conceived when Zeus turned her into an ant before raping her Keroassa, daughter of Io, who later gave birth herself to a son by Poseidon who went on to found Byzantium Tantalus, son of Plouto, a nymph.
Known for his eternal punishment of standing in a pool with fruit hanging over him, but never quite within reach, and the water always receding before he could drink. Pirithous, son of Dia father could also be Ixion. Best friend of Theseus, and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs occurred. Lesser-known offspring: Rhadamanthus, son of Europa, a king somewhere in the Aegean islands, sometimes considered the husband of Ariadne.
King of Laconia and husband of Sparta Magnes first king of Magnesia and Makednos ancestor of Macedonians , sons of Thyia Carius, son of Torrhebia - he learned music from nymphs and later taught it to the Lydians Solymus and Milye, son and daughter of Chaldene, who later married each other Argus, son of Niobe. Later king of Argos. Possible offspring: aka those mentioned on the Wiki's list that I need to research more, will update when I do Dardanus, son of Electra Iasion, son of Electra Harmonia, daughter of Electra according to one account - other sources call her the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite Aethlius, son of Protogenia Sparaios, Kronios and Kytos, sons of Himalia, a nymph Balius and Xanthus, two immortal horses Aecus and Damocrateia, children of Aegina Olenus, son of Anaxithea Acragas, son of Asterope, an Oceanid Britomartis, daughter of Carme, the Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting Atymnius, son of Cassiopeia and beloved of Sarpedon above Dodon, son of Europa Cres, son of the nymph Idaea Orchomenus, son of Isonoe Achilleus and Herophile, sons of Lamia, who was cursed by Hera to eat children legend varies on whether she devoured her own, or those of others Locrus, son of Maera.
Said to have assisted Zethus and Amphion above in the building of Thebes Pelasgus, son of Niobe, and ancestor of the Pelasgians Meliteus, son of Othreis, a nymph.
He was nurtured by bees after an incident involving Othreis' fear of Hera's wrath. Graecus and Latinus, sons of Pandora II Pandora's granddaughter Hellen, son of Pyrrha father could be Deucalion , progenitor of the Hellenes Taenarus, Calabrus and Geraestys, three brothers said to have sailed to Peloponnese and founded a sanctuary of Poseidon.
Improve this answer. Luna Luna 2, 1 1 gold badge 17 17 silver badges 33 33 bronze badges. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Related Zeus was also attracted to young boys. Ganymede, a young and beautiful Trojan prince, was abducted by Zeus and taken up to Olympus to be his personal cupbearer and probably his lover as well. Because Zeus was the ruler of the gods, the gods often took their quarrels to Zeus for arbitration.
He also meted out punishments to immortals and mortals alike who angered him. The Lydian King, Tantalus, was a son of Zeus who was favored by the gods, but he wanted to test their knowledge and power. He invited the gods to a dinner party and served them a dish made from his own son, Pelops. They put Pelops together again giving him an ivory shoulder to replace the one that had been eaten and Tantalus was punished in the Underworld by having to stand up to his chin in a lake that would recede any time he moved to take a drink and overhead was a tree with delicious, ripe fruit that would move away from him when he tried to reach up and grab one.
This myth is the origin of the word tantalize. Zeus was the sky god of the Mycenaean Greek-speaking peoples who migrated to the Greek peninsula sometime around BC. Zeus may have been conflated with a pre-Greek Minoan fertility god on the island of Crete.
This would help to explain the story of Zeus being brought to Crete as a baby and living on Crete for a year in a cave [see Origins ].
Poseidon was one of Zeus's brothers. He was the God of the sea. Hestia in a Mythical Landscape , c. This is a painting of Hestia. Hestia was one of Zeus's sisters. She was the Goddess of the home. This is a statue of Artemis. Artemis was the daughter of Zeus. She was also the twin of Apollo. Artemis was the Goddess of the hunt.
This is a statue of Apollo. Apollo was Zeus's son and the God of light. This is a statue of Hermes.
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