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IPA transcription: ['zus]
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Noun
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(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
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type genus of the family Zeidae
Usage examples
- Helike nurtured god Zeus in his infancy on Crete.
- In the other version, Talos is a gift from Zeus to Europa.
- Zeus destroyed these people because of their impiety, in the Ogygian Deluge.
- Hades deplored Zeus' decree, and challenged Zeus' supremacy many times.
- "The dogs of great Zeus" then returned to their "cave in Minoan Crete".
- It is also always stated that Helen is the daughter of Zeus.
- Zeus is the Greek god of thunder.
- One source describes her as an ancient wife of Zeus.
- With the aegis of Zeus, Heracles won the battle.
- Witte's transneptunian planets were, Cupido, Hades, Zeus and Kronos.