CLAS 430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sky Father, Cyclops
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Chairman of all the 12 major gods. His main wife is the goddess of marriage, hera (or juno) Ro(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:449)ord (cid:862)dio(cid:448)is paler(cid:863) -> jupiter (sky father) Carries the lightning/thunderbolt and his sometimes represented by the eagle. He is often depicted as sitting in a chair. Also in charge of law-and-order and justice: he focuses a lot on xenia (hospitality), hospitality is very important in greek culture. Zeus had a lot of affairs (over 100 of them) He had affairs with other goddesses and mortal women: each of these were stories from a different city or community, o(cid:373)e of these (cid:862)affairs(cid:863) (cid:449)ere rape a(cid:374)d coercio(cid:374)s. He also had male affairs (greeks were bisexual): zeus + ganymede (prince of troy). Zeus took him back to olympus and made him a wine bearers: shows the story of abduction by zeus. His symbol is the trident that he wields. Often depicted on a chariot drawn by horses from the sea.
