CLA204H1 Midterm: Midterm #1 Review
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Cla204 midterm 1 review y olympians (non-dwellers=hestia and hades: zeus (jupiter/jove) for both the greeks and the romans, he is the highest god. he is really a god of stormy weather - really a god of weather. zeus is the cloud-gatherer, the dark-clouded, he thunders on high, the hurler of thunderbolts ( cloud-gathering zeus ) a direct appearance of zeus is lightening. zeus alone commands his weapon - the thunderbolt. no enemy of zeus is victorious before zeus. he is the strongest of all of the gods - nothing can seriously threaten. zeus also holds a spear in some depiction, which also represents the thunderbolt. he is the father of gods and men. he is also connected with the bull and that is his sacrificial animal. he is often depicted on a throne, with his sceptre in hand. all rule among mortal men proceeds from zeus.
