Zeus was gods' father and king. He was Lord of the Sky and dominated atmospheric disturbances: rain, thunderbolts, thunders ecc... His weapons were the thunderbolts. He was shown as a man wearing a beard sat on a throne with a few thunderbolts in his hand. He was the protector of the State and property, family, hospitality and he was the head of the oracles. He defeated his father Cronus together with his brothers Hades and Poseidon and he became the king of the gods. He got married to many goddesses (Meti, Temi, Demeter, Leto) and finally Hera. He gave birth to many heroes and half-heroes with many mortal women. He was identified with the planet Jupiter and with the fourth day of the week in countries, with Latin based languages.
