Did Zeus have kids with kids?

Zeus fathered many children. Among the most well-known are Athena, the goddess of war; Perseus, the hero known for slaying Medusa; and Persephone, Demeter's daughter and wife to Hades.
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Did Zeus have a child with a human?

Heracles and Perseus were two well-known sons of Zeus fathered by mortal women.
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How many children has Zeus fathered?

Accounts Vary, But Some Estimate Zeus Might Have Had Around 92 Different Children. As with many Greek characters, different stories over the centuries give varying accounts on Zeus's life.
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How many kids did Zeus have with all his wives?

At first, Zeus appeared to her as a bird, and when she took great care to protect it, he changed himself back in his divine form and seduced her. Together they had 10 children, the most important being Hephaistos, the blacksmith of the gods, and Ares, the god of war.
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Who is Zeus favorite child?

Athena is also the favorite child of Zeus, being allowed to carry his Aegis, or armor, into battle.
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Zeus and his love affairs



Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Which Greek god married his sister?

Why is Zeus married to his sister? To hide her shame, Hera agreed to marry him. It was a violent marriage at best. Though Zeus had pursued his sister and sought to possess her by marriage, he never gave up his lusty ways.
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How many times did Zeus cheat on his wife?

Since the PJO series, many hate Hera. Zeus has cheated on Hera over a hundred times. However, she keeps forgiving him in the end.
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Who is Zeus demigod son?

Zeus has many children, Demigod and Godly. Some of his children are Apollo. Athena, Persephone, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, Henry, Hercules, Perceus and Hebe. Hebe and Hephaestus are the only children Zeus and Hera had, the rest are illegitimate.
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Who was Zeus first child?

In some versions of Greek mythology, Zeus ate his wife Metis because it was known that their second child would be more powerful than him. After Metis's demise, their first child Athena was born when Hephaestus cleaved Zeus's head open and the goddess of war emerged, fully grown and armed.
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Who was Zeus strongest son?

Heracles – Son of Zeus and Alcmene

He possessed superhuman strength and courage. Because he was a reminder of Zeus's unfaithfulness, Hera made it her mission to make his life miserable. At one point, she drove him to madness and he killed his own children.
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Who is the greatest demigod?

Ranking The 10 Most Powerful Marvel Demigods
  1. 1 1. Hercules. Perhaps the most legendary demigod of all time, the Prince of Power lives for the thrill of battle.
  2. 2 2. Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, was born from stone. ...
  3. 3 3. Hummingbird. ...
  4. 4 4. Bendigeidfran. ...
  5. 5 5. Phobos. ...
  6. 6 6. Snowbird. ...
  7. 7 7. Khonshu. ...
  8. 8 8. Cúchulain. ...
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Did Zeus and Aphrodite sleep together?

Aphrodite later and of her own volition had an affair with Zeus, but his jealous wife Hera laid her hands upon the belly of the goddess and cursed their offspring with malformity. Their child was the ugly god Priapos.
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Who did Hera sleep with?

In one account Hera refused to marry Zeus and hid in a cave to avoid him; an earthborn man named Achilles convinced her to give him a chance, and thus the two had their first sexual intercourse.
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Who did Zeus love the most?

Zeus fell in love with Io and seduced her under a thick blanket of cloud to keep Hera from learning of it. But Hera was no fool; she flew down from Olympus, dispersed the cloud, and found Zeus standing by a white heifer, who of course was Io.
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Why was Athena a virgin?

Althought Athena is a virgin goddess, she mothered the god Erichthonios by Hephaestus. According to myth, she went to Hephaestus wanting some weapons forged. When Hephaestus tried to rape her, she protected her virginity and he ejaculated on her leg.
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How many wives has Zeus?

Seven wives of Zeus

According to Hesiod, Zeus had seven wives. His first wife was the Oceanid Metis, whom he swallowed on the advice of Gaia and Uranus, so that no son of his by Metis would overthrow him, as had been foretold. Later, their daughter Athena would be born from the forehead of Zeus.
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Did Hades marry his niece?

Yes, Hades was married to his niece, Persephone. Persephone's mother was the goddess Demeter. Demeter and Hades were siblings.
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Who is the god of poop?

Sterculius is the god in question. He's Roman, not Greek. And “feces” is kind of stretching a point. He was the god, actually, of manure.
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Who is the god of stupidity?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name. Sometimes it is referred to as a dæmon, more of a spirit and minor deity.
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Who is the prettiest god?

Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses and there are many tales of how she could encourage both Gods and humans to fall in love with her.
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Is Poseidon stronger than Zeus?

Is Poseidon stronger than Zeus? Poseidon wielded more authority than Zeus. Even though Zeus is a skyfather and divine lord, Poseidon is physically stronger, as well as a divine lord and a transcendent merman. A celestial lord rules over the lesser gods.
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What happens if 2 demigods have a baby?

A demigod has half divine and half mortal genes. A child of two demigods has 1/4 chance of being mortal 1/2 demigod or 1/4 completely immortal.
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Who is the weakest demigod of the seven?

I'd have to say that Piper is the weakest of the seven. She has very little fighting experience. She can charmspeak, but everyone is quite aware of that ability and could easily avoid that.
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