How many times has Zeus cheated?

Zera is a highly disliked couple. 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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How many affairs has Zeus had?

Thus, Zeus had sexual relations with a total of at least 57 others, a number of exceeds the number of Achaean deaths in the Iliad.
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Who did Zeus cheat?

Zeus took another lover, the mortal Semele, after he saw her sacrifice a bull in his honor. Zeus visited Semele often and she became pregnant. Hera discovered Zeus's infidelity, worked to befriend Semele, and tricked her into asking Zeus to show himself in all his glory, knowing that mortals cannot look upon the gods.
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Is Zeus unfaithful?

The relationship between Zeus and Hera had always been tumultuous. Zeus was consistently unfaithful, and Hera spent all her time exerting revenge on her husband's mistresses and offspring.
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Who all slept with Zeus?

Before his marriage to Hera, Zeus consorted with a number of the female Titanes (and his sister Demeter). These liaisons are ordered by Hesiod as follows: (1) Metis; (2) Themis; (3) Eurynome; (4) Demeter; (5) Mnemosyne; (6) Leto.
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Zeus and his love affairs



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 was Zeus favorite lover?

Zeus and Metis

His first and favorite lover was Metis, a Titan goddess and mother of Athena.
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Who is the most loyal god?

Hades: The Most Loyal Greek God

The Greek god Hades is comparatively a better husband than his peer gods. Whilst Zeus and Poseidon – Hades' brothers – are widely known for their affairs, Hades remained loyal to Persephone.
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How many wives has Zeus?

Although Hera, Zeus' sister, is the most famous of them all, many other goddesses and titanesses had the fortune to stand by the side of Zeus on the top of Mount Olympus. The wives of Zeus were 7: Metis. Themis.
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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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How many times did Hades cheat on Persephone?

Hades did not make any of his extramarital affairs a secret. Typically, his affairs would not bother Persephone, but when Minthe arrogantly bragged that she was more beautiful than Persephone and that she would win Hades back, Persephone took revenge. Persephone turned Minthe into what we know today as the mint plant.
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Who was 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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Did Zeus sleep with a cow?

In the version of the myth told in Prometheus Bound she initially rejected Zeus' advances, until her father threw her out of his house on the advice of oracles. According to some stories, Zeus then turned Io into a heifer (a cow) in order to hide her from his wife; others maintain that Hera herself transformed Io.
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Which Greek god had the most Affairs?

Zeus, the king of the Olympian Gods, was not only known for being the most prominent deity in the ancient Greek pantheon. He also had a reputation for his endless affairs, which leaves us amazing tales of conflict and chaos.
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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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Why did Zeus marry 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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Who was Zeus favorite wife?

Zeus finally became enamored of the goddess who was to become his permanent wife — Hera.
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How was Zeus killed?

Kratos stabs Zeus (and Gaia) with the Blade of Olympus. The King of the Gods observes all of the destruction his son has caused to Greece, telling him that he would have much to do once their battle is over. They fight each other again until they are interrupted by Gaia, who was thought to have been killed by Kratos.
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Who is higher than Zeus?

Nyx is older and more powerful than Zeus. Not much is known about Nyx. In the most famous myth featuring Nyx, Zeus is too afraid to enter Nyx's cave for fear of angering her.
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Is Zeus evil or good?

Zeus became the most important god because he used intelligence as well as power, and he used his intelligence to ensure that he would not be replaced by an even stronger successor. He cared about justice, and he gave the other gods rights and privileges in return for their allegiance to him.
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Who is stronger Poseidon or Zeus?

Poseidon: Power. Both gods were extremely powerful, but Zeus was the supreme god and was the stronger and more powerful of the duo. Zeus was the most powerful of all the Greek gods, the one that both mortals and deities would call upon for help.
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Did Zeus sleep with Artemis?

She was a hunting companion of Artemis, imitating her dress and remaining under oath a virgin for the goddess. But Zeus fell in love with her and forced her into bed, taking the likeness, some say, or Artemis, others, of Apollon.
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How many demigod children did Zeus?

Zeus also had six children which include Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Athena, Ares, and Aphrodite.
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What is Zeus favorite color?

Purple is Zeus's favorite color.
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Who is Zeus youngest child?

KABEIROI (Cabeiri) The gods of the Mysteries of Samothrake were, according to some, sons of Zeus and the Mousa Kalliope (most, however, call them sons of Hephaistos and Kabeiro). KAIROS (Caerus) The god of opportunity was the youngest divine son of Zeus.
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