Who is the eldest god?

While all Gods in Greek mythology are seen as powerful the eldest of them, Zeus, Hera
Hera
Hḗrā; Ἥρη, Hḗrē in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea.
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, Poseidon, Hades
Hades
The consort of Hades was Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
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, Demeter, and Hestia
are seen as the strongest of their ilk and unsurpassed in power.
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Who are the three eldest gods?

The Big Three are the three most powerful gods among the Olympians - Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, the three sons of Kronos and Rhea.
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Who is the eldest Greek God?

Hestia was the first born child of the Titans Cronus (Kronos) and Rhea, making her the oldest Greek God.
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Who is the youngest god?

According to Philostratus the Elder, Hebe was the youngest of the gods and the responsible for keeping them eternally young, and thus was the most revered by them.
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Who is older Zeus or Hades?

Zeus had several brothers and sisters who were also powerful gods and goddesses. He was the youngest, but the most powerful of three brothers. His oldest brother was Hades who ruled the Underworld. His other brother was Poseidon, god of the sea.
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Who does Zeus fear?

Being so powerful, could Zeus really fear anyone or anything? Zeus was not afraid of almost anything. However, Zeus was afraid of Nyx, the goddess of night. Nyx is older and more powerful than Zeus.
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Who is Zeus first child?

In most myths, Athena is the eldest child of Zeus. Athena's mother, Metis, was a powerful Titaness whom Zeus either seduced or raped, depending on the version of the story.
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Who is god's eldest son?

In Exodus, the nation of Israel is called God's firstborn son. Solomon is also called "son of God". Angels, just and pious men, and the kings of Israel are all called "sons of God." In the New Testament of the Christian Bible, "Son of God" is applied to Jesus on many occasions.
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Who gave birth god?

When Rhea, his wife, gave birth to the gods and goddesses Cronus swallowed Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon shortly after each was born. Rhea was furious and took pains to save her sixth child, Zeus, from his father.
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Who is the last god in earth?

Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Kalki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of existence (Krita) in Vaishnava cosmology.
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Who was the first god born?

Article about Brahma, the first god in the Hindu trimurti. He is regarded as the senior god and his job was creation.
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Who is older Zeus or Odin?

Who is older, Zeus or Odin? Since Odin is credited with having a hand in creating the world itself, it is safe to say that he is older than Zeus. However, the first written accounts of Zeus are much earlier than the first ones we have of Odin.
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Is Zeus an elder god?

The Elder Gods is the term that typically refers to the six children of Kronos and Rhea: Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera and Zeus.
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Are the 12 gods siblings?

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, and Hades are all brothers and sisters. All the other gods are Zeus's children and have different mothers.
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Who is older Poseidon or Hades?

Hades was the firstborn son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea, who were a pretty big deal in Greek mythology. Moreover, Hades had three older sisters, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera, as well as a younger brother, Poseidon.
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What was Jesus's full name?

Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
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Who is God's wife?

God had a wife, Asherah, whom the Book of Kings suggests was worshipped alongside Yahweh in his temple in Israel, according to an Oxford scholar. In 1967, Raphael Patai was the first historian to mention that the ancient Israelites worshipped both Yahweh and Asherah.
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Who was the child of God?

“Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.”
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Who is Jesus first father?

According to the Gospels, Mary, a virgin betrothed to Joseph, conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit – and therefore Christians consider Jesus the Son of God. However, most Christians understand Joseph to be a true father in every way except biological, since Joseph was the legal father who raised Jesus.
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Who was God's Brother?

Saint James, also called James, The Lord's Brother, (died ad 62, Jerusalem; Western feast day May 3), a Christian apostle, according to St.
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Who is God's third child?

Seth, in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible.
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Who is Zeus favorite human child?

Perhaps partly because of the strange circumstances of her birth, Athena is often cited as Zeus's favourite child. He also greatly admired her strength of character and fighting spirit. Some believe Athena was Zeus's first born child, which might, somewhat unfairly, suggest why he chose her as his favourite.
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Who was Zeus favorite son?

1. Apollo: Zeus' Best-Known Son. Of all the sons Zeus fathered, Apollo is perhaps the best known. Apollo was conceived during an illicit affair between Zeus and Leto (Zeus was married to Hera at the time), along with a twin sister named Artemis.
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