Who was impregnated by Zeus?

This page describes three of Zeus' mortal liaisons--Danae
Danae
In Greek mythology, Danaë (/ˈdæneɪ.i/, /ˈdæni.iː/; Ancient Greek: Δανάη, romanized: Danáē; Ancient Greek: [da.ná.ɛː], Modern: [ðaˈna.i]) was an Argive princess and mother of the hero Perseus by Zeus. She was credited with founding the city of Ardea in Latium during the Bronze Age.
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who was impregnated by the god in the form of a golden shower, Antiope who was seduced by the god in the guise of a satyr, and Kallisto who was deceived by Zeus disguised as the maiden Artemis
Artemis
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (/ˈɑːrtɪmɪs/; Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity.
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How many people has Zeus impregnated?

In his private life Zeus was quite the lothario, fathering an unbelievable number of around 100 children with many different women (but don't hate him too much – it's just a myth, after all). Of this 100, he fathered a mix of sons and daughters, many of whom were gods and goddesses, and some became great leaders.
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Who did Zeus mate with?

In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to be Dione, by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite. According to the Theogony, Zeus' first wife was Metis, by whom he had Athena.
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Did Zeus have a child with a human?

Hercules was the illegitimate child of Zeus and a mortal woman, as were Perseus, Helen of Troy and Minos (among other very, very famous offspring of Zeus).
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How many human children did Zeus father?

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 guys did Zeus sleep with?

How many people did Zeus mate with? Gods aside, Zeus also had sexual affairs with 20 mortals, including one male, Ganymede, a prince ofTroy.
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Who all did Zeus have kids with?

"Sons of Jove [Zeus] : Liber [Zagreos] by Proserpina, whom the Titanes dismembered; Hercules by Alcmena Liber [Dionysos] by Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia; Castor and Pollux by leda, daughter of Thestius; Argus by Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus; Epaphus by Io, daughter of Inachus; Perseus by Danae, daughter of ...
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Did Zeus fell in love with a boy?

Ganymede (or Ganymedes) was a young man from Troy. His beauty was unparalleled and for that reason, Zeus abducted and brought him to Olympus to serve as his cupbearer and lover. Ganymede's myth is an important step in the history of homosexuality.
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Which God fell in love with a human?

But god Eros got hurt by his own arrows and fell in love for a mortal girl, Psyche.
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What did Zeus do to his pregnant wife?

After Zeus became king, he and Metis were married, and she bore him a daughter, Athena, the goddess of wisdom. After hearing a prophecy stating that after Metis gave birth to Athena, she would have a son mightier than Zeus who would overthrow him, Zeus tricked the still pregnant Metis and swallowed her whole.
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Has Zeus slept with Aphrodite?

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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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How many people did Zeus cheat with?

Suffice it to say that Zeus was constantly involved in extramarital affairs. Throughout the various and sometimes contradictory myths composed by Greek authors, there are at least 20 divine figures with whom he consorted, and about twice as many mortals.
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Who did Zeus cheat on his wife with?

Zeus fell in love with Io and seduced her. To try to keep Hera from noticing he covered the world with a thick blanket of clouds. This backfired, arousing Hera's suspicions. She came down from Mount Olympus and begain dispersing the clouds.
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Did Zeus slept with his sister?

Zeus then was attracted by his sister Demeter, who resisted him. But he violated her in the form of a bull, and from their union came Persephone. His next wife was the Titaness Mnemosyne (Memory), who produced the Nine Muses. Leto was said to be one of Zeus's consorts.
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Did Zeus sleep with Athena?

According to a Homeric Hymn, there are three goddesses whom Aphrodite “can't persuade or decieve”, i.e. who don't feel sexual desire and are perpetually virgins. They are Athena, Artemis and Hestia. So, we are sure that Zeus did never have affairs with any of those three.
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Who was god's ex wife?

God had a wife, Asherah, whom the Book of Kings suggests was worshiped alongside Yahweh in his temple in Israel, according to an Oxford scholar.
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Who is the god with two faces?

In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is the god of beginnings, transitions, and endings. He is often depicted as having two faces, one looking to the future and one to the past. The Supreme Court's Janus v AFSCME case of last Term is fittingly named.
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What god married a human?

There are a few myths in which Greek gods married humans. These include Dionysus' marriage to Ariadne and Eos' marriage to Tithonus. More often, though, the Greek gods fell in love with, seduced, impregnated, or even raped humans. They usually didn't marry them afterward.
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Did Zeus sleep with a child?

Which Greek god slept with his daughter? Zeus slept with his own daughter, Persephone, because she was there.
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Did Zeus sleep with a cow?

Under the name of Callithyia, Io was regarded as the first priestess of Hera, the wife of Zeus. Zeus fell in love with her and, to protect her from the wrath of Hera, changed her into a white heifer. Hera persuaded Zeus to give her the heifer and sent Argus Panoptes (“the All-Seeing”) to watch her.
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Who was Zeus favorite child?

Athena is the oldest daughter of Zeus and only child of Metis, titan of wisdom, you can see where Athena gets it from. In fact, Athena was considered as Zeus' favorite child.
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Who was Zeus Favourite child?

Athena - Wikipedia

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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How many baby mamas did Zeus have?

Many of Zeus's most publicised love affairs were with divine goddesses, and this meant their children would inherit their parents' almighty powers. Stories suggest at least 41 of Zeus's children were gods or goddesses, sharing the family's mystical powers across Mount Olympus for many generations.
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Did Zeus sleep with Persephone?

However, in Nonnus' account of the birth of first-born Dionysus, Zeus is said to have slept with Persephone, “the consort of the blackrobed king of the underworld.”
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Who is Zeus true love?

The story of Zeus and Hera isn't your conventional love story. Zeus was notorious for courting countless women. But it was Hera the goddess of marriage, with whom he was enchanted. He wanted to have her by his side as the queen of the gods as he ruled over the universe.
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