Who was the last threat to Zeus?

A final threat to Zeus' power was to come in the form of the monster Typhon, son of Gaia and Tartarus. Zeus with his thunderbolt was quickly victorious, and Typhon was also imprisoned in Tartarus. Zeus, by Gaia's advice, was elected king of the gods, and he apportioned various honors among the gods.
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Who was Zeus biggest enemy?

Pindar calls Typhon the "enemy of the gods", and says that he was defeated by Zeus' thunderbolt. In one poem Pindar has Typhon being held prisoner by Zeus under Etna, and in another says that Typhon "lies in dread Tartarus", stretched out underground between Mount Etna and Cumae.
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Who was Zeus defeated by?

Gaea therefore united with Tartarus (the symbol of the depths of the underworld) to create a devastating monster to destroy Zeus and take his place. They gave the monster the name "Typhoeus" (Typhon). Typhon had fearsome features and enormous powers.
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Who was Zeus mad at?

Zeus was angry at Prometheus for three things: being tricked on scarifices, stealing fire for man, and for refusing to tell Zeus which of Zeus's children would dethrone him.
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Who was Zeus afraid of?

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. Not much is known about Nyx.
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Who betrayed Zeus?

The Greek poet Hesiod related two principal legends concerning Prometheus. The first is that Zeus, the chief god, who had been tricked by Prometheus into accepting the bones and fat of sacrifice instead of the meat, hid fire from mortals.
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Who kills Hercules?

Several years later Heracles fell in love with Iole, daughter of Eurytus, king of Oechalia. Deianeira, realizing that Iole was a dangerous rival, sent Heracles a garment smeared with the blood of Nessus. The blood proved to be a powerful poison, and Heracles died.
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When was Zeus destroyed?

The temple was destroyed in 426 ce, and the statue, of which no accurate copies survive, may have been destroyed then or in a fire at Constantinople (now Istanbul) about 50 years later.
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Who is stronger Zeus or Odin?

Odin has pretty clearly been shown to be demonstrable more powerful than the other gods. Odin's Odinforce has far outstripped anything Zeus's magical lightning bolts have ever done.
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What gods dislike Zeus?

Enemies
  • Ares. A mythological Greek God. ...
  • Asteria. The Titan goddess of astrology and nocturnal prophecy. ...
  • Atlas. Atlas' spirit was captured in the Titan-God War by Hades when he saved Cronus. ...
  • Cronos. Cronos was one of the twelve Titans born to Gaia and Ouranos (Uranus). ...
  • Deimos. ...
  • Gaia. ...
  • Hades. ...
  • Kratos.
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Who defeated Zeus son?

The Titans, also known as the elder gods, ruled the earth before the Olympians overthew them. The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was de-throned by his son Zeus. Most of the Titans fought with Cronus against Zeus and were punished by being banished to Tartarus.
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Who did Zeus love the most?

Zeus finally became enamored of the goddess who was to become his permanent wife — Hera.
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What was Zeus biggest weakness?

Weaknesses: Passionate over Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, whom Zeus promised to Hades as his bride. (Unfortunately, Zeus apparently neglected to mention it to either Demeter or Persephone.) Impulsive, favoring sudden, decisive actions.
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What is Zeus weak to?

Zeus only has one weakness, and that is to Force damage. Zeus is completely immune to Electric, Light, and Dark to boot.
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Where is Zeus now?

11. On most days, Zeus is found sulking in his throne on Mount Olympus or trying to rule over his unruly family of Olympians as they bicker and fight. However, when he's in for some light entertainment, he joins the others in Olympia, the playground of the gods.
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How many kids did Zeus have?

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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Who killed Medusa?

Perseus set out with the aid of the gods, who provided him with divine tools. While the Gorgons slept, the hero attacked, using Athena's polished shield to view the reflection of Medusa's awful face and avoid her petrifying gaze while he beheaded her with a harpe, an adamantine sword.
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How tall was Hercules?

In an alternate future of the 23rd century, Hercules is the sole survivor of the Olympians, after Zeus had decided that the time had come for them to leave this plane of existence. Hercules then left Olympus to become the father to a new race of gods. Height: 6 ft. 5 in.
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Who stole Hercules as a baby?

In the Disney version, Zeus and Hera are a happily married pair who give birth to a bouncing baby god, Hercules. Herc is kidnapped by agents of Hades, turned nearly mortal, and grows up as a klutzy teenager.
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Who cut open Zeus's head?

The other gods came to see what the problem was. Hermes realized what needed to be done and directed Hephaestus to take a wedge and split open Zeus's skull. Out of the skull sprang Athena, full grown and in a full set of armour. Due to her manor of birth she has dominion over all things of the intellect.
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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 saved Zeus from being eaten?

But Rhea, his wife, saved the infant Zeus by substituting a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes for Cronus to swallow and hiding Zeus in a cave on Crete. There he was nursed by the nymph (or female goat) Amalthaea and guarded by the Curetes (young warriors), who clashed their weapons to disguise the baby's cries.
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