EphesusMuseum, head of ZeusRuler of Mt Olympus, the god ofthe sky and to Hera,father of Athena, Apollo

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Ephesus Museum, Turkey. The head of Zeus,Greek mythology is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder. He is often depicted striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or seated in majesty. Zeus was the child of Cronus and Rhea, he was married to Hera, although, at the oracle of Dodona, his consort was Dione: according to the Iliad, he is the father of Aphrodite by Dione. He is known for his erotic escapades. These resulted in offspring, including Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Persephone (by Demeter), Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen, Minos, and the Muses (by Mnemosyne); by Hera, he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe and Hephaestus. His Roman counterpart was Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart Tinia.

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Size: 3326px × 5066px
Location: Ephesus Museum, Turkey.
Photo credit: © Tom Hanley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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