In addition to natural forces like lightning and rain, the Almighty Zeus is also associated with
human reproductive power.
Defined as a diety of pertility, Zeus' long history
as a womanizer and his role as a loving father
to many illegimate children,
many of whom were great historical characters,
then can be understood and accepted.
Topic for discussions:
(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
(2) Can you name at least three of Zeus' off-springs produced from these extra-marrital affairs and tell the stories of their great deeds?
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question one.
There are many women falling in love with Zeus,and I just name three of them and talk about their story.The first women is Danae living in a prison for such a long time because her father thinks her son will do harm to him. After Zeus passes by the small window and has a crush a Danae,they get married and even have a baby.But Danae doesn't know he is the almighty god but thinks he is a prince coming to rescue her. However, happiness doesn't last because Zeus vanished from that time on.The second woman is Leto. So fair and gentle is she that Zeus falls in love and marries her. But Juno is angry about the affair and bids all things refuse to help Leto. But after Leto gives birth to Apollo and Diana, everyone is happy and Juno bids all things be kind to Leto.The last woman is Io. She doesn't know Zeus is the ruler of the heavens but a prince from far-off land.Later on,Zuse changes Io into a white cow in order to save her from Juno. But Juno knows it is Io and coaxes Zuse to give the cow to her in order to do harm to her as much as possible. Hopefully, Zeus finally saves her and Io is free from Juno's torture.
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ReplyDelete1.Zeus was attracted by Io who was living in the town of Argos. Io did not know who he was. She just thought that she was a prince. Zeus came in the guise of young man, and didn’t look like the powerful king that he was. So, they fell in love to each other. But Zeus’ wife, Hera, did not love Io at all. When Zeus found that Hera was coming, he turned Io into a white cow. Hera took the cow away and let her out of the town. She let Argus keep watching at Io. Although Zeus sent Mercury to kill the Argus, Hera sent a great gadfly to bite Io and sting her so that Io could have no rest all day long. Finally, Io came to Egypt, and lay down near the bank of River Nile to rest. There, Zeus let Io turn back into the young woman.
2.Leto who lived with the Mighty Folk on the mountain top is a fair and gentle lady, and Zeus loved her and made her his wife. Hera was angry and drove Leto down from mountain and bade all things that can’t help her. Leto kept moving, then turned to Neptune for help. Then, Let swam to Delo and were born two children, Apollo and Artemis. Hera forgot her anger, and bade all things be kind to Leto.
3.Leda was a queen of Sparta. Zeus fell in love with her, so he turned himself into a swan. He let Leda pregnant, so Leda was born four children. One of them is Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. This is the story of Trojan War.
*Zeus like to guise himself and let these women fell in love with him. Some of stories’ outcomes are not very well, because these women have been punished by someone. None of them can live in the happy life with Zeus.
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ReplyDeleteHi, venia I am Alien. 99540336
ReplyDeleteToday I want to talk about question NO.1
(1)Callisto
The princess of the kingdom Lycaon. Zeus transform himself into Diana. And they born a child called Arcas. After Callisto born Arcas, Hera turn she into bear and try to let Arcas kill his mother when he is hunting.
(2)Io
She is a princess. and Zeus transform himself into a white cow and they don't born any child.
(3)Maia
The daughter of Atlas. She is the wife of Vulcan. I don't know she is be seducesd or not.And they have a children. It was Hermes or Mercury
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer question No.2. I just pop up 3 characters of Zeus’ sons.
1. Apollo, the son of Zeus and Leto, Artemis’ twin brother, the god of Light, the Archer-god, is “the most Greek of all the gods.” Given a lyre by Hermes, he is also the master musician. The laurel, changed from Daphne, is his tree; Delphi, under the Parnassus, is the place of his oracle.
2. Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, the Master Thief. He gives Apollo a lyre as an apology for having stealing his herd before he is a day old. The Caduceus is his magic wand.
3. Hercules, the greatest Hero and Zeus’ son. He saved the Titan Prometheus from his bound on Caucasus.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question 1.
I'm gonna introduce Zeus's three lovers-Io, Leto and Danae.
Io was a wise, kind and fair maiden. Because of her fame, Jupiter wanted to see her in person. He fell in love with her instantly, however, Io didn't know his trule colours. Juno soon knew it and she was jealous of Io. In order to protect Io, Jupiter transformered her in a white cow, but he was too cowardly that he finally gave in to Juno. Io went through a miserable journey. When she wanted to commit suicide, she met Prometheus. Prometheus guided her and told her not to give up. Finally, Io went to Egypt and became the queen.
Leto was a gentle and fair lady. Jupiter loved her and made her his wife. But Juno was jealous of her that she drove Leto down from the mountain. She ordered all things not to help her. Poor Leto had no choice but to escape. She cried for Neptune's help and the god of sea took pity on her. Leto soon born two children in Delos. After the birth of two children, Juno forgot her anger and commanded everything to be kind to Leto.
Danae was imprisioned by his father because of Pythia's prediction when she was young. She never saw a lot of things but only the blue sky through her small window. Many years passed by, she became a tall and beautiful woman. Jupiter saw her and loved her. He showed up in fron of her under the guise of a noble young man. Danae thought he was a prince who had come to rescue her, and by and by they got married.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer quesiton No.1.
(1) Io, she was a fair lady lives in a small town of Argos. Zeus met Io on the riverside, and he made the clouds close so that he could shade Hera's eyes from seeing them. Then Zeus turned Io into a white cow to keep Hera from doubting. However, Hera already knew Io was that cow, so she asked Zeus to give it to her, and made Arugus watch her day and night. Zeus asked Hermes to free Io, but Hermes didn't make it, because of Hera stepping in. In the end, Io finally transformed back into a fair girl by Zeus, and married a king in Egypt. Her great great great grandson was Hercules, who later saved Prometheus from his suffering.
2. Europa, she was a princess in Asia. While she was watching over the cows, a beautiful bull walked towards her. She didn't know it was Zeus, she liked it at first sight. When she wanted to put a wreath on it's horn, the bull ran and took the girl with it. She later lived in Europe for the rest of her life.
3. Leda, the queen of Sparta, Zeus transformed into a swan and seduced Leda. Later she gave birth to Helen and her sister, who came out from an egg.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question 1.
Zeus and Io: In the town of Argos there lived a maiden named Io. Zeus heard of her, and he came down to see her and fall in love with her. But Juno didn't love Io at all. Zeus to save Io from Juno, he changed Io to a white cow. But Juno knew that cow was Io and do something bad or evil thing to her.
Zeus and Leto: A gentle lady who lived with the Mighty Folk on the mountain top named Leto. She was so fair that Zeus loved her and made her his wife. When Juno heard this, she was angry and drove Leto down from the mountain and bade all things great and small refuse to help her. Only the king of the sea, Neptune, was kind to her. He sent a dolphin to bear her away from the cruel land.
Zeus and Danae: A king of Argos had one daughter called Danae. Because the words of the Pythia her father keep her in the prison. Someday Zeus had come down in the gold rain. They were fall in love and married and had a baby called Perseus.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer question no.1.
(1) IO. IO is a fair woman who lived in Argos. One day, when Jupiter saw her from clouds, he fell in love with her. Juno was very angry after she knew that Jupiter dated with IO. When Jupiter went to date with IO one day, Juno decided to punish IO. In order not to let Juno find IO, Jupiter turned IO into a white cow. However, wisely as Juno, she found that and asked Jupiter gave her the white cow. Juno asked Argus, who had many many eyes to oversee the white cow. Jupiter bid Mercury to kill Argus, but after that, Juno put a gadfly besides the white cow, making it more uncomfortable. Jupiter killed the gadfly when Juno took a nap. And when the white cow went to River Nile, Jupiter turned the white cow into IO again. But IO got married with the king of Egypt finally.
(2) Danae. Danae was confined in a small house by his father. One day, the sky opened and a shower of gold fee through the window into the room. And Jupiter became a noble young man to see Danae. From then on, he always came to see Danae. And by and by they were married, with only the nurse at the wedding feast. However, one day, Jupiter climbed out through the narrow window, ther was a great flash of light, and Jupiter disappeared forever.
(3) Europa. Europa is a fair woman who likes to get along with animals. Jupiter fell in love with her and changed himself into a white bull in order to get closer with her. And when Europa saw the white innocent white bull, she made a wreath for it and tried to put the wreath on its head. When Europa climbed on the white bull’s back, suddenly, the white bull started to rush and carried Europa to somewhere we even don’t know today.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer queation 1
1.Danae: She was a princess of Argos. After being foretold that her son would cause his death,she was kept shut up in the prison of brass. At the sight of her beauty, Zeus got down from the cloud with the form of the golden shower. Danae fell in love with Zeus, thought as a brave prince coming from over the sea to rescue her. Afterwards, they have a babe, whose father was vanished in a great flash of light.
2.IO: She was a nymph lived in Argos and was interested by Zeus. Unfortunately, they were caught by Juno. Although IO was transformed into a white cow by Zeus for fear that Juno would see it,Juno,the queen of the Gods,wasn't be trapped by the trick. After that,IO lived a painful life with his ears noised by a titanic gadfly all year long. But,fortunately,IO was rscued by Zeus and got married with the king of Egypt.
3.Leto: She was another immortal woman sharing the same fortune with IO. She was so fair that Zeus loved her and made her his wife. Once again,Juno heard that and bade all the mortal as well as the immortal to reject her. Finally,to my surprise,everyone including Juno embraced her because She gave birth to two Children, Apollo and Diana. What a perfect ending! It seemed that it is the offsprings that matter in Greek no matter in the heaven or the ground.
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ReplyDeleteI'm Amy. 99540348
I want to talk about Q1.
1.Io: She was a fair woman in the town of Argos.And Jupiter saw her and fell in love with her. He came in guise of a young man.Afterwards,he was afraid that Juno would discover so he turned Io into a white cow.Many things happened. In the end, Io married the king of Egypt.
2.Leto: She was a gentle and fair lady. Jupiter loved her and made her his wife. But Juno did a lot of harm to her. She did not let anyone help her. But, Neptune, the sea god, offered her help. Leto was the mother of Apollo and Diana, who was very important.
3.Danae: She was the daughter of the king of Argos. She was prisoned in a house of brass cause her father believed Pyhtia's words that she would just bring him unluck. Jupiter became a noble man again. They were married but one day, the young man disappeared suddenly and never came back. Afterward, she gave birth to Perseus.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question no.2. "Can you name at least three of Zeus' off-springs produced from these extra-marrital affairs and tell the stories of their great deeds?"
The three offspring of Zeus are
1. Helen
She was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, she was also known as "Helen of Troy". A mortal, but very beautiful because she was the daughter of Zeus. She was married to Menelaus but was in love with Paris, the prince of Troy. And her ranaway with Paris brought about the Trojan War.
2.Athena
Daughter of Zeus and Metis.
The goddess of is the goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill.
Athena was the patron goddess of Athens, which became the center for learning in Ancient Greece.
3.Apollo
Son of Zeus and Leto
The god of god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; medicine, healing, and plague; music, poetry, and the arts. And was also the Lord of the Silver Bow. He was very good at playing the lyre, which often was his symbol.
Apollo was also the patron of Delphi
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I would like to answer question 1.
1.Zeus and Danae: because of Pythia's word about the fate of the king of Argos, Danae was imprisoned in a deep hole under the ground with only a window open on top. The king thought this would prevent the oracle from happening; however, Zeus saw her and fell in love with her from the sky. Danae also loved him because she thought he was a prince to rescue her from her prison.
2.Zeus and Io: Zeus heard about Io's fairness and couldn't help himself to go and see her. Thus, her pleasantness and wisdom charmed him. She didn't know he's the almighty god for he came in disguise of a young man. In the end, Hera was struck with jealousy and Zeus turned her into a white cow to "protect" her. But failed and Io was stuck as a white cow for a long time.
3.Zeus and Leto: So fair and gentle was Leto that Zeus fell in love with her. But that made Juno angry and she bade all things great and small to stop helping her. At last, she seeks help from Poseidon, where she found peace at a island called Delos.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to talk about question number one
(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1.Danae: A very beautiful girl who lived in the Argos , She was a princess of Argos, different from the Io . But I believe that the most of the beautiful woman are all from the Argos, After being foretold that her son would cause his death,she was kept shut up in the prison which is made in brass. At the sight of her beauty, Zeus came down from the cloud with the form of the golden shower.Then Danae fell in love with Zeus, thought as a god coming to save her.and they have a baby.the baby's father is the god , Jupiter .
2.Europa: A girl who is a fair woman and likes to get along with animals , Maybe most of kind of animal , inlcuding Wildpig , flying squirrel etc .But Jupiter fell in love with her and changed himself into a white bull so that him could access her slow by slow.At first , Europa didnt notice the white bull, then Europa saw the white innocent white bull were closing her, she made a wreath for the white bull and tried to put the wreath on its horn. When Europa climbed on the white bull’s back, suddenly, the white bull started to run at the pace that no one could chase after it , and carried Europa to somewhere. Somewhere we dont know .
3.IO: A girl who lived in Argos , same like the Danae .Io was a nymph , Jupiter was interested by her .So the Jupiter went down to the Argos and pretent as a young prince ,tried to got close with the Io .Io didn't notice that man was Jupier but a young prince , Unfortunately, they were caught by Juno. Fearing that Juno would see it ,Jupiter turn IO into a white cow .But Juno knew this was a trick. After that,IO lived a painful life with her ears noised by gadfly for a long long time .Fortunately, IO was rescued by Jupiter and got married with the king of Egypt.she lived beside the nile ,and was the queen of the Egypt.
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ReplyDeleteI am Jonathan. 99540310
I'd like to answer question 1.
1.Danae: She's the daughter of the king of Argos, after being foretold that her son would cause his death,she was kept shut up in the prison of brass. She never saw a lot of things but only the blue sky through her small window.At the sight of her beauty, Zeus got down from the cloud with the form of the golden shower.Danae thought that Zeus was her prince.
2.Io: Every thought Io was a fair lady, including Zeus, and Zeus saw her and fell in love with her. Juno saw what was happening and turned Io into a white cow.
3.Leto: A beautiful lady whom Zeus fell in love with, Juno saw it and was jealous, she cursed Leto, but at last, Leto was rescued from Poseidon.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer question no.1.
(1)Jupiter came in the guise of a young man to see the fairest girl in Argos, Io. He came to see her every day, and then stayed there. But Juno discovered and wanted to destroy Io, so Jupiter turned Io into a white cow, but Juno still knew that was Io, so she chained her and hired a watchman. Because of Jupiter’s cowardice, he asked Mercury to kill the watchman and save Io. And then Io met Prometheus, she thought her sufferings were not so great as his, and she gained hope from what Prometheus told her, she started her journey to Egypt, and then became the queen of the country.
(2)Leto was so fair and gentle that Jupiter made her his wife. But when Juno heard this, she drove Leto down from the mountain; Leto fled and called Neptune for help. By and by twin babies were born, they are Diana and Apollo. The news gladded all the Might Folks included Juno. Juno forgot her anger and treated Leto very well.
(3)Pythia told the king of Argos that his grandson will bring to his death, so he imprisoned his daughter, Danae. Years passed, Danae grew fairer, and Jupiter amid the clouds saw her and loved her. So he appeared like a noble prince in front of her. He came often and always as a tall and handsome youth, and then they got married. Not long Danae gave birth to a baby boy, Perseus.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer question 1.
(1) Danae. In Argos, there was a king that he had a daughter. One day, he wanted to know what time he would die and what his kingdom would become in the future. He went to see the Pythia about it. Pythia said the son of hus daughter would kill him. He was afraid, so he imprisoned his daughter. One day, Jupiter saw her and loved her. Jupiter became the golden shower. Danae didn’t know this noble man is Jupiter. And she married with him. But after days, Jupiter leaved and never saw her again.
(2) Io. In a town of Argos, there lived a woman named Io. One day, Jupiter came down to saw her. Every day Jupiter came to see her, and stayed in Argos all the time. His wife, Juno, was jealous of her. She wanted to do something bad. Jupiter knew her thoughts. He tried to help Io, so he changed Io to a white cow. Io experienced a lot of pains. But finally, Jupiter change her back, and let her go.
(3) Leto. Jupiter fell in love with Leto. But Juno Knew about her. And Leto fled from Juno. She came to the sea and she asked Neptune to help her. She was brought to a land. She gave brith to twin babies. One was a boy called Apollo. The other was a girl called Dinana.
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1. Io.
Io is a princess of Argos. Zeus one day saw her in his home in the clouds then fell in love with her. Juno, the queen who lived with Zeus knew that thing so she went down to Argos. Zeus knew why she had come, so to save Io, he turned Io into a cow. But Juno saw the cow and knew it was Io, so she asked us gave her a cow as a present. Juno got the cow and sent t away and ordered Argus to watch over it. Zeus bade Mercury to kill Argus. After Argus being killed, Juno was sad and angry so she put a gadfly with Io. Then Io eventually reached the Nile where Zeus killed gadfly and restored her to human form.
2. Europa.
Europa is the fairest women and one day she went out into a field near the seashore. There was a white bull and he was Zeus. The bull laid down in front of Europa. Europa didn’t know it is Zeus and closed it. . She slid on to its back. Instantly, the bull charged off, plunging into the sea, and began to swim rapidly from the shore. Then no one could find them.
3. Leto.
Leto lived with Mighty Folk on the mountain top. Zeus loved her and made her his wife. Juno, the queen lived with Zeus, heard of this, she was angry so she drove Leto down from the mountain and bade her things. But Neptune, the king of the sea helped her at Delos.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer question 2.
One , Athena - She was the fairest goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, weaving, magic, and the inventor of Music She is often depicted with an owl, her sacred creature and is, through this connection, a symbol of wisdom.
Two, Apollo – He has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, medicine, healing, and plague music, poetry, and the arts. Apollo was the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Furthermore, Medicine and healing were associated with him.
Three,Hephaestus - He was the god of technology, blacksmiths, artisans, sculptors, metals, fire and volcanoes. He was lame and he served as the blacksmith of the gods. What’s more, He was worshiped in the manufacturing and industrial centers of Greece.
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ReplyDeleteI'm Francis. 99540320
I'd like to answer question
(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1.Io was a fair maiden living in Argos. People who knew her loved her, and said that she was unique.
When Zeus heard of her, he came to see her in a disguise of a young man.
They got along well and by and by he stayed in Argos all the time. Juno knew that and became mad, then she decided to harm her.
To save her, Zeus changed her into a white cow. Being tortured, she met Peometheus and he told her that the time would come
when she sould be given her own form again.
At last, she became the queen of Egypt and led a happy life in marble palace.
2.Leto is a fair and gentle lady living with the Mighty Folk on mountain top. Zeus loved her and wanted to make her his wife but Juno was angry.
She tortured Leto so much, luckily, Neptune sent a dolphin to transport her to Delos. By and by twin babies (Apollo and Diana) born to Leto in Delos.
3.Europa, she is was a Phoenician woman of high lineagethe and also the fairest maiden that had ever been seen. Zeus liked her so much and he decided
to transformed himself into a tame mixed in her father's herds white bull. Europa wasn't chary toward a bull, then Zeus carried her away.
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ReplyDeleteI’m going to answer question two.
1. Apollo
He is the son of Zeus and Leto. Apollo is one of the most important and diverse of the Olympian deities and the Titan god of the sun. Besides, he is pretty talented. He is good at music, medical skills and prediction. I think the most important thing he did is that he taught humankind medical skills
2. Artemis
She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto; Apollo’s twin sister. Artemis is one of the most widely venerated of the ancient Greek deities. Also she is the goddess of the wild animals and virginity.
3. Hermes
He is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, inventor of fire and additionally as a guide to the Underworld. Also Hermes is a sly and smart thief.
He is very loyal to his father Zeus. When his father’s lover Io got caught by Hera and eyed by Argos with 100 eyes, Hermes played beautiful songs by lyre. When Argos got sleep, he chopped his head and rescued Io successfully.
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ReplyDeleteI’d like to answer question No.1.
(1) Leda was admired by Zeus, who seduced her in the guise of a swan. Their consummation, on the same night as Leda lay with her husband Tyndareus, resulted in two eggs from which hatched Helen.
(2) Europa was abducted by Zeus in the form of a white bull. Europa had three sons: Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon, the three of whom became the three judges of the Underworld when they died.
(3) Antiope’s beauty attracted Zeus and he transformed into satyrs, who are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus to seduce her. After that, she gave birth to the twins Amphion and Zethus.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question two.
(1)Apollo
He’s the son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Artemis. Apollo is also named Phoebus, which means “light” or “bright,” the Bringer of Light, the Master of Song, and the Lord of the Silver Bow. He is good at playing the lyre and shooting the arrows. In addition, he controls music, medicine, arts and prophecy.
(2)Perseus
He’s the son of Zeus and Danae, a hero celebrated by many feats. With the winged slippers and four things given by the Gray Sisters, he cut off the head of Medusa. He also rescued Andromeda from the sea monster and married her. Finally, he becomes the king of Mycenae or Tiryns.
(3)Mercury(Hermes)
He’s the son of Zeus and Maia, the god of commerce, invention, travelers and shepherds. All in all, he controls all the activities about skill and dexterity. He is the messenger of the gods as well, who flew from place to place like clouds with wings on his cap and shoes and Caduceus.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to talk about quesiton 1.
(1)Hebe
Hebe is a godess who pour wine into every god's and godess' cups. She represents spring, youth, and pureness.
Zeus turns into an eagel to get close to her.
(2)Europa
She is the princess of a small country. Zeus becomes a white bull approaching her when she goes picking flowers one day.
(3)Alcmena
She is the wife of general Amphityron. When Amphityron goes out at war, Zeus turns into him and has an affair with his wife, Alcmena. Their child is Hercules.
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ReplyDeleteI'm Helen and my student ID is 99540325.
I would like to answer question No2.
The first one is Apollow who is the son of Zeus and Leto.
He has good-looking figure,intellgent and brave.
He killed Python to save poor people and taught people some knowledge.
The second one is Perseus who is the son of Zeus and Danae.
He is also handsome and brave.
He killed the Medusa and brought his mother home but he unfortunately killed his grandfather.
The third one is Helen who is the daughter of Zeus and Leda.
She is beautiful and all the men love her but the greatest thing she did is cause the war of Troy.
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ReplyDeleteI'm interested in Zeus' love affair very much. I learned form a book that Zeus has one official wife, Hera and 25 mistresses, such as Europa, IO, and Demeter.
Zeus was attracted by Europa while the maiden was playing with her elegant female companions in the garden. He turned himself into a white bull, which is smelled like flowers, and so gentle that all the maidens rushed to stroke and pet it. Surely, Europe got close to him, patting on his head. Suddenly, the bull took Europa away. Zeus took her to Create, and he promised her that she would bear hem many famous son, including
Minos I and Rhadamanthus. As for IO, the original beautiful maiden, was changed into a white cow after being loved by Zeus. Zeus was attraced by the fairness of IO, falling in love with her. When Hera foumd out the truth, Zeus changed IO into a whith cow reluctantly. Then IO was forced to wander land to land by Hera. Some ocean was named after her, such as Ionian Sea, and the Bosphorus. Demeter, the goddess of harvest. She was Zeus' sister, but they still get married and give birth to Persephone, the queen of Hades.
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ReplyDeleteI am Annie 99540330.
I'd like to answer no2.
(1)Apollo, the child of Zeus & Leto.
He was the god of sun. Jupiter gave him a lyre and a silver bow. He was also called the Bringer of Light, the Master of Song. People made his words their law.
(2)Artemis, the child of Zeus & Leto.
She was also named Diana and Apollo's twin sister. She was tall and graceful. Jupiter made her the quenn of the green woods and chase.
(3)Hermes the child of Zeus & Maia.
He was the god of commerce, invention, travelers and shepherds. Most importantly, he was the messenger of the gods. In addition, he always took on the tasks his father bid.
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ReplyDeleteI chose topic 2.
1. Apollo, the Bringer of Light, killed the evil serpent, Python and built a house in the center of the world, Mt. Parnassus to light people in the world on.
2. Diana, goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, animals, and childbirth, she took kind care of the timid deer and the helpless creatures which are in the forest; and she delighted in hunting wolves and bears and other dreadful beasts.
3. Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae, killed the Gorgans, Medusa.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer the first question: Can you name at least three of Zeus's lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1.Danae: She was the princess of the Argos kingdom. Her father wanted a boy who can be a great king in the future. He asked the Pythia about it, and the Pythia said that the son of his daughter would cause his death. So, he called workmen to built a house of brass which have no door, but only a small window, and kept Danae in it. The beautiful faces with lonlyness attracted Jupiter, so one day he came down in a shower of gold and gave birth to Danae.
2.Io: Jupiter transformed Io into a white cow to avoid Helen find out his affair. But Helen still noticed it, and she asked Jupiter to gave her the white cow as a present. At the end, Hermes killed Argus and let Io have the chance to escape.
3.Leto: she's Apollo and Diana's mother. Because Jupiter were afraid of his wife, so he abandoned Leto when she was about to birthed. No country and island dare accept Leto, except Delos.
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ReplyDeletehello, Vinia. I am Justin 99540307.
ReplyDeleteI want to answer qusetion no.2.
1. Apollo: He went to Parnassus, the center of the world, to kill the Serpent Python and bulit a city called Delphi.
2. Diana: She took kind care of the timid deer and the helpless creatures which live among the trees; and she delighted in hunting wolves and bears and other savage beasts.
3.Helen: Her mother was Leda, the queen of Sparta, and she was born form an egg. She was the most beautiful woman in the world, and she is the reason why the Trojan War would fight for ten years.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question No.2
There are so many children that Jupiter has with different women, and now only mention a few.
●Apollo,the god of sun, is the son of Zeus and Leto, having a twin sister,Diana. He killed the huge serpent called the Python. Then, he built his house there and named it Delphi. He so good at curing people when they were sick and everyone admired him with all-heart.
●Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia. He is the messenger of gods. Besides,he protects and takes care of all the travelers, harlots, old crones and even thieves that prays to him or cross his path.
●Helen is the doughter of Zeus and Leta. She was so charming that no man who had seen her wasn't attracted by her beauty. However, her father in the human world always saw her as a troble-maker and thought that the man who married her must be miserable in the end. Besides, her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer question 2.
1.Europa:She was a virgin Phoenicain princess abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull, raped by him.
2.Io: She was the princess of Argos. Zeus fell in love with Io, and seduced her.
3.Leto:She was Apollo and Diana's mother. She was an early and favorite lover of Zeus, but Zeus was afraid of her wife, so he abandonen Leto finally.
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1. Apollo
He is the son of Zeus and Leto.One of Apollo's great deeds was the killing of the serpent Python, the feared beast residing in the hills near Delphi. He was called by some the Bringer of Light, by others the Master of Song, and by still others the Lord of the Silver Bow.
2.Aphrodite
She is the daughter of Uranus or Zeus and Dione. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality. Aphrodite has spread love around for everyone.
3. Athena
She is the daughter of Zeus and Metis. Athena is the goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill in Greek mythology. She gave people wisdom and taught them how to do many useful things.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer Question no.1.
1) IO
IO was a woman who is fair and good that everyone likes her. When Zeus saw her in the clouds, heard of her, he went down to meet her. He changed into a young man. He found that IO is not only wise but also kind. He couldn’t help but come to see IO again and again. However, Juno found out what happened. She was annoyed and decided to do something to IO. Zeus turned IO into a white cow which he thought Juno wouldn’t find out. But in vain, Juno made IO eating grass everyday guarded by a watchman with 100 eyes. Although Mercury tried to save her, Juno found out in the end. IO kept running until she met Prometheus, the hero to human. Prometheus told IO to keep going to Egypt where she can live in peace and her offsprings will set him free. Eventually, IO arrived Egypt, and Zeus rushed to change IO into a human without Juno’s notice.
2) Leto
Leto is so fair and gentle that Zeus made her his wife. But Juno was angry again and bade all things refuse to help her. Poor Leto could only run, run, run. One day, she came to the sea, and called great Neptune in grief. Neptune showed up and called a dolphin to bear her to Delos, which was belonged to Neptune so that Juno’s words were not obeyed there. Leto gave birth to twin babies: Apollo and Diana. After that, Juno forgot her anger and accept Leto and bade all things to be kind to Leto.
3)Danae
Danae is a king’s daughter whose son will kill the king, said by Pythia. As a result, king built a prison to keep his daughter from other people so that she would never have a child. Zeus saw this beautiful woman and fell in love with her. He came from the sky in a golden shower which amazed Danae and she thought he was a brave prince who came to rescue her from this place. He companied Danae everyday and the got married after that.
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ReplyDeletehello!Vinia~~~I'm Apple 99540317. I will answer both of the questions.
ReplyDelete(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1.Leto, she was abandoned by Zeus when she was about to give birth to because Zeus was afraid of Hera. What’s worse, nobody dare to take Leto in only the island, Delos.
2.Io, she was a princess. One day Zeus found Io and he became clouds to seduce Io. Zeus made Io be a cow when Hera found them. However, Hera knew that it’s a beautiful lady inside the cow’s body. So, she just asked Zeus to give her the cow. Since then, Io was banished by Hera and nobody could help her until Hermes helped her.
3.Danae, the princess of Argos. She was put in the room because the goddess said the son of Danae would kill him. However, one day , Zeus passed by the sky and saw the beautiful lady. He fell in love with her and that Danae was pregnant.
(2) three off-springs of Zeus.
1. Hermes, the son of Maia. However, Maia was Vulcan's wife. He is the god of messenger, trade and travel.
2. the muses, the off-springs of Mnemosyne. They control different things such as music, literature and so on.
3. Apollo, the son of Leto. He is the god of light.
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to answer question no.1.
There are many beautiful women who have romances with Zeus. Here I'm going to introduce three of them.
1.Callisto,she was one of Artemis hunting attendants. Zeus appeared to her in disguise. He turned himself into Artemis to seduce Callisto. And she gave birth to a son, Arcas.
2.Europa. A human. Zeus changed into the form of a beautifyl white bull and carried her off to what is known as Europe.
3.Antiope, she was loved by Zeus who seduced her in the guise of a satyr. Satyr was a god of woods, with man's body and face and goat's legs and horns.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer Question no.1.
Zeus always fell in love with beautiful girls, when he looked down from the clouds.
(1)IO--He changed into a young man.Zeus made Io be a cow when Hera found her. But Hera still noticed it, and she asked Jupiter to gave her the white cow as a gift. At the end, Hermes killed Argus and let Io have the chance to escape.And IO went to Egypt.
(2)Leto--Leto is so fair and gentle that Zeus made her his wife. But Juno was angry again.She tortured Leto so much, luckily, Neptune sent a dolphin to transport her to Delos. And then two babies (Apollo and Diana) born to Leto in Delos.
(3)Danae--
So, her father called workmen to built a house of brass which have no door, but only a small window, and kept Danae in it. The beautiful faces attracted Jupiter so much, so one day he came down in a shower of gold and gave birth to Danae.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer the question 1.
1.Io
Zeus heard about Io, who lived in the town of Argos, came to see her, and fell in love with her. Therefore he stayed with her in Argos. However, Hera was jealous and angry with Io, and wanted to hurt Io. In order to save Io, Zeus changed Io into a white cow.
2.Europa
When Europa, a princess, went out to pick flowers as usual, she noticed there was a new bull with the herd. The bull laid down in front of Europa. She slid on to its back. Instantly, the bull sprang up, plunging into the sea, and began to swim rapidly from the shore, with Europa on his back.
3. Leto
Zues had an affair with Leto while he married Hera. When Hera heard about it, she was very angry. Therefore, Hera wanted to hurt Leto, and Leto escaped from Hera with the help of Poseidon.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to answer question No.2.
1.Apollo:He is the son of Zeus and Leto.People who were sick,and they came to him.He would tell them what to find in plants or stones or brooks that would heal them and make them strong again.Moreover, he is the Bringer of Light, Master of Song and the Lord of the Silver Bow.
2.Diana:She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto.She liked to wander in the woods and she always took care of the timid deer and the helpless creatures which live among the trees.She is goddess of the hunt,the moon,virginity,animals,and childbirth.
3.Perseus:He is the son of Zeus and Danae.He killed Medusa, the youngest Gorgons, and he also turned the wicked king into stone.
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ReplyDeleteI'm gonna answer Q1.
(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1 Io.
Io was the fairest woman in Argos and Zeus had a crush on her. He couldn't help to see her in a disguise of a young man but Io didn't know who he was. Zeus was trying to hide the relationship from Juno but in vain. At last, Juno still knew that and came. Zeus turned Io into a form of a cow as protect but Juno knew who the cow was and determined to break the relationship so she took Io and let her stick as a white cow and Io suffered very much.
2. Danae
Danae, a beautiful girl, was a princess in Argos. Because of Pythia's word about the destiny of the king, the king imprisoned her daughter for fear that Pythia's word would come true. But Zeus sneaked into the "cell", he made Danae pregnant and the word came true eventually.
3. Europa
Europa was a fair girl who liked to be with animals. Zeus fell in love with her and he transformed himself into a white bull to be around her. Europa liked the white bull so much, so she made a flower wreath for him. When she climbed the bull to tie the wreath to bull, all of a sudden, the bull started run and took Europa to nowhere that we can't know where she is until now.
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ReplyDeleteI am Joseph 99540301
ReplyDelete(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1. Zeus&Io
When Jupiter saw Io he came down Argo to see her. Io didn’t know who he was because Zeus was in the guise of a young man. .Hera didn’t like this so she cane to to Argo. In order that Io would’t be found out by Hera, Zeus turned Io into a white cow. However, Hera knew that it was Io and asked Zeus to give the cow to her.
2. Zeus&Europa
On a morning day, Europa went out into the field to pick some flowers. There was a strong white bull which was the transformation of Zeus. The bull came to her and laid down. Without a second, Europa was taken away by Zeus. She was taken to Create where Zeus had been raised. Later, she gave birth to Zeus’s sons-Minos and Rhadamanthus.
3. Zeus&Semele
There was a story said that Semele who was a mortal was Zeus’s pristess. She was taking a shower when Zeus(in the form of an eagle) flew through the sky. He quickly fell in love with her. Semele gave birth to Dionysus.
(2) Can you name at least three of Zeus' off-springs produced from these extra-marrital affairs and tell the stories of their great deeds?
1. Minos
Son of Zeus and Europa. he was made one of the three 'Judges of the Dead'
He was the king of Crete after Rhadamanthus. It was said that he killed his brother to get the throne.
2. Rhadamanthus
Son of Zeus and Europa. Rhadamanthus ruled Cret before Minos. he was made one of the three 'Judges of the Dead'
3. Dionysus
He was the god of wine, vegetation and festivity. He journeyed to the underworld to save his mom.
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i'd like to answer question 1
of course, the first that come into my mind is IO,
which like the other women, was unfortunately raped by zeus, and all have their child. however, Io was very miserable after being find out by juno, who punished her and turned her into a white cow. thanks to mercury and zeus, she became the queen of Egypt and had a great descendant named herculus
next it would be europa, because whenever i thought about that name, i can't stop thinking about europe. it is said that the name of each continent was decided by different female names. but for the last continent, lots of women fought for that, which europa won and got the name of that continent. she also gave zeus two children
last but not least,danae. i have a very strong feeling about her is because i once saw the movies "clash of the titans" which is basically talking about the story of perseus. finding medusa, killing monsters, etc
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ReplyDeleteHello Vinia, I'm Sally,99540332. I would like to answer question no.1 Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
ReplyDelete(1)Io, the princess of Argos, Zeus transformed her into a white cow in order to avoid the detection of Hera.
(2)Leto, when Hera found that Zeus fell in love with her, she drove Leto down from the mountain. Leto ran a long way to escape from Hera and then she went to the sea. She called the great Neptune to help her.
(3)Europa, She is the princess of a small country. Zeus transformed himself into a white bull in order to approach her when she went to pick some flowers one day.
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question 1
Zeus took on the form off an eagle and took the maiden Aegina (Asopus’ daughter) to an island nearAttica. She eventually gave birth to a boy namedAuacus.
Zeus took on the form of Diana to avoid being found out by his wife. He then seduced the nymph Callisto while she was not with her fellow-nymphs. She gave birth to Arcas.
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ReplyDeleteZeus is the God of heaven and earth and he had many love affairs with many different women.
Here are three of them: Ios, Castillo, and Europa.
Ios was the princess of Argos. Zeus disguised as a young man and visited her everyday to seduce her.
Castillo was the daughter of an Arcadian king. She was a hunting maid of Artemis. Zeus disguised as Artemis to win her trust and then took advantage of her.
Europa was Phoenician princess. Zeus turned into a godly bull to approach her. When she rode on his back the bull ran to the sea and swam across the ocean. After kidnapping her, Zeus turned back to himself and pleaded for her love.
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ReplyDeleteI want to answer Q.1!
Danae-She thought that Jupiter was a handsand prince from a far away country. And, he came often, without getting old. Danae fell in love with him.
Io- She pleased Jupiter so much. He came back the next day and next day. But Juno wanted to do some bad things to her. So Jupiter transfered her into a white cow.
Europa-Jupiter turn himself into a white bull. He came closer to her and rubbed her arm. Suddenly, Jupiter sprang up with Europa on his neck.
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ReplyDeletei want to answer question one, to talk about three of Zeus's lovers. First example is Danae who is a beautiful girl in Argos. Because his father was told that he would be killed by his grandson, he decided to lock Danae in a little with only one window. One day, Zeus saw her on the cloud ,flied into the room and soon after they got married. However, Zeus disppeared left only pregnant Danae. Their son is Perseus.
Next,i want to tell the story of Europa. She was a lovely princess and lived happily in Phoenicia. Zeus changed into a cow to approach her and finally Zeus took her away. Nobody knew where she went since that day.
The third one is Leto, a fair and gentle lady. Zeus loved him so much and even made her a wife.
But she was chased by Hera and turned to Neptune for help. Finally, she lived in Delos. Leto is the mother of Apollo and Diana.
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ReplyDeleteCan you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1. Danae, a daughter of Argos. Danae is a tall and beautiful woman, who was kept shut up in the prison because the Pythia told her father that the son of his daughter would cause his death. Jupiter amid the clouds looked down and saw her and loved her. She did not know that he is Jupiter, but she thought that he was a brave prince to take her out of her prison-house. Jupiter cam often, but always as a tall and handsome youth, and by and by they are married.
2. Io, a maiden who lived in Argons. When Jupiter, in his home in the clouds, heard of adorable Io, he came down to Argons to see her. Io did not know who he was. However Juno did not love Io at all. Jupiter wanted to protect her, he inverted her in a white cow. Io went through a miserable journey. Finally, Io became a queen of Egypt.
3. Leto, a gentle lady of the Mighty Folk on the mountain top. Jupiter loved her and made her his wife. When Juno heard of this, she was angry. Se drove Leto down from the mountain and bade all things great and small refuse to help her. Finally, Neptune helped her. By and by twin babies were born to Leto in Delos. One was a boy whom she called Apollo, the other a girl whom she named Diana.
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(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
Leda, the spouse of King Tyndareuts of Sparta, bore two mortal children to him, Castor and Clytemnestra. And after being visited by Zeus in the form of a swan, she gave birth to Pollux and Helen.
Io was changed into a heifer by Zeus. Hera had Argus watch her and then sent a gad-fly to plague her. However, she was restored to a woman by Zeus when reaching the Nile and then bore Zeus a son, Epaphus. Additionally, the Ionian was named after her. The Bosphorus, meaning the Ford of the Cow, preserves.
Europa, after whom Europe is named, was carried to Crete by a bull(Zeus in disguise), where she bore Zeus two sons, Rhadamanthus and Minos, two of the three judges of the dead.
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ReplyDeleteI’d like to answer question 1. (1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
1. Callisto: the companion of Diana and mother to Arcas. One day, Zeus transformed himself into Diana, and Callisto didn’t know that was Zeus. So, Zeus had sex with Callisto and made Callisto pregnant. After that, Callisto gave birth to Arcas.
2. Io: princess of Argos. Io was so fair that even the king of god, Zeus, heard her. One day, Zeus came down to see her. Day after day, Zeus stayed with Io and it made Juno very angry! In order to save Io, Zeus turned Io into a white cow. When Io became a white cow, she experienced many painful things. In the end, Zeus saved Io and turned her into human. What’s more, she became the wife of the king of Egypt.
3. Leda: One day, Zeus transformed himself into a swan and seduced her. After that, Leda gave birth to Helen and Clytemnestra. (who actually are two eggs)
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ReplyDeleteI’d like to answer question No.1.
First, I want to talk about Danae!
Danae is the Princess of Argos, but his father put her in a prison for keeping the cruse from coming true.
Zeus transformed himself to the golden shower to get in the prison and then appeared in front of her with a noble young man looking.
Danas never saw the men before this noble man.
Thus, Danae was fascinated by him.
Second, I want to mention the poor IO!
Zeus came in the guise of a young man so that Io never thought that this man was the king of earth and sky.
She pleased him very much and she loved Zeus very much.
But because of Juno’s envy at Io, she lived in a miserable forepart of her life.
Last but not the least, I want to talk about Leto.
Leto was so fair and gentle so that Jupiter loved her and made her his wife.
She was not seduced.
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question 1
I just saw that for some reason the last part of my answer got lost.
Well, here it is again:
Zeus took the form of Amphytrion, husband of Alcmena, to trick her into sleeping with him. She then gave birth to Heracles.
Hi, I am Rain(99540339). I would answer the question 1.
ReplyDelete1.Juno: She is Jupiter's sister. After Jupiter becoming the most powerful God, Juno became his container despite the fact that she is his sister.
2.Io: She was fucked by cloud that Zeus transformed into. After that she was turned into a cow for by Zeus for fear that she may get Juno's revenge.
3.Leto: After fucked by Zeus, she was deserted by the stud, Zeus. And then she go through a hard trek until she came to a small island, Delos, which was the only place that allow her to stay. Before long, she gave birth to Apollo and Diana
Topic Four (2010/10/4~10/11):
ReplyDeleteZeus' many lovers and their heroic offsprings
(1) Can you name at least three of Zeus' lovers and tell the stories about how they were seduced?
Hello Vinia, I'm Lulu (99540304)
I'd like to answer question 1.
1. Io: she is a princess. Then Zeus transform himself into a white cow and they don't born any child.
2. Europa: She is the princess of a small country.Zeus becomes a white bull approaching her when she goes picking flowers one day.
3. Leto: Zeus loved her and made her his wife.
Juno, the queen lived with Zeus, heard of this, she was angry so she drove Leto down from the mountain. Finally, Neptune the king of the sea helped her at Delos.
Prey of Zeus
ReplyDelete1. Leda
2. Europa
3. Danae
1. Zeus turned himself into a swan and seduced Leda. Afterward, Leda gave birth to two eggs.
2. Europa was carried away by Zeus after Zeus turned himself into a white bull and had Europa ride on him. She bore Zeus two sons.
3. Danae was "raped" by Zeus via a golden rain. The rain itself was Zeus. They had a son.