Saturday 6 December 2014

Is Zeus mortal or immortal?

Zeus is immortal. This simply means that he cannot die, as opposed to mortals, who can. He is the god of sky and thunder, as well as lightning, law, order, and justice. He's the father of the gods in the Greek pantheon, the one whom all the other gods fear and respect. He's also the object of veneration from human beings, or mortals, who honor him with countless sacrifices and rituals. Zeus, like all the...

Zeus is immortal. This simply means that he cannot die, as opposed to mortals, who can. He is the god of sky and thunder, as well as lightning, law, order, and justice. He's the father of the gods in the Greek pantheon, the one whom all the other gods fear and respect. He's also the object of veneration from human beings, or mortals, who honor him with countless sacrifices and rituals. Zeus, like all the gods, regularly intervenes in human affairs—taking sides in conflicts, sending down bolts of thunder to destroy those mortals foolish enough to defy him, taking on the form of animals to allow him to mate with mortal females. He's certainly not someone to be trifled with, by either god or man. He is truly the first of the gods.

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