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oldpaganfreak · 03-27-2009, 08:31 PM

"Worship of lightning god unbroken
Zeus is the most important figure in ancient Greek mythology. He is the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus, the god of the skies and the father of a slew of other deities and mortals, such as Athena, Apollo, Heracles, Aphrodite and Helen of Troy, say the legends."

the concept of zeus as the chief god is relatively modern in the world of greek mythology, not muchn older than the corpus of greek writing. it is evident that the greeks honoured the goddess above all others in ancient times. demeter, the sister of zeus, the goddess of corn and agriculture, was more inportant than zeus, until the shift of society to a more patriarchal view.

03-27-2009, 08:31 PM	#2
oldpaganfreak Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: great northern boreal forest Posts: 440	Re: Mythic Birthplace of Zeus Said Found "Worship of lightning god unbroken Zeus is the most important figure in ancient Greek mythology. He is the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus, the god of the skies and the father of a slew of other deities and mortals, such as Athena, Apollo, Heracles, Aphrodite and Helen of Troy, say the legends." the concept of zeus as the chief god is relatively modern in the world of greek mythology, not muchn older than the corpus of greek writing. it is evident that the greeks honoured the goddess above all others in ancient times. demeter, the sister of zeus, the goddess of corn and agriculture, was more inportant than zeus, until the shift of society to a more patriarchal view.