Of all the Greek Gods, my favorite is Zeus. Not just because he was the top dog of all the Greek Gods, but because he was pretty much a total bad ass. Let’s understand why.
First of all, he was the king of the gods. The King of Kings and the God of Gods. He was also the king of the sky, which is pretty sweet, because he was the one who ruled the sky and the weather and all that good stuff. Zeus was the god of lightning, rain, and thunder. He was the god of all things wild, natural, and awesome. Zeus was pretty much a good guy.
And he was super awesome to look at, too. He had this great manly face with curly hair and beard and a super muscular body with a huge round belly that looked like it would explode at any minute. His head looked like the sun.
I bet you can already tell why I was so crazy about him.
Zeus was always good for an execution, or two, or three. He used his powers to kill the Titans who wanted to rule the universe. He sent lightning to kill Cronos. He shot a giant flaming arrow into Prometheus’ liver so he could steal fire for us mortals. He killed Hercules’ sons by splitting them in two with an axe. He blasted poor old Sisyphus with a rock so his life would be a never ending punishment. He even put a curse on Oedipus so that no matter what he did, his feet would never find the way home.
I know. Zeus was really mean to most of his followers, but still, I just loved him. I wished he would come back and do more stuff. Like make the world end in a great big bang or something.
Zeus didn’t want to end the world, though. He actually loved it. He didn’t want to kill anyone, not even those stupid Titans. But when they wouldn’t stop fighting, he got angry and used his powers to punish them. I guess he had a lot of patience, but sometimes it got really annoying having Zeus around.
I think the Titans were kind of scared of Zeus, too. They were always trying to outdo each other with their greatest accomplishments, and whenever they’d compete in something, Zeus would always have to step in and show off. They all knew Zeus was a top-notch god. I mean, how else could he have made the sky and thunder and lightning?
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