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Zeus
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Zeus had a very jealous wife named Hera. He also had a whole bunch of
kids. Zeus was very fond of all his children. Each of his children had
special magical powers. The Greeks had great fun telling stories about this magical family who
ruled the heavens. The Greeks truly believed that Zeus, Hera, and all the
gods were real. They believed the gods could help or hinder them. Many of
the myths the ancient Greeks told were stories about how the gods helped
or hindered each other, and helped or hindered mortal man. Zeus was very special. The king of gods was an elected position. When
the gods voted Zeus to be the king, Zeus remained king forever. No one
tried to vote him out of office, because Zeus was the most powerful god of
all. Zeus had many powers. He could
throw lightning bolts. His horse, Pegasus,
carried his lightning bolts for him. Zeus could throw his voice, and sound like anybody.
He could shape shift, and look like anybody. In fact, he was so
good at shape shifting that he could shape shift into the form of an
animals. Zeus had a quick temper, a big sense of humor, and lots of
girlfriends. Zeus was not afraid of anything, except Hera,
his wife.
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Phillip
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Counter start date January 2006