Zeus .

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In Greek
Diós = of Zeus
dîos = heavenly, noble, shining
devá [Sanskrit] = heavenly, divine, god
dyaús [Sanskrit] = heaven, radiance, day
deus [Latin] = god
divus [Latin] = divine, god
dies [Latin] = day

Olympian.  God of sky,  thunder, lightning, rain, power, father of gods, justice, god you 
appeal to for guest host problems, god who guards oaths, treaties.  Last born, all 
others swallowed by Cronus.  Rhea tricks him by giving him a stone to swallow.  Zeus 
grows up and overthrows his father, becomes king of the gods. Main sanctuary at 
Olympia, oracle at Dodona King during Ages of Silver, Bronze, Heroes, Iron, created 
and destroyed these men.

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Less plausibly, some say the relationships are
Children by Mother 
Asopus by Eurynome
Castor by  Leda
Endymion by Calyce
Harmonia
Hellen
Hephaestus by Hera
Pan by Hybris
Persephone by Styx
Sarpedon by Europa

The most plausible relationships are

Parents
Cronus . ()
Rhea . ()

Siblings
Hera . ()
Zeus . ()
Demeter . ()
Poseidon . ()
Hades . ()
Hestia . ()

Marriage To Eris . ()
    r.  

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Parents
without male parent . ()
Nyx . ()

Children by Eris . 
Ate . ()

Marriage To Aegina . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Asopus . ()
Metope . ()

Children by Aegina . 
Aeacus . ()

Marriage To Carme . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Eubulus . ()

Children by Carme . 
Britomartis . ()

Marriage To Eurynome . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Oceanus . ()
Tethys . ()

Children by Eurynome . 
Pasithea . ()
Thaleia . ()
Euphrosyne . ()
Aglaea . ()
Charis . ()

Marriage To Alcmene . ()
    r.  

Notes
Kinship Between Alcmene . and  Zeus .  There are 3 common links
 ggranddaughter,  gg niece,  1st cousin 3 times removed

Parents
Electryon . ()
Anaxo . ()

Children by Alcmene . 
Heracles . ()

Marriage To Antiope . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Asopus . ()
other women . ()

Children by Antiope . 
Zethus . ()
Amphion . ()

Marriage To Callisto . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Lycaon . ()
many wives . ()

Children by Callisto . 
Minos . ()
Arcas . ()

Marriage To Demeter . ()
    m.  

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Parents
Cronus . ()
Rhea . ()

Children by Demeter . 
Persephone . ()

Marriage To Danae . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Acrisius . ()
Eurydice . ()

Children by Danae . 
Perseus . ()

Marriage To Cassiepea . ()
    r.  

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Children by Cassiepea . 
Atymnius . ()

Marriage To Dione . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Uranus . ()
Gaea . ()

Children by Dione . 
Aphrodite . ()

Marriage To Dia . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Eioneus . ()

Children by Dia . 
Peirithous . ()

Marriage To Elare . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Orchomenus . ()

Children by Elare . 
Tityus . ()

Marriage To other women . ()
    r.  

Notes


Children by other women . 
Crinacus . ()

Marriage To Thyia . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Deucalion . ()
Pyrrha . ()

Children by Thyia . 
Macedon . ()
Magnes . ()

Marriage To Electra . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Atlas . ()
Pleione . ()

Children by Electra . 
Iasion . ()
Dardanus . ()
Sterope . ()

Marriage To Europa . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Agenor . ()
Telephassa . ()

Children by Europa . 
Minos . ()
Rhadamanthys . ()

Marriage To Ganymedes . ()
    r.  

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Marriage To Hera . ()
    m.  

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Parents
Cronus . ()
Rhea . ()

Children by Hera . 
Eleithyia . ()
Ares . ()
Hebe . ()

Marriage To Io . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Iasus . ()

Children by Io . 
Epaphus . ()

Marriage To Pandora . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Deucalion . ()
Pyrrha . ()

Children by Pandora . 
Graecus . ()

Marriage To Protogeneia . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Deucalion . ()
Pyrrha . ()

Children by Protogeneia . 
Aethlius . ()

Marriage To Taygete . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Atlas . ()
Pleione . ()

Children by Taygete . 
Lacedaemon . ()

Marriage To Pluto . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Himas . ()

Children by Pluto . 
Tantalus . ()

Marriage To Laodameia . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Bellerophon . ()
Philonoe . ()

Children by Laodameia . 
Sarpedon . ()

Marriage To Leda . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Thestius . ()
Eurythemis . ()

Children by Leda . 
Polydeuces . ()
Helen . ()

Marriage To Niobe . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Phoroneus . ()
Teledice . ()

Children by Niobe . 
Argus . ()
Pelasgus . ()

Marriage To Leto . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Coeus . ()
Phoebe . ()

Children by Leto . 
Artemis . ()
Apollo . ()

Marriage To Maia . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Atlas . ()
Pleione . ()

Children by Maia . 
Hermes . ()

Marriage To Metis . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Oceanus . ()
Tethys . ()

Children by Metis . 
Athene . ()

Marriage To Mnemosyne . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Uranus . ()
Gaea . ()

Children by Mnemosyne . 
Thalia . ()
Terpsichore . ()
Polyhymnia . ()
Melpomene . ()
Euterpe . ()
Erato . ()
Cleio . ()
Calliope . ()
Muses . ()
Urania . ()

Marriage To Persephone . ()
    r.  

Notes
father daughter

Parents
Zeus . ()
Demeter . ()

Children by Persephone . 
Zagreus . ()

Marriage To Semele . ()
    r.  

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Parents
Cadmus . ()
Harmonia . ()

Children by Semele . 
Dionysus . ()

Marriage To Themis . ()
    r.  

Notes

Parents
Uranus . ()
Gaea . ()

Children by Themis . 
nymphs . ()
Horae . ()
Moirae . ()
Dike . ()
Eunomia . ()
Eirene . ()
Atropus . ()
Lachesis . ()
Clotho . ()

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