Essays on Zeus

Zeus has proven to be the “all powerful” god of the sky, and has ruled with an iron fist since he took down his father Cronus as a child. His normal behavior has been constantly ruthless, sometimes fair, sometimes unfair, but once Zeus made a…

Humans make mistakes; and apparently, gods do it too. In the poem “Leda and the Swan”, the author, William Butler Yeats, depicts a historical account of the Greek god Zeus disguised as a swan as he rapes a mortal woman named Leda. The story behind…

The Plan of Zeus In the Iliad, we see the huge impact the gods make on the development of events, especially regarding the life of Achilles. The biggest impact is made by Zeus and his supreme plan which dictates what the other divinities can or…

Many of the Greek myths depict life when they were prospering. Evidence related to when they were going through difficult times is scarce. It’s possible that due to their potentially raised ego they began writing stories as to appear more strong and powerful among their…