The king of the [[Greek]] gods and the supreme ruler of [[Mount Olympus]]. He was adopted by the [[Romans]] as their chief god and called [[Jupiter Optimus Maximus]], whose temple was in [[Rome]].
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'''Zeus''' was the king of the [[Greece|Greek]] gods and the supreme ruler of [[Mount Olympus]]. He was the son of [[Cronus]] and [[Rhea]], who led the [[Titans]] (a race of mythical beings descended from Uranus and Gaia who preceded the Olympians as rulers of creation). Zeus overthrew his father to become the king of the gods. He was said to rule the world with his siblings [[Hera]] (also his wife), [[Poseidon]], [[Hades]], [[Demeter]], and [[Hestia]]; his children [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], [[Artemis]], [[Hermes]], [[Hephaestus]], and [[Ares]]; and [[Aphrodite]]. These were the thirteen major Greek gods; the Greeks also worshipped numerous minor deities.
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Zeus was adopted by the [[Romans]] as their chief god and called [[Jupiter Optimus Maximus]], whose temple was in [[Rome]].