Is Zeus the youngest god?

Zeus had several brothers and sisters who were also powerful gods and goddesses. He was the youngest, but the most powerful of three brothers. His oldest brother was Hades who ruled the Underworld. His other brother was Poseidon, god of the sea.

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Is Zeus the youngest?

Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus.

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Who is the youngest of the god?

According to Philostratus the Elder, Hebe was the youngest of the gods and the responsible for keeping them eternally young, and thus was the most revered by them.

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How old is Zeus the Greek god?

Zeus does not really have an age, since he is an immortal god who was born at an unknown time in the distant past. However, in art, he is usually portrayed as having the face of an older man, with the body of a younger man. The worship of Zeus may be several thousand years old, and pre-date the Greeks.

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Which Greek god is the youngest?

Dionysus. What is this? Dionysus, also spelled Dionysos, is the youngest of the Olympian Gods and was Zeus's son with either Demeter, Semele, and sometimes Persephone. Often depicted as an effeminate, long-haired youth, Dionysus was the God of Wine, festivity, ecstasy, and insanity.

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The Mythology of Zeus: King of the Gods

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Is Zeus older or younger than Hades?

Zeus had several brothers and sisters who were also powerful gods and goddesses. He was the youngest, but the most powerful of three brothers. His oldest brother was Hades who ruled the Underworld. His other brother was Poseidon, god of the sea.

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Who is older Zeus or Odin?

Who is older, Zeus or Odin? Since Odin is credited with having a hand in creating the world itself, it is safe to say that he is older than Zeus.

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What god is older than Zeus?

Zeus is the youngest son of Rhea and Kronos, meaning Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and even Aphrodite (as she was created during the usurpation of Ouranos) , are older than him.

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Who is stronger Zeus or Odin?

Odin has pretty clearly been shown to be demonstrable more powerful than the other gods. Odin's Odinforce has far outstripped anything Zeus's magical lightning bolts have ever done.

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Why is Zeus so old?

Semi-immortality: As a God, Zeus is incapable of dying due to old age. He is a lot older than most gods, being older than the Big Bang itself (making him over 13.8 billion years old). While for unknown reasons, Zeus appears to have aged considerably during this period of time, looking more aged than his elder siblings.

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Who is God's first child?

Jesus is the ultimate firstborn (a title applied to him by Paul). The gospel authors never refer directly to Jesus as God's firstborn, but they do refer to him as the Son of God, a title that connects to the theme of the firstborn. ).

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Who is Zeus's favorite child?

Zeus's Favourite Child Was Possibly Athena, Goddess of War

Perhaps partly because of the strange circumstances of her birth, Athena is often cited as Zeus's favourite child. He also greatly admired her strength of character and fighting spirit.

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Who is God's oldest son?

Jesus is called the "son of God," and followers of Jesus are called, "Christians." As applied to Jesus, the term is a reference to his role as the Messiah, or Christ, the King chosen by God.

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Who is stronger Zeus or Hades?

Two other gods that are somewhat equatable to Zeus are Poseidon and Hades, brothers of Zeus. Poseidon was the god of the seas, and Hades was the god of the underworld. Both of these gods had similar power to Zeus, but of them, Zeus was ultimately the most powerful.

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Who was Zeus strongest child?

Apollo: Zeus' Best-Known Son

He is often described and portrayed in art and literature as the ideal male beauty, with a strong, muscular and athletic build. Funnily enough, he turned out quite like his father, featuring dominantly in many Greek myths, and enjoying a string of love affairs that usually ended badly.

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Who raised baby Zeus?

Zeus was spirited away to Mt. Dikte on the island of Crete where he was raised by the primeval goddess Gaia (Earth), or in some versions by the Nymphs. Amongst these was the Nymph Amaltheia (in some versions of the myth she was a goat) who suckled the young god.

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Can Thor win Zeus?

Zeus is certainly more powerful than Thor in many ways, but he's not a fighter like Thor is. That's going to nullify any advantage the Greek god has and allow Thor to win the battle.

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Can Thor defeat Zeus?

Zeus. It should come as no surprise that, in a one-on-one battle of Zeus vs Thor, Zeus would easily triumph.

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Who would win Zeus or Goku?

Zeus is king of the gods and has the strength, power, and durability to prove it, but the gods introduced in Blood ofZeus pale in comparison to Beerus. Though Goku is still unable to defeat the god of destruction, he would certainly defeat Zeus.

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Who is the 1st god in the world?

Brahma the creator

In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good and evil and light and dark from his own person. He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors and men, the first of whom was Manu. Brahma then made all the other living creatures upon the earth.

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What is Zeus's weakness?

But representations of Zeus as a powerful young man also exist. Symbols or Attributes: Thunderbolt. Strengths: Highly powerful, strong, charming, persuasive. Weaknesses: Gets in trouble over love, can be moody.

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What were the 12 eldest gods called?

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus.

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Is Zeus more evil than Odin?

They're both really bad but Zeus had the excuse of being corrupted and was under the influence of Pandora's box which made him act the way he did while Odin was always selfish and manipulative on his own naturally.

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Is Zeus an immortal?

Like all gods, they were immortal. The imagination of the people would not picture them as eternally young, but each god had a different age. For example, Zeus and Hera were middle-aged, while Apollo and Aphrodite were forever young. To keep their eternal life, the Olympian Gods would eat ambrosia and drink nectar.

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Which mythology is oldest?

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most well known Mesopotamian myths, and is often regarded as the oldest known piece of literature in the world.

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