Who is nyx or zeus?

Nyx, in Greek mythology, female personification of night but also a great cosmogonical figure, feared even by Zeus, the king of the gods, as related in Homer's Iliad, Book XIV.

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2023-06-05 21:39:29

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Why did zeus fear nyx?
It is commonly thought that Nyx is the only goddess that Zeus is truly afraid of because she is older and more powerful than him. This traces back to one story in which Hera, Zeus' wife and goddess of marriage and childbirth, works together with Hypnos, the god of sleep, to trick Zeus.
2024-02-11 23:17:21

Did zeus sleep with athena?
According to a Homeric Hymn, there are three goddesses whom Aphrodite “can't persuade or decieve”, i.e. who don't feel sexual desire and are perpetually virgins. They are Athena, Artemis
Artemis
Artemis. Goddess of nature, childbirth, wildlife, the Moon, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery. Member of the Twelve Olympians. The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture by Leochares.
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and Hestia
Hestia
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (/ˈhɛstiə, ˈhɛstʃə/; Greek: Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth, the right ordering of domesticity, the family, the home, and the state.
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. So, we are sure that Zeus did never have affairs with any of those three.
2024-02-03 02:58:27

Can thor be zeus?
Because Thor
Thor
Thor (from Old Norse: Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.
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is a Norse god, he is not considered a god in Greek mythology; however, like most mythology, there is a Greek equivalent to Roman, Norse, and g. Therefore, if you wanted to look at Thor as a Greek god, you would look at the Greek god, Zeus.
2024-01-06 15:30:49

Is zeus the god king?
Zeus (Ζεύς) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods
king of the gods
In Hinduism, the King of the Gods is Indra, The God of Thunder and lightning and the ruler of heaven.
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on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter.
2023-03-20 16:34:10

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