![]() Mates and Children of Zeus, the King of the Greek GodsThe Ancient Greeks linked Zeus with various goddesses in order to interpretate supernatural phenomena. Moreover, he was linked with mortal women, because many people, in every corner of Greece, liked to believe they were descendants of the King of the Gods. You can view an indicative list of Zeus' children below. |
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Goddesses | Children | Mortal Women | Children | ||||
A |
Antiope (an Amazon) |
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Aegina | Aeacus (a king) |
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- | - | Alcmene | Heracles (the strongest hero in Ancient Greece) |
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C |
- | - | Callisto (a Nymph) |
Arcas | |||
D |
Demeter (the goddess of the Harvest) |
Persephone (the goddess of the Underworld) |
Danae | Perseus (the founder of Mycenae) |
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E |
Eurynome (the dawn) |
Graces (the Goddesses of Joy and Charm) |
Eurymedousa | Myrmidon | |||
- | - | Europe (the princess of Argos) |
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- | - | Electra |
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G |
Gaea (the Mother Earth) |
Tityos A giant |
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H |
Hera (the goddess of marriage) |
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I |
- | - | Io | Epaphus | |||
L |
Leda |
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Leto | |||||||
M |
Metis | Athena (the goddess of wisdom) |
Maera | Locrus | |||
Mnemosyne (the titaness of Memory) |
Muses (the goddesses of Fine Art) |
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Maea | Hermes (the messenger of the gods) |
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N |
- | - | Niobe |
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P |
Persephone (the goddess of the Underworld) |
Zagreus | Pandora | Graecus | |||
S |
- | - | Semele | Dionysus (the god of wine) |
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T |
Themis The titaness of Justice |
Theia | Magnes |