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Zeus was the most important deitygod or goddess of ancient Greece, the leader of the gods and the all-powerful overseer of earthly events and human destiny.future or fate of an individual or thing His role in mythology was complex and filled with contradictions. Zeus was the god of law and social order, yet he came to power through violent revolution. A patronspecial guardian, protector, or supporter god of marriage and the household, he was repeatedly unfaithful to his own wife, HeraGreek goddess, wife and sister of Zeus; queen of heaven (Roman goddess Juno), and fathered children by a variety of women.

As a mythological figure, Zeus changed over the centuries. Originally a sky...