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Look up: Zeus

  1. Zeus
    The highest of the Greek gods. He is responsible for the sky, weather, mountains and fire, and is the protector of cities, royalty, law and morals. He was widely worshipped, especially at Olympia, where his cult statue by Phidias was one of the wonders of the ancient world.
    Found on http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/glo

  2. Zeus
    son of Cronus and Rhea, brother and husband of Hera; defeated Cronus to become the greatest of the Olympian gods; read the Homeric Hymn to Zeus to learn more.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  3. Zeus
    Zeus was the third king of the Greek gods. He had his throne on mount Olympus. He was a son of Cronus.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. Zeus
    [zyOOS] The king of the gods. Zeus was the most powerful of the ancient Greek gods.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgree

  5. Zeus
    [n] - (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient mythology 2. [n] - type genus of the family Zeidae
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. Zeus
    In Greek mythology, the chief of the Olympian gods (Roman Jupiter). He was...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  7. Zeus
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  8. Zeus
    Zeus noun (Gr. Myth.) The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world (cf. Hades ). He was identified with Jupiter .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Z/3

  9. zeus
    The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world (cf. Hades). He was identified with Jupiter. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. Zeus
    genus Zeus noun type genus of the family Zeidae
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Zeus
    noun (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. Zeus
    `Zeus` (in Greek: nominative: `Zeús`, genitive: `Diós`) in Greek mythology is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus, and god of the sky and thunder. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull and the oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently envisaged by Greek artists in one of two p...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus

  13. Zeus
    • (n.) The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world (cf. Hades). He was identified with Jupiter.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. Zeus
    in ancient Greek religion, chief deity of the pantheon, a sky and weather god who was identical with the Roman god Jupiter. His name clearly comes ... [48 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/z/6

  15. Zeus
    Zeus is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Powerful` Where is it used? The name Zeus is mainly used In Greek Mythology. The name Zeus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Zeus seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Zeus

  16. Zeus
    Zeus (zOOs) , in Greek religion and mythology, son and successor of Kronos as supreme god. His mother, Rhea, immediately after his birth concealed him from Kronos, who, because he was fated to be overthrown by one of his children, ate all his offspring. Rhea gave him a stone wrapped in swaddling clo...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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22 March 2010

This day in history:
On March 22, 1888 was the first meeting to instate and organise the English Football League. It was William McGregor, a draper and Aston Villa's director in Scotland, was the first man who was tried to establish some rules to that chaotic world where previously teams agreed their own matches and games. The English Football League's first season started some months later in 1888 and dated on 8 September, there were 12 member clubs. read more

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