Cronus the father of Zeus was told by his parents that one of his children will be get more strong and powerful as him. So directly after their birth Cronus ate all of his children. Zeus was the last child and after his birth Rhea brought him  to Crete and hid him in a cave. He was raised by the goat Amalthea and some nymph. As he got adult he collapsed his father and set his brothers and sisters free.

Together they fought against the titans and the giants. After their victory, Zeus was the legitimate ruler of the sky and the earth. His living place was the Olympus where he lived with other 11 gods and goddesses. His weapon was the lightning and in opposite to the other gods his power was unlimited, he was the most powerful god. His wife was at the same time also his sister, Hera. They had the children Ares, Hebe, Eileithyia and Hephaestus. He deceived Hera many many times and it was often a matter of fights.

As a result of many love affairs Zeus got a lot of other children, gods, half gods and hero’s. With Maia he had Hermes, with Semele Dionysus and with Leto Apollo and Artemis.

If you leave his affairs beside he was a god of justice. He punished the wicked but alleviated also pain and tried to gibe justice to everybody who deserved it.