Zeus in ancient Greek mythology is the head of the gods. What interesting things have happened to him?

Ancient Greek mythology is full of magnificent and colorful myths and legends. Among them, the gods of Olympus that we know are all led by Zeus, the father of the gods. As the father of gods and mortals, there are many stories about Zeus. As a senior scholar of ancient Greek mythology, the birth of Zeus is the most legendary and interesting.

The previous generation of Zeus was the Titan era ruled by his father kronos, which was very dark and autocratic. Moreover, kronos worried that his children would overthrow his rule, and swallowed the children directly after his wife gave birth, hoping to maintain his long-term rule.

But it was not until Zeus was born that mother Rhea felt that she wanted to protect her little son, so she gave kronos her baby wrapped in a stone and sent the real Zeus to Crete for foster care. In order to prevent Zeus from finding the baby crying, the fairies on the island hit the shield with their swords every time Zeus cried, and fed Zeus with goat's milk to make Zeus grow up healthily. Thus, Crete became the symbol of Zeus and the altar of Zeus.

Adult Zeus, with the help of other gods, successfully defeated kronos, became the king of the gods, controlled the power of thunder and lightning, and established the rule of Olympus. I have to say, considering Zeus in the fairy tales we usually hear, the mighty king of the gods actually had such a humbled childhood, which sounds really interesting and gives people a better understanding of Zeus.