A Definition Based on Prototypes. Jim Meyer. Most definitions of literature have been criterial definitions, definitions based on a list of. criteria which all literary works must meet. However, more current theories of meaning. take the view that definitions are based on prototypes: there is broad agreement about.
Zeus' father was Cronus. He was a Titan and was married to Rhea. He was the son of Gaea, the Earth, and Uranus, the sky. Cronus was known to be a jealous god and was highly feared by other gods and the mortals. He killed his own father and took over the reins. He was afraid that he too would meet with the same fate.
He frequently cheated on his wife: fathering many immortal and mortal children with Hercules as one of his many sons and most famous. Zeus has two godly sons by his wife Hera: Ares, god of war and Hephaestus, god of the forge. In original mythology, Zeus killed his father Cronus. Zeus was rivals with his brother, Poseidon, who was god of the sea. Zeus is the being that rules with an iron fist and a thunder bolt to smite you if you anger him.