Mates and Children of Zeus, the King of the Greek Gods
The Ancient Greeks linked Zeus with various goddesses in order to interpretate
supernatural phenomena. Moreover, he was linked
with mortal women, because many people, in every corner of Greece, liked to believe
they were descendants of the King of the Gods.
You can view an indicative list of Zeus' children below.
The names are
sorted alphabetically by the mother's name. |
|
| Goddesses |
Children |
|
Mortal Women |
Children |
A |
Antiope
(an Amazon) |
- Amphion
(A glorious musician)
- Zythos
(The twin of Amphion)
|
Aegina |
Aeacus
(a king) |
|
- |
- |
Alcmene |
Heracles
(the strongest hero in Ancient Greece) |
C |
- |
- |
Callisto
(a Nymph) |
Arcas |
D |
Demeter
(the goddess of the Harvest) |
Persephone
(the goddess of the Underworld) |
Danae |
Perseus
(the founder of Mycenae) |
E |
Eurynome
(the dawn) |
Graces
(the Goddesses of Joy and Charm) |
Eurymedousa |
Myrmidon |
| - |
- |
Europe
(the princess of Argos) |
- Minos
- Radamanthys
- Sarpedon
|
| - |
- |
Electra |
|
G |
Gaea
(the Mother Earth) |
Tityos
A giant |
|
|
H |
Hera
(the goddess of marriage) |
- Ares
(the god of war)
- Hebe
(the goddess of youth and wife of Heracles)
- Eilithyia
(the goddess of childbirth)
- Hephaestus
(the god of metallurgy)
|
- |
- |
I |
- |
-
|
Io |
Epaphus |
L |
|
|
Leda |
|
|
|
Leto |
|
M |
Metis |
Athena
(the goddess of wisdom) |
Maera |
Locrus |
Mnemosyne
(the titaness of Memory) |
Muses
(the goddesses of Fine Art) |
|
|
| Maea |
Hermes
(the messenger of the gods) |
|
|
N |
- |
- |
Niobe |
|
P |
Persephone
(the goddess of the Underworld) |
Zagreus |
Pandora |
Graecus |
S |
- |
- |
Semele |
Dionysus
(the god of wine) |
T |
Themis
The titaness of Justice |
- Horae
(the goddesses of the seasons)
- Fates
(the goddesses of destiny)
|
Theia |
Magnes |
