The Divine Children of Zeus
(With the following goddesses and Thaness, Zeus created the gods, goddesses, and the muses. This is a partial list meant to outline the most popular unions.)
Zeus and Hera = Hephaestus (Smith), Hebe (Cupbearer), Ares (War), Eleithyia (Childbirth)
Zeus and Demeter = Persephone (Queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades)
Zeus and Leto (Thaness) = Apollo (Prophecy, Archery, and Music) and Artemis (Virgin Goddess of the Hunt)
Zeus and Metis (Wisdom/Thaness, Swallowed by Zeus) = Athena (Craft and Warrior Goddess/Alter ego was Medusa)
Zeus and Mnemosyne = The Muses: Calliope (Epic Poetry), Clio (History), Euterpe (Flute Playing), Terpsichore (Lyric Poetry and Dancing), Erato (Lyric Poetry), Melpomene (Tragedy), Thalia (Comedy), Polyhymnia (Hmsn and Pantomime), Urania (Astronomy)
