Zeus was the king of the gods and answerable to no one -- at least until he married Hera. His exploits among mortals begat the ancestors of the Greek heroes, but Zeus also mated with goddesses and other immortals.
Metis
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Offspring:
Horai (Dike [justice], Eirene [peace], Eunomia [lawful government]), Moirai.
Horai (Dike [justice], Eirene [peace], Eunomia [lawful government]), Moirai.
Eurynome
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Offspring:
Charites (Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia).
Charites (Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia).
Mnemosyne
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Offspring:
The Muses (Kleio, Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania, Kallioe).
The Muses (Kleio, Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania, Kallioe).
Hera
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Offspring:
Ares, Hebe, Eileithuia, [Hephaistos? usually counted as the son of Hera without Zeus as father]).
Ares, Hebe, Eileithuia, [Hephaistos? usually counted as the son of Hera without Zeus as father]).
Leto
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Offspring:
Artemis and Apollo.
Artemis and Apollo.
