Zeus
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6.1
- proper noun
- /zuːs/
- Literature
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Zeus
- Zeus rules the universe!
- Zeus and Apollo
- Zeus and Athena
- temple of Zeus
So that's, you know, if Zeus can't, then really nobody can.
- So that's, you know, if Zeus can't, then really nobody can.
- The kind of life that Zeus or Jupiter has.
- It's called the Thunder Thunderbolt, Zeus wielding the Thunderbolt.
- It's Prometheus who says, hey, Zeus is going to kill you all.
- She has yes, she has literally like used Zeus's lightning bolts to travel across the sky.
Examples
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In Greek mythology, Zeus placed Arcturus in the sky to protect other stars.
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Peace reigns over their land and Zeus keeps them free of wars.
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That temple, dedicated to Zeus, was famous for its beauty.
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By the beard of Zeus!
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I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia.
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Mythology teaches that fire was the property of Zeus, chief of the Greek gods.
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Seeing the great show of their sorrow, Zeus took pity on them and made a correction.
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Some of you might have seen him in the Polaroid commercial, or as Zeus in Clash of the Titans.
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Will Percy deliver the lightning bolt to Zeus before the midnight deadline?
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The ancient Greeks worshipped Zeus as the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of thunder.
Synonyms
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4.5
The main god in ancient Rome who rules the sky and throws thunderbolts
Compounds
- Specialized
A fish with a deep, flat body and a dark spot on each side that lives near European coasts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zeus is the Greek name of the chief sky god and it comes from a very old root meaning 'bright' or 'sky', the same root that gave Latin deus ('god') and English divine. So think of Zeus as the shining ruler of the sky and the source of thunder.