Hello Whyvillians! So, last time I interviewed Persephone, quite an interesting character, but this week, I am interviewing the god of all gods, Zeus.
megmeg9: Hello Zeus!
Zeus: Hey Meg. :)
megmeg9: So, I just have a few questions. First, what are your symbols?
Zeus: My symbols are the thunderbolt, the eagle, and the oak.
megmeg9: That's pretty cool! So, I heard you're a big flirt. How many wives do you have exactly?
Zeus: I'm not sure, I lost count after 100. But the Goddess Hera, was my main wife.
megmeg9: Wow, that's a lot! How exactly did you meet Hera?
Zeus: Birth. She is my sister.
megmeg9: And you don't find that strange at all?
Zeus: Not one bit, most of the gods and goddesses married their relatives.
megmeg9: I can't imagine me having to marry my brother! Speaking of siblings, do you have any . . . besides Hera?
Zeus: Yes, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, and Demeter.
megmeg9: Those are some pretty powerful gods and goddesses. Do you remember who your parents were?
Zeus: Rhea, and . . . Cronus. But Cronus was afraid that one of us, his children, would try to overthrow him, and get more powerful than he was. So he ate all my siblings.
megmeg9: Who has ever heard of someone who ate their own kids!? Your father sounds very . . . interesting. So, why did he never eat you?
Zeus: Well, he tried to, but my mother hid me, and wrapped blankets around a rock. Cronus ate the rock, thinking it was me, and thought I was dead, but he was wrong. :)
megmeg9: What happened to all of your siblings?
Zeus: Well, once I was much stronger, I had Cronus drink poison, thinking it was just a simple drink, and then the poison made him throw up all of my brothers and sisters.
megmeg9: That sounds disgusting! So, what did happen to your father?
Zeus: Don't call that crazy god my father, do you know embarrassing that is!? Anyway, my brothers, sisters, and I all got together to kill Cronus, and we did. That's when I became the god of gods.
megmeg9: That's amazing! I'd be too afraid to go against someone who tried to eat me! Anyway, I heard that ancient Greeks used to put you on some of their coins?
Zeus: Yes they did, and I don't blame them . . . I mean, look at me! :)
megmeg9: You're not full of yourself . . . Anyway, the ancient Greeks used to have a festival every four years and played games to honor you. Now, everyone around the world does the same thing, called the Olympics, not for you, but for their athletic ability. Are you upset about that?
Zeus: More like, outraged!! How can they still have these games, just for "their athletic ability", come on, I'm much more better than that!
megmeg9: Well, their athletic ability is actually real . . . not a mythical creature . . . but thank you for letting me interview you!
Zeus: Anytime.
Until next week, this is Meg, signing off. Bye!
Author's Note: Thank you to www.tinypic.com for the pictures, and http://www.edu.pe.ca/gulfshore/heroes/html8imm/zeus/zeushist.htm and http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110010/Gods%20and%20goddesses/zeus.htm for my information.
