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| Amalthaea |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the goat that nursed Zeus, or Jupiter. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ammon |
the Greek and Roman name for Amen or Amen-Re, the ancient Egyptian god of life, often identified with Zeus and Jupiter. |
| Andromeda |
in Greek mythology, an Ethiopian princess whom Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae, rescues from a monster and marries. [1/2 definitions] |
| Callisto |
in Greek and Roman mythology, a nymph who was punished by Hera for a love affair with Zeus by being transformed into a bear. [1/2 definitions] |
| Cronus |
in Greek mythology, a Titan who becomes ruler of the world by overthrowing his father Uranus, but is then overthrown by his son, Zeus; Saturn. |
| Europa |
in Greek mythology, a princess whom Zeus, in the form of a bull, abducted and seduced. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ganymede |
in Greek mythology, a young Trojan abducted by Zeus to be the cupbearer to the gods. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hera |
in Greek mythology, the wife and sister of Zeus and goddess of marriage; Juno. |
| Hercules |
in Greek and Roman mythology, a semigod, son of Zeus and Alcmene, that was exceptionally strong; Herakles. [1/3 definitions] |
| Io |
in Greek mythology, a maiden whom Zeus loved, transformed into a heifer by Hera. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jupiter |
in Roman mythology, the supreme god who was the weather god and protector of state and law; Jove; Zeus. [1/2 definitions] |
| Leda |
in Greek mythology, a queen of Sparta to whom Zeus, in the form of a swan, made love. |
| Persephone |
in Greek mythology, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, carried off by Hades to the underworld and thereafter permitted to spend only half the year back in the world. The myth presents this cycle of loss and return as the origin of the seasons. |
| Perseus |
in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Danae, who slew Medusa and used her head with its fatal stare to save Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. [1/2 definitions] |
| Phaėthon |
in Greek mythology, son of the sun god, Helios, who tried to drive his father's sun-chariot from east to west but flew too close to earth, started a conflagration, and was killed by Zeus. |
| Rhea |
in Greek mythology, a female Titan, mother of Zeus, Hera, and other gods. [1/3 definitions] |
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