Zeus's Lovers

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Zeus, the father of gods and men, had a number of consorts before and after his marriage to?Hera. His first lover was?Metis, a Titan goddess and mother of?Athena. He later married?Themis, Titan goddess of tradition, with whom he had six children; the three?Horai?(Hours) and the three?Moirai?(Fates); according to some?myths, the three Nymphai (Nymphs) were also children of?Zeus?and?Themis. Afterwards, he was interested in?Demeter?but she resisted him. His third wife was?Mnemosyne, who gave birth to the nine Muses. He was involved with?Leto?shortly before his marriage to?Hera, and had?Apollo?and?Artemis?with her. Even after his marriage to?Hera, he continued sleeping with both goddesses and?mortals.

See Also:?Hera,?Metis,?Themis,?Demeter,?Mnemosyne,?Leto,?Europa,?Io,?Semele,?Ganymede,?Callisto,?Dione,?Persephone,?Nemesis