ZEUS
\zjˈuːs], \zjˈuːs], \z_j_ˈuː_s]\
Definitions of ZEUS
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
By Princeton University
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The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world (cf. Hades). He was identified with Jupiter.
By Oddity Software
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The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world (cf. Hades). He was identified with Jupiter.
By Noah Webster.
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In myth. the supreme divinity among the Greeks; the ruler of the other gods: generally treated as the equivalent of the Roman Jupiter.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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