When Ganymede's father, King Tros of Troy or Laomedon, found out
about Ganymede's disappearance, he grieved so hard that Zeus
sent Hermes on his behalf to give Tros or Laomedon two storm
footed horses. In other accounts, Zeus gave Tros a golden vine
and two swift horses that could run over water. Hermes was also
ordered to assure the bereaved father that Ganymede was and
would be immortal. Later, Heracles asked for the two beautiful
horses in exchange for destroying the sea monster sent by
Poseidon to besiege the city of Troy. Tros agreed and Heracles
became the owner of the bribe sent by Zeus to Tros. Upon hearing
that Ganymede was to be cup bearer as well as Zeus' lover, the
infinitely jealous Hera was outraged. Therefor Zeus set
Ganymede's image among the stars as the constellation Aquarius,
the water carrier. Aquarius was originally the Egyptian god over
the Nile. The Egyptian god poured water not wine from a flagon.
All of Zeus' scandalous liaisons have allegorical meanings. Some
sources say that Zeus' a