A Definition Based on Prototypes. Jim Meyer. Most definitions of literature have been criterial definitions, definitions based on a list of. criteria which all literary works must meet. However, more current theories of meaning. take the view that definitions are based on prototypes: there is broad agreement about.
Zeus' father was Cronus. He was a Titan and was married to Rhea. He was the son of Gaea, the Earth, and Uranus, the sky. Cronus was known to be a jealous god and was highly feared by other gods and the mortals. He killed his own father and took over the reins. He was afraid that he too would meet with the same fate.
Zeus, most people get confused because Greek and Roman gods are the same gods in the sense of their powers and their stories except the names of the planets are used in Roman Mythology. So, in Roman Mythology he is Jupiter. Zeus is the King and father of all the Greek Olympian gods, and Hera is their mother.