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.
In addition, to acting as the leader of the gods, Zeus was the god of the sky. The ancient Greeks believed that he could control the weather and could even shoot lightning bolts at his enemies. The Birth of Zeus. Zeus was the son of the god Cronus and his sister and wife, Rhea. Zeus was the last of Cronus and Rhea's children to be born. Cronus was fearful that his children would become more powerful than he was and so he swallowed them whole when they were born. The loss of her children was deeply painful for Rhea.