Zeus´ Lovers (Paintings)

1. I do love the butterfly kiss ...
Zeus (Nickname Jupiter, Jove; Current city Mount Olympus)

2. ZEUS (JUPITER)
What? You don't know who Zeus is?
He's basically the most powerful guy on Mount Olympus, the king of the gods.
Everybody, gods and mortals, has to do what he says.

3. Zeus isn't always easy to spot because he spends so much time wearing disguises while seducing the
ladies. If you see a pretty girl next to an animal, like a swan or a bull, it might be Zeus. Heck, if you see a
girl wrapped in a cloud of mist, that could be Zeus too.
When he's in his godly form, though, you'll know Zeus because he's the guy with the beard.
Zeus (Jupiter) Photos:

4. I'm seducing Leda as a swan. One of my best conquests, and one of my best disguises.
(Leonardo da Vinci, attributed to Il Sodoma, Leda, detail; 1510-15; Galleria Borghese, Rome )
That was such a fun day. The water was really warm. I'm the bull, by the way.
(Coypel, Noel-Nicolas, The Rape of Europa, detail; 1727, Museum of Art, Philadelphia)

5. I was a cloud. A freaking CLOUD! Come on, that’s good.
(Correggio, Jupiter and Io, detail; 1531-32, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna )
Here I am, ruling. That chick is hot. Her clothing seems about to fall off. I forget her name.
(Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique, Jupiter and Thetis, detail; 1811, Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence)

6. Art in Detail
Zeus’ Lovers
(Paintings)

7. Case File: The Seduction And Abduction Of Europa
Defendant (Zeus) accused of a) fraud for disguising himself as a white bull that smelled of flowers (that
must have been interesting), b) kidnapping Europa and taking her to Crete; and c) adultery with Europa.
Case Status: Pending. But, again, Zeus is the law. We're not sure if Hera's heard about this one yet.

8. TIZIANO Vecellio
Rape of Europa
1559-62
Oil on canvas, 185 x 205 cm
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,
Boston

10. Case File: The Seduction Of Io
Defendant (Zeus) accused of a) adultery with Io; b) fraud for disguising himself as a cloud while seducing Io; c)
perjury for lying about his relationship with Io and changing her into a cow to hide his crime; and d) breaking
livestock laws.
Case Status: Case dismissed by Zeus. Hera continues to be suspicious and has unleashed flies to bite the
cow.

11. CORREGGIO
Jupiter and Io
1531-32
Oil on canvas, 163,5 x 70,5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

13. Case File: The Seduction Of Leda
Defendant (Zeus) accused of a) fraud for disguising himself as a swan; and b) adultery with Leda.
Case Status: Pending. Awaiting paternity tests on Leda's children Helen of Troy and Polydeuces.

14. MICHELANGELO Buonarroti, after
Leda and the Swan
1530
Oil on canvas, 105.4 x 141 cm
National Gallery, London

16. Well, this story is a bit creepy ...
Case File: The Rape Of Ganymede
Defendant (Zeus) accused of a) fraud for disguising himself as an eagle; b) abduction Ganymede, bringing him to
Mount Olympus; c) perjury for lying about his relationship as a lover for him.
Case Status: Police declined to prosecute because a) again, Zeus is the law; b) all the gods were filled with joy to
see the youth ... (except for Hera, who felt jealousy)
Outside of the courtroom, We're not sure if Hera's heard about the Greek custom of the socially acceptable erotic
relationship between an adult male and an adolescent male.

17. RUBENS, Peter Paul
The Rape of Ganymede
1636 - 1637
Oil on canvas, 181 × 87.3 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid

19. Case File: Danaë Receiving The Golden Rain
Defendant (Zeus) accused of a) fraud for disguising himself into a shower of gold; and b) adultery with
mortal Danaë, daughter of King Acrisius
Case Status: Though paternity tests have proven that Danae's son, Perseus, is the child of the king of the
gods, the case was officially dismissed by Zeus.
Outside of the courtroom, Perseus years later, he killed Arcisius – accidentally, but efficiently.

20. TIZIANO Vecellio
Danaë receiving the Golden Rain
1560 – 1565
Oil on canvas, 129.8 x 181.2 cm.
Museo del Prado, Madrid

22. That is actually a super sad story ...
Case File: Seducing And Leave It Pregnant Semele
Defendant (Zeus) accused of a) adultery with Semele; b) seducing and leave it pregnant; and c)
accompanied by thunder and lightning send the beautiful princess to the Hades
Case Status: Police declined to prosecute because Zeus is the law. Paternity tests have proven that
Semele's son Dionysus,the god of wine, is the child of the king of the gods. Again, Hera continues
to be suspicious.

23. TINTORETTO, Jacopo possibly by
Jupiter and Semele
1545
Oil on spruce, 22.7 x 65.4 cm
National Gallery, London

25. Art in Detail: Zeus’ Lovers (Paintings)
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26. ZEUS (JUPITER)
Basic Information
Name Zeus
Nickname Jupiter, Jove
Sex Male
Birthday I don't like to think about it, because my father tried to eat me (true story).
Current city Mount Olympus
Work & Education
Occupation King of the Gods
Lord of the Sky
God of Weather
Enforcer of the Law and Justice
Education I was born knowing everything

27. ZEUS (JUPITER)
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
Parents Cronus (dad), Rhea (mom)
Siblings Hestia, Demeter, Hades, Poseidon, Hera
Children Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite (maybe), Athena, Dionysus, Hermes, Perseus, Heracles, and so many more …
Friends Poseidon and Hades
Relationships
Relationship status Married to my sister Hera. It's really complicated.
In relationships with Io, Leda, Europa, Danae …
Interested in Nymphs
Goddesses
Mortals
Oh, and sometimes my wife

28. ZEUS (JUPITER)
Activities & Interests
Likes The sky
Lightning bolts
Oak trees
Eagles
Activities Throwing lightning at people
Punishing my enemies
Disguising myself as animals to seduce innocent young maidens
Interests Meteorology
Thunderstorms, I really like thunderstorms