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page)  Mythology Major Characters  Zeus (Jupiter): Son of
Cronus, overthrew his father to free his five siblings and rule
the gods. Wielding the thunderbolt, he is the most powerful of
all the gods, but he is by no means invincible. On many
occasions Zeus must bow to fate. He produces many other gods
through his infidelity and causes much conflict with his wife
Hera. Mortals hold Zeus in the highest esteem of all the gods.
As society developed, Zeus also came to bear attributes of
Themis, what is right, and Dike, justice, both of which were
once personified as goddesses. He bears the aegis, his bird is
the eagle and his tree is the oak.  Hera (Juno): Wife and sister
of Jupiter, daughter of Cronus. She is a protector of marriage
and often a goddess of childbirth. Her role in mythology is
usually that of the jealous wife punishing the women with whom
Zeus has sex. Her jealousy of Aphrodit