Title Thumbnail & Hero Image: Zeus (as being physically strong and imposing, with a long beard), source: mysteriumacademy.com, access date: Apr.27, 2023
3. The Olympians Bash Some Heads
First revision: Apr.27, 2023
Last change: May 3, 2025
Searched, Gathered, Rearranged, Translated, and Compiled by Apirak Kanchanakongkha.
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- Zeus had an idyllic childhood on Mount Ida, Crete, enjoying nature with nymphs and satyrs, fighting the noisy Kouretes, drinking magic honey and goat's milk, enjoying freedom and not having to attend any classes (Crete certainly had no schools).
- When Zeus grew up, he was a handsome young man, with a tanned complexion and a muscular build from living in the forests and mountains. He had short black hair, a well-trimmed beard, and eyes the color of the cloudless sky, which, when angry, would quickly darken as if clouded.
Goddess Rhea
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- Then one day, Rhea, his mother, came to visit him, riding a lion. She had planned her revenge on Kronos for a long time. She told Zeus to apply for a job as a barista for Kronos, and wait for an opportunity to overthrow his father and become the ruler of the universe.
- Zeus agreed, but was afraid that King Kronos would recognize him. Rhea explained, "All these years, your brothers have grown up in Kronos's womb, just like you. They must be grown up by now, which means they and you must have the power to change their size and shape. You will have to make yourself less like a god and more like a (raw) Titan, can you?"
- Zeus thought, knowing that he could change shape, that he had changed into a bear, that he had beaten Satyr by changing into a wolf, and that he could actually change into an eagle. Zeus himself could change into a Titan, but had not yet shown his power and rougher feelings.
- Zeus is ready to apply for a job as a tippler for King Kronos.
The Palace of Cronos (or Kronos) is a Black Castle on Mount Othrys, developed on Feb.28, 2025.
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- When Zeus saw Mount Othrys, he was amazed at its grandeur. Its towers and fortresses shone black and shone through the clouds, like fingers reaching greedily for the stars. It was meant to intimidate, it was lonely and dejected, not a place of royal pleasure. Zeus decided that he would have a home of his own, and it would have to be much better than Mount Othrys. He did not choose a place that looked like the "Lord of Darkness". His palace would be bright and white.
Cronos or Cronus Swallows His Young, Source: www.greekmythology.com, access date: Jan.25, 2017.
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- Rhea took her son into the throne room where the Old King Cannibal was sleeping on his throne. As the Lord of Time, Kronos did not appear to age, but he did appear weak and lifeless. Kronos had gained weight from overeating and was pregnant with five gods (1. Hestia, 2. Demeter, 3. Hera, 4. Hades, and 5. Poseidon).
- Rhea introduces Zeus as a tippler, and Kronos is not suspicious or suspicious of this. Zeus does a good job of it, which pleases Kronos (he pours elixirs, dances like the nymphs and Kouretes, and tells satyr-like jokes).
The River Styx, Etching by Gustave Doré (1861), Image via Wikimedia Commons and via again from brewminate.com, access date: May 02, 2023.
Tartarus
Campe or Kámpē, (Ancient Greek: Κάμπη), source: http://dragon-discourse.tumblr.com, access date: May 01, 2023.
Chariot of Poseidon, Greco-Roman mosaic, Bardo National Museum, source: www.theoi.com, access date: May 07, 2023.
References:
01. Ref. "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods," written by Rick Riordan, Translated into Thai Version by Davis Chanchaiwanich, Enter Books publishing 2nd edition, March 2, 2016.
02. Ref. "Percy Jackson and The Greek Gods," Rick Riordan, ISBN: 978-1-4847-8980-3, Penguin Random House, UK, 2015.
03. Ref. "The Iliad," Written by Homer, Translated by Robert Fagles, Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, USA., 51st printing, 1998.
04. Ref. "The Odyssey," Written by Homer, Translated by Robert Fagles, Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, USA., 54th printing, 1996.
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