Consorts and Offspring of Zeus

The abduction of Europa from Zeus (Art by Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre)

“	I-I don't know anymore Zeus. I just-I just can't stand being one of your hundreds of thousands of women, to have our children, my children, lost among your bastards. No. Not anymore Zeus. I love you. I have always loved you. I have been since the beginning, since the day I first saw you, since the moment you saved us. But now, I-I think I should begin to love someone more important: myself. It's over Zeus. I'm just too tired. Farewell.	„
	— Hera.

The Consorts and Offspring of Zeus is a term used for the many children and consorts that the Greek God King Zeus has.

Overview

The conquests of Zeus among nymphs and the mythic mortal progenitors of Hellenic dynasties are famous. Olympian mythography even credits him with unions with Leto, Demeter, Metis, Themis, Eurynome and Mnemosyne. Other relationships with immortals included Dione and Maia. Among mortals were Semele, Io, Europa and Leda and with the young Ganymede.

Description

Many myths render Hera as jealous of his amorous conquests and a consistent enemy of Zeus' mistresses and their children by him. For a time, a nymph named Echo had the job of distracting Hera from his affairs by talking incessantly, and when Hera discovered the deception, she cursed Echo to repeat the words of others.

Consorts and offspring

Divine

Lover	Offspring
Aega	Aegipan
Aphrodite	Tyche
Asterope	Acragas
Calliope	The Korybantes
Demeter	Persephone
Dione	Aphrodite
Eos	Carae
Eris	Limos
Eurynome	Asopus
Europa	Dodon
Gaia	Agdistis Manes Cyprian Centaurs
Hera	Angelos Ares Arge Eileithyia Eleutheria Eris Hecate Enyo Hebe Hephaestus
Leto	Apollo Artemis
Leda	Helen of Troy Castor Pollux
Maia	Hermes
Metis	Athena Unknown son who will over throw Zeus
Mnemosyne	Muses (Original three) Aoede Melete Mneme Muses (Later nine) Calliope Clio Erato Euterpe Melpomene Polyhymnia Terpsichore Thalia Urania
Persephone	Melinoë Zagreus
Selene	Ersa Pandia
Thalia	The Palici
Unknown Mothers	Atë Caerus Eubuleus Litae

Semi-divine

Lover	Offspring
Aegina	Aeacus Damocrateia
Antiope	Amphion Zethus
Borysthenis	Targitaus
Callisto	Arcas
Callirrhoe	no known offspring
Carme	Britomartis
Electra	Dardanus Emathion Iasion Harmonia
Eurymedousa	Myrmidon
Eurynome	Ogygias
Himalia	Cronius Spartaios Cytus
Idaea	Asterion Cres
Io	Epaphus Keroessa
Nymphe	Saon
Othreis	Meliteus
Plouto	Tantalus
Podarge	Balius Xanthus
Torrhebia	Carius
African Nymph	Iarbas
Sithnid Nymph	Megarus

Mortal

Lover	Offspring
Alcmene	Heracles
Anaxithea	Olenus
Calyce	Aethlius Endymion
Cassiopeia	Anchinos Anchinos
Chaldene	Milye Solymus
Chloris	Mopsus
Danaë	Perseus
Dia	Pirithous
Elara	Tityos
Europa	Minos Rhadamanthus Sarpedon Alagonia Carnus
Libya	Belus
Lysithea	Helenus
Megaclite	Locrus Thebe
Niobe	Argus Pelasgus
Pandora	Graecus Latinus Melera Pandorus
Phthia	Achaeus
Protogeneia	Aethlius Aetolus Dorus Opus
Pyrrha	Hellen
Semele	Dionysus
Thebe	Aegyptus
Thyia	Magnes Makednos
Unknown mother	Calabrus Geraestus Taenarus Corinthus Crinacus