
The Iliad
The Classical Mind
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The Good and the Utero of Zeus
Zeus is very strong. He was able to kill his father and that whole story. But he also seems, those seem to be claims of brute force. It's like, if it's not a contest of brute force, I've always sort of questioned how effective Zeus might be. His most powerful weapon is the lightning bolt, which Hephaestus makes. And so this idea of Zeus being all powerful, and he can kind of his will can plow through everything and do what it wants to do has been undercut in a variety of ways.
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