The 8th-century poet Hesiod describes that one day Athena sprung forth from Zeus’s head, but in another version Hephaistos cleaves Zeus on the head with an ax and sets the goddess free.

Before Zeus could rule as the king of the ancient Greek gods, he had to defeat his father and the Titans in a decade-long war ...

Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for your new baby.

In this lecture Dr. William J. Neidinger examines the origins and evolution of Athena and Poseidon, and explores the manner in which Zeus became the supreme god of the Greeks.