married to Hera, but also Dione according to the Iliad, he is the father of Aphrodite with Dione. He is known for his affairs. These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses with Hera, he is said to have fathered Ares, Hebe and Hephaestus. In Greek Religion, "Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father, and all the gods rise in his presence." For the…
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