In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus ( /ˈzjuːs/ ZEWS;Ancient Greek: Ζεύς; Modern Greek: Δίας, Dias) is the "Father of Gods and men" (πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε, patēr andrōn te theōn te) who rules the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father rules the family. He is the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and Etruscan counterpart is Tinia. His Hindu equivalent is Indra.
Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, and the youngest of his siblings. In most traditions he is married to Hera, although, at the oracle of Dodona, his consort is Dione: according to the Iliad, he is the father of Aphrodite by Dione. He is known for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Persephone (by Demeter), Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses (by Mnemosyne); by Hera, he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe and Hephaestus.
As Walter Burkert points out in his book, 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 Greeks, he was the King of the Gods, who oversaw the universe. As Pausanias observed, "That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men". In Hesiod's Theogony Zeus assigns the various gods their roles. In the Homeric Hymns he is referred to as the chieftain of the gods.
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Selene, Goddess of the Moon, must thwart the plans of the evil Emperor: Torno (Ricco Ross). As, Torno mounts his army on the moon, Selene must: defy her father Zeus, reunite her long lost Guard, and return to the moon to defeat Torno's army before a NASA tourist mission to the moon arrives.
2012 The end of the World is here.
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Fat Cat is a gangster comedy set in Italy and in London. It 's the story of two goofy criminals from Italy that get in trouble with their boss, a schizophrenic and flamboyant crime lord named Mosca, and will struggle to come out of this situation alive.
Italian gangsters don't get much wilder than this!
Great Husbands are not born, they are made.
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Martian Garcia announces to his parents that not only is he proud to have converted to Atheism, but he intends to tell his whole family on Christmas. His parents then disown him on the spot, and they turn to his Aunt Patrica, who turns the rest of his family against him, and she's determined to either bring him back to the fold or kill him trying.
Keywords: atheism, atheist, blasphemy, christmas, heresy, humanism, independent-film, religion
Something to offend everyone...
It's funny 'till we get to your God.
You'll never think about God the same.
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Gary is a charming guy, but Linda is tired of his grand plans and schemes. All of which have gone down the drain. Gary is a 'scalper'. Together with his friends and his 'Guardian Angel', Benny, he buys tickets to events and sells them off at highly increased prices. This doesn't really make him rich and proves to be more difficult than usual when a new guy gets into town, strong-arming all of Gary's sources. But then the gift of heaven arrives. The Pope is coming for a visit. Gary wants to make a lot of money on this so he can finally get one of his (more decent) plans for Linda off the ground and really work on a lasting relationship with her.
Keywords: boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, con-artist, new-york-city, papal-visit, ticket-scalping
Irresponsible, Unreliable, Unpredictable and totally Irresistible.
Police Chief: And besides, I told you over and over again to be careful.::Zeus: Be careful? Be careful of what? What do you want me to do, huh? Lift my hands and tell them, "Shoot!" When someone is pointing a gun at me and, in so many words, tells me they're going to kill me, I have a right to protect myself. And I have a right to protect myself because these people need me. And they need me because I care about them and when I go out on a mission, I do the right job! For Christ sake boss, I've faced death a thousand and one times for this badge because I stood for something. I've been stabbed, shot, beaten up and kicked in the ass. I've chased spies and dirty scum from one end of the world to the other. I was even buried alive for two whole days and now you want it back. Well, go on... take it! Take it! I'm finished with it. That's it!
Police Chief: I need you.::Zeus: How can I come back now? You broke my heart. I have nothing to offer.::Police Chief: I know.
Karras: It's supposed to be a police department but it feels like an insane asylum around here. He was practically killed on the streets like a dirty alley cat and now the police commissioner wants to put him on trial. It doesn't make sense. No sense at all. I thought the department was supposed to stand up and fight for him.::Police Chief: I fought Karras. I fought!::Karras: Well not enough damn it!::Police Chief: You seem to forget there are two dead cops out there.::Karras: Cops my ass! I'll go through the entire department and if I find another cop like that, I'll kill the S.O.B. Those two cops were traitors and they got what they deserve. And believe that! The C.I.A. made a mistake letting Zeus go. He's one of the best. The very best! You do know that.::Police Chief: Yes, I do!::Karras: Well, if this country doesn't want him, I'm sure another country does. Why don't we just sell him or put him in a circus or something? You could have done anything... anything but taken his badge away. We've killed his pride damn it!::Police Chief: Listen Karras. Not you or me has the right to say that. It is the politicians who have the final say. The politicians!::Karras: Oh, fuck the politicians!
We call upon Zeus.
King of the gods.
Oh! Father guides us.
Zeus is the sun and the moon.
Zeus is the winds and the storms.
Zeus is the earth and the stars.
Zeus is the unbending flame.
Zeus is the night and the day.
Zeus was born men and a nymph.
We remember the time.
When your mother hides you.
From the wrath of your father Kronos.
In a cave of Crete.
And Amalthia feeds you with the horns.
Of wisdom and Korivantes dancing.
Around you.
The dance of men.
The dance of war.
Oh! You are the archon of lightning!
The years has passed away and then
The Christians have arrived.
They killed your priests, destroy the temples.
Oh! Zeus now guide us in a justify war.
This filthy sickness, must eclipse.
They tried many times to kill your children.
This divine hellenic race.
And now the only vision that we have is...
Revenge, revenge, revenge.