The stone was placed under the glens of Parnassus at Pytho. Zeus went and saw Cronus and made him vomit the stone Omphalos. Once Zeus was grown, he decided it was time to take over the throne. There is also the myth that says Zeus was raised by a shepherd family, as long as the god kept their sheep save from wolves. There are even more suggestions, including that the nymph Cynosura raised him and when he was grown, Zeus thanked her by placing her among the stars in the sky. Another common myth says that Adamantha the nymph hid him by putting Zeus on a rope and hanging him from a tree so that he was between the sea, earth and sky. Other myths say he was raised by Melissa. Some say he was raised by a goat named Amalthea with help from soldiers who would dance and clash their spears and shields whenever Zeus cried. There are various myths that tell how Zeus grew up without his father ever knowing. What happened to him afterwards is unclear though. Cronus immediately swallowed the rock and Zeus was saved. Rhea wanted to save her son though so when Zeus was born, she wrapped a rock in swaddling clothes to mislead Cronus. Therefore, he swallowed all of his children as they were born. Cronus knew that one of his children would overthrow him. Zeus was the youngest son born to Cronus and Rhea.
There is no shortage when it comes to myths regarding Zeus. Jupiter is considered to be the Roman equivalent of Zeus. Historians believe that Zeus was the Greek equivalent of the Babylonian god of heaven and earth, Enlil. He could either create chaos in the skies with thunder and lightning or reward the earth with water by opening the clouds. He had a shield called the Aegis, which would allow him to cause storms and darkness in the skies.
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