Story about zeus
In book eight of "The Iliad", Zeus demonstrates his powers as the god of all gods and all men. Zeus, with the fate of the Trojan War in his hands, travels to Mount Ida which overlooked the Trojan battlefield. Zeus sends an array of lightning bolts on the Achaean army, which then helps benefit the Trojans, led by a great fighter named Hector. As a result, the Achaean Greeks retreat. Then an eagle carrying a fawn in its talons flies over; a sign from Zeus stating that the Achaeans should fight back. After Hector injures one of the Greek's best archers, the battle again turns in favor of the Trojans. After watching this, goddesses Athena and Hera are about to enter the battle to defend the Greeks when Zeus sends the goddess Iris to deter these two goddesses from doing this. These two goddesses, aware that they cannot match the strength of Zeus, do not interfere with the battle and leave. This story from the Iliad proves that Zeus not only has domain over the other gods and goddesses in Olympia, but also over other things, such as the weather, and his eagle. On the pottery on the bottom left pot, Zeus is depicted holding a lightning bolt and his eagle which are both described in this story. In the second photo, a recreation of a statue of Zeus is depicted where Zeus is seen holding a lightning bolt, similar to the pottery directly to its left.