Zeus Brontios

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Zeus Brontios is a thunder-associated aspect of the Greek god Zeus, venerated specifically as the deity of thunder and storm.

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Label Occurrences
Zeus Brontios canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deity
epithet of Zeus
thunder god
associatedWith Zeus
lightning
rainstorms
tempests
BrontiosMeans of the thunder
category epithets of Zeus
weather gods in Greek mythology
cultType local cult of Zeus
epithetOf Zeus
equivalentTo Zeus Keraunios
linked to: Zeus
gender male
hasDomain storm
thunder
weather
hasEtymology Greek word brontē meaning thunder
hasSymbol storm clouds
thunderbolt
invokedFor control of violent weather
protection from lightning
languageOfName Ancient Greek
nameElement Brontios
Zeus
pantheon Greek pantheon
linked to: Greek mythology
religion ancient Greek religion
role controller of storms
controller of thunder
protector during thunderstorms
worshippedIn ancient Greece

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thunderbolt of Zeus epithetSupported Zeus Brontios
Jupiter Tonans equivalentTo Zeus Brontios