zeus

IPA/zjuːs/
KK[zˈus]IPA/zuːs/

zeus — noun

1. In ancient Greek stories, the most powerful god, who controlled the sky and weat

1.名詞B1
釋義

In ancient Greek stories, the most powerful god, who controlled the sky and weather, ruled all other gods and people from Mount Olympus, and was married to the goddess Hera.

例句

According to the myth, Zeus threw thunderbolts from Mount Olympus when he was angry.

collocation: throw thunderbolts

Rania's textbook described how Zeus became the ruler after defeating his father Cronus.

Zeus + active verb (became, defeated)

同義詞
  • Jupiter

    Roman equivalent of Zeus, sharing the same role as king of the gods but in Roman mythology

文法句型

Zeus + verb (describing actions in myths)

the + epithet + of Zeus (e.g. 'the statue of Zeus')

用法筆記

Zeus is always written with a capital Z as a proper noun. It does not take a definite article in most contexts ('Zeus was angry', not 'The Zeus was angry'), though 'the' appears before an epithet ('the god Zeus', 'the temple of Zeus'). The Roman equivalent is Jupiter.

常見錯誤

❌The Zeus punished the other gods.
✅Zeus punished the other gods.
💡as a personal name, Zeus does not need an article.
❌Zeus is a Roman god.
✅Zeus is the Greek god of the sky.
💡Zeus belongs to Greek, not Roman, mythology; his Roman counterpart is Jupiter.