Zeus is a ♂ boy name.
Zeus is a name from Greek mythology. He is a son of Cronus and Rhea and was the highest god of Mount Olympus. He is the ruler of sky, lightning and thunder. In Roman mythology, Jupiter corresponds to Zeus.
The name Zeus, like Jupiter, goes back to the Proto-Indo-European root “*dyew-“ meaning “to shine” or as well “day”, “sky”, “heaven” and “deity”. Therefore Zeus means “sky father”.
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