TAKEPLACE: ZEUS THE STEWARD

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

ZEUS THE STEWARD

So, from praying for rain we reach a mythology of him fighting giants in cosmic battles for control of the universe. The electricity of the sky is awesome and invites cult. Places where lightning struck were very special and practically showed the god descending. Though his storms are conspicuous, we should not overlook his serenity. He lives in the aither (Latin aether orether), the brilliant upper atmosphere, fiery and shinning, up above the clouds. And if he is responsible for the downpours, he is also responsible for the droughts that occur or lack of them - of rains and of droughts Zeus is the steward (Isocrates, Busiris 13).

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