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Question #104368. Asked by pagea. Last updated May 14 2021.

Midget40 Answer has 53 votes Currently Best Answer Midget40 18 year member 441 replies Answer has 53 votes. Currently voted the best answer. It is impossible to answer this question *for certain* because of the way some of the myths are confusing or simply conflict with one another. But, here's as complete a rundown as I could find, and it suggests the number could be over 100 children. It is a great link because it lays out all of the potential offspring, and explains why so many of them are contested or uncertain: http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ZeusFamily.html A count on this website suggests somewhere around 92 children: https://www.reference.com/art-literature/many-children-did-zeus-2805975a162eeea2 [ heavily edited by Terry to make top post reflect the fact this is an impossible question ] Response last updated by Terry on Oct 05 2016. Apr 03 2009, 3:32 PM zbeckabee Answer has 32 votes zbeckabee Moderator 20 year member 11752 replies Answer has 32 votes. Another source lists Zeus' offspring with: Metis Offspring: Horai (Dike [justice], Eirene [peace], Eunomia [lawful government]), Moirai. Eurynome Offspring: Charites (Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia). Mnemosyne Offspring: The Muses (Kleio, Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania, Kallioe). Hera Offspring: Ares, Hebe, Eileithuia, [Hephaistos?]) Demeter Offspring: Persephone. Leto Offspring: Artemis and Apollo. Maia (daughter of Atlas) Offspring: Hermes. Source: Timothy Gantz' Early Greek Myth. Another states that Zeus' Children were: Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Arcas, Amphion, Zethus, Britomartis, Polydeuces, Minos, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Helen, Eileithyia, Hebe, Hephaestus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus#Consorts_and_children Response last updated by Terry on May 14 2021. Apr 03 2009, 3:52 PM Humanist Answer has 28 votes Humanist 23 year member 106 replies Answer has 28 votes. Zeus had 54 children, 31 by Divine unions including The Three Graces: Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia; The Nine Muses: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania; The Horae: First Generation - Auxo, Carpo, and Thallo, and Second Generation - Dike, Eirene, and Eunomia; The Morai: Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; and 23 by Human unions. You can't know the players without a scorecard! Response last updated by Terry on May 14 2021. Apr 03 2009, 10:00 PM FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!

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