With his first wife, Metis, under permanent house arrest (her house being Zeus’ body), Zeus was single again. But not for long. A bit like Henry VIII, Zeus liked to throw himself back into the ring as quickly as he could. This time his eyes fell on Themis – a primordial Titaness and Zeus’ auntie. Themis was an unusual match for Zeus. She presided over the ancient oracles (including the one that prophesised that Zeus’ mystery son with Metis would one day overthrow him). She was wise and knew all about divine law, justice and morality. Zeus was…well…Zeus, but they say opposites attract, don’t they? She probably saw Zeus as a “fixer-upper”. What can we say about Zeus and Themis? Not a lot really. They seemed to get on for a while, and the marriage was fruitful in that she bore him a few children who had important roles to play, but other than that no major events occurred. So who were the children? Three (Thallo, Auxo and Ca...
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