Zeus
quoted 74 times by 16 works · as a person
also in the atlas: Zeus the figure
Most often quoted — the words themselves, in quotation. The locus given for each is the passage in the quoting book; the harvest records no place inside what is quoted, and nothing here pretends to.
62 quoted · 12 reported
69 neutral 1 refuted 1 endorsedin the voice of Hera 13 , Athena 5 , Poseidon 5 , Chorus 4 , Iris 4 , Achilles 3 , Hermes 3 , Menelaos 3 , Agamemnon 2 , Amphitryon 2
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in the voice of Hera
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Iliad Homer 36 neutral 39 citations · 43 passages
book 1 4 passages anchored here · book 2 · book 3 6 passages anchored here · book 4 2 passages anchored here · book 5 3 passages anchored here · book 6 · book 7 3 passages anchored here · book 8 4 passages anchored hereHera's accusation against Zeus is rendered as direct speech.
"Hera," replied the sire of gods and men, "you must not expect to be informed of all my counsels.
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in the voice of Odysseus
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Odyssey Homer 7 neutral 7 citations
A direct speech act of prayer in which Odysseus asks Zeus to bring about Alkinoos's promised aid.
Then was Odysseus glad and prayed aloud saying, "Father Zeus, grant that Alkinoos may do all as he has said, for so he will win an imperishable kleos among humankind, and at the same time I shall return to my country.
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in the voice of Amphitryon
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Heracles Euripides 2 neutral 1 refuted 1 endorsed 4 citations · 7 passages
Amphitryon's speech functions as a direct address/prayer to the absent god Zeus, reproaching him for inaction.
O Zeus, in vain, it seems, did I get you to share my bride with me;
heracles ¶ -
in the voice of Hecuba
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The Trojan Women Euripides 4 neutral 4 citations · 10 passages
Hecuba addresses a direct prayer to Zeus, questioning his nature while affirming his justice.
Hecuba:
the trojan women ¶ -
in the voice of Cottus
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Theogony Hesiod 3 neutral 3 citations · 4 passages
Cottus's reply to Zeus is presented as his own direct words, sealing the alliance before the Titanomachy.
and the gods, givers of good things, applauded when they heard his word, and their spirit longed for war even more than before, and they all, both male and female, stirred up hated battle that day, the Titan gods, and all that were born of Cronos together with those dread, mighty ones of overwhelming strength whom Zeus brought up to the light from Erebus beneath the earth.
theogony ¶ -
in the voice of Iris
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Birds Aristophanes 2 neutral 2 citations · 11 passages
Iris directly asserts her divine status and issues a formal warning of divine retribution, the clearest statement of the gods' perspective in this window.
Men now adore the birds as gods, and it's to them, by Zeus, that they must offer sacrifices, and not to Zeus at all!
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in the voice of Hermes
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Orations Dio Chrysostom 2 neutral 2 citations
Hermes's report of Heracles's answer to Zeus constitutes a reported speech act connecting the dialogue to its consequence.
" Hermes, then, commended this and reported it to Zeus.
oration 1 ¶ -
in the voice of Menelaos
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Helen Euripides 2 neutral 2 citations · 4 passages
Menelaos directly addresses Zeus by name and title in a formal prayer, invoking many names for the god.
O Zeus, called father and god of wisdom, look on us and alter our woes!
helen ¶ -
in the voice of Chorus
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Heracleidae Euripides 2 neutral 2 citations · 3 passages
The Chorus's brief prayer to Zeus is a direct speech act addressed to the god.
O Zeus, who puttest my foes to flight, now may I behold the day that frees me from cruel fear!
heracleidae ¶ -
in the voice of Apollo
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Hymn 4 to Hermes Homeric Hymns 2 neutral 2 citations · 8 passages
Apollo gives a detailed direct speech to Zeus.
Now while he followed the cattle across sandy ground, all the tracks showed quite clearly in the dust;
hymn 4 to hermes ¶ -
in the voice of Cyrus
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Cyropaedia Xenophon 2 neutral 2 citations
The passage reports Cyrus's prayer as direct speech.
Hear me, I beseech thee, O Zeus almighty, and grant that in service to them I may surpass the honour they show to me.
book 5 ¶ -
in the voice of Hippolytus
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Hippolytus Euripides 1 neutral 1 citation · 2 passages
This is a distinct formal speech act, an oath, in which Hippolytus stakes his life and honor on his innocence, invoking Zeus as witness.
Now by Zeus, the god of oaths, and by the earth, whereon we stand, I swear to thee I never did lay hand upon thy wife nor would have wished to, or have harboured such a thought Slay me, ye gods!
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Institutes of Roman Law Gaius 1 neutral 1 citation
The passage frames Zeus's act as a reported mythic event explaining the origin of positive law.
If we ventured on a Platonic myth, we might say that Zeus, wishing to confer the greatest possible gift on the human race, took the most opposite and uncombinable things in the universe, Equality and Inequality, and, welding them together indissolubly, called the product by the name of political society or positive law.
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in the voice of Darius
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The Histories Herodotus 1 neutral 1 citation
Darius's prayer to Zeus is given as direct quoted speech, the ritual core of his vow of vengeance.
“O Zeus, grant me vengeance on the Athenians.
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in the voice of Aristophanes
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Symposium Plato 1 neutral 1 citation
Zeus's words ('Methinks I can contrive...') are explicitly rendered as direct speech within the narrated myth.
Thereat Zeus and the other gods debated what they should do, and were perplexed:
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in the voice of Cyllene
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Ichneutae Sophocles 1 neutral 1 citation
Cyllene narrates past divine actions and secrecy rather than quoting Zeus directly.
You see, Zeus came secretly to Atlas’s house to the deep-girdled goddess and in a cave begot a single son.
ichneutae ¶
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