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Was it Zeus or Poseidon who held the lightning bolt in Greek mythology?
In Greek mythology Zeus holds and controls the lighting, Poseidon holds the Trident.
What is the king of the greek gods symbol?
The king of the Greek gods was Zeus, god of the sky, thunder and lightning, law, order and justice. His main symbols were the lightning bolt, the eagle, the bull and the oak.
In Greek mythology who was the chief god?
Zeus was the chief god, as well as being the god of lightning and the skies.
Who was the Roman god of electricity?
The Roman god of thunderbolts is actually known as the God of the Skies and is called Jupiter. The Greek version is known as Zeus. He is the king of Olympus in Greek Mythology, but I'm not to sure about Roman Mythology.
What is thunder in Greek mythology?
I would say a lesser version of Zeus' anger at whoever. As you can see it also has electric activity.
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