Zeus was the child of Cronus and Rhea, and the youngest of his s_______(1) . In most traditions he was married to Hera, although, at the o_______(2) of Dodona, his consort was Dione: according to the Iliad , he is the father of Aphrodite by Dione. He is known for his e_____(3) escapades. These resulted in many g______(4) and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Persephone (by Demeter), Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the M_____(5) (by Mnemosyne); by Hera, he is usually said to have f_______(6) Ares, Hebe and Hephaestus. His symbols are the t________(7) , e_______(8) , bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical " cloud-gatherer" also d_______(9) certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the Ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or s_______(10) in majesty.