His first choice would have been the titan Mitis who had helped Zeus assume his position. Mitis, just like Zeus, was a shape-shifter. She wasn't ready to give herself to Zeus, but she finally got what she wanted. Before he had a chance to enjoy his victory, Gaia warned him that Mitis would give birth to a son who would be powerful enough to overthrow him. In a panic, Zeus swallowed Mitis, not knowing that she was already pregnant (Stone 55). Zeus himself was not only now pregnant, but gained the wisdom that Mitis had. After Mitis, Zeus would have many wives who produced many children. His next wife would be the Titaness Themis who would give birth to two sets of triplets. The first set were the Orai, or Seasons, and the second set were the Moirai, or the Three Fates. The Three Fates were called Klotho, Lakhesis and Atropos. Together, the Three Fates would spin the thread of life, decide its end, and cut it. Zeus, in all his glory, was virtually powerless in the face of their influence. His third wife, Evrynomi, was Mitis' sister. It would give birth to the three Graces, beauty, sweetness and friendship. Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, would give birth to the nine Muses (Stone 56). Finally there was Era. Hera would have been Zeus' chief wife during his reign as king of the gods. However, this did not suppress his unquenchable thirst for lust. Hera was the sister of Zeus and one of the brothers he saved from Kronos. He would seduce Hera in the form of a cuckoo. Once seduced, she created a silver rain that fell from a cloudless sky forcing Hera to protect the fragile bird by placing it under her skirt. She knew that by doing so she would give herself to the bird and almost instantly Zeus transformed Stebbins back into himself (Ston... in the center of the card... is the workshop where he was dismantled, taken to the temple and then reassembled. The statue it was 40 feet tall, made of ivory and gold, it looked large even inside the massive temple. The statue included Zeus holding a scepter in his left hand with an eagle sitting above in the palm of his right hand the goddess Nike, goddess of victory. , which was often found near Zeus. There were two lions on either side of his feet along with a long reflecting pool on the floor in front of him (Stone 206 seven wonders of the ancient world and Phidias' greatest achievement). .Zeus was at his peak as king of gods and men, but the god's destiny was set in motion and he was powerless to stop it. Works Cited Stone, Tom Zeus: A Journey Through Greece in the Footsteps of a God New York : Bloomsbury, 2008. Print.