How do the Greek myths of Zeus compare with the Mayan God, Chac?
Both Zeus and Chac controlled aspects of weather, but for opposite reasons. Zeus was in human form and used thunder and lightning to battle his enemies. Chac, a reptile like figure, would use his powers to make it rain by crying through his reptilian eyes for harvests and growing. The king of gods was ZEUS, a sky god known as a wielder of thunder-bolts. In myth and legend, he is far from omnipotent, though feared by all his fellow deities. He is sometimes said to be the father (with Themis) of the Fates (or Moirai, Moerae, the three old women who spin out the threads of each man’s life, but it sometimes appears that he himself is subject to their decrees. In classical times, the Greek gods were very anthropomorphic, but as an adulterer, Zeus could assume other guises, seducing Danae as a shower of gold, Europa as a bull, and Leda as a swan. CHAC: Top Mayan God of Agriculture, Fertility, Rain and Lightning. He’s also one of the ALPHABET-GODS known as God B. B is for Bursting Clouds. Ver
