We never talk about Zeus

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How many of the characteristics of Zeus as described in the 2nd article above are consistent with characteristics we think belong to G-d? How many are different?

Zeus being the son of Cronus - and upon looking this up was reminded that Cronus is distinct from Chronos... but then looking that up it seems Cronus and Chronos may not have been distinct Chronos - Wikipedia identifies them as different, but later in the article implies something different.

This is an area I have explored less well, and wonder what others here think or know about the Greek or Roman gods.
 

How many of the characteristics of Zeus as described in the 2nd article above are consistent with characteristics we think belong to G-d? How many are different?
While I'm not interested in comparing Zeus with the God of Abraham, I discovered the epithets(different title) sometime this year and was fascinated by them(not just for Zeus, but many of the Old Greek deities). This has helped me understand the depths of these divinities, and relate to them better.
Zeus being the son of Cronus - and upon looking this up was reminded that Cronus is distinct from Chronos... but then looking that up it seems Cronus and Chronos may not have been distinct Chronos - Wikipedia identifies them as different, but later in the article implies something different.

This is an area I have explored less well, and wonder what others here think or know about the Greek or Roman gods.
I've never heard of a difference between Chronos/Cronos/Kronos. He was the one who accepted his mother's(Gaia's) request to castrate his father, though he never made good on the deal to let his brothers(the Cyclops and Hekatoncheires) out of her depths. He was one of the Titans, a grouping of Gods that his father(Ouranos) found acceptable enough to not imprison. All of the Titans had some function assigned to them; his was generally seen as Time.

Sadly, the apple didn't fall far from the tree. When a prophecy was made that he'd have a son that would overthrow him, he decided he'd swallow each of his children up. That worked, until his 6th, which his wife, Rhea, managed to hide from him. This was Zeus, who did manage to trick old Cronos into freeing his siblings(Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hades, Hestia) from his body. After that, the Titanomachy happened; a war between the new Gods and the old ones.
 
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