and Eros, fairest among the deathless gods, who loosens the limbs and overcomes the mind and the wise counsels of all gods and all men
I was confused on why Eros was listed here among all these gods. But Wikipedia told me that in some sources, like here, Eros is described as one of the primordial gods, who were involved in making of cosmos, while in later ones, he is shown to be son of Aphrodite.
For he learned from Gaia and starry Uranus that he was destined to be overcome by his own son, [465] strong though he was, through the contriving of great Zeus
It’s interesting how prevalent the theme of fathers vs sons is in Theogony. Could it be a way of expressing the anxieties in the Greek society over possibility of future generations overcoming and disobeying their ancestors?
But when she was about to give birth to the goddess bright-eyed Athena, Zeus craftily deceived her [890] with cunning words and put her in his own belly
But before Zeus ate Metis, she put Athena into the mind of Zeus. Soon after that, Zeus’ headache became so overbearing that he asked Hephaestus to cut his head open to let out what was inside there. That’s how Athena came to being born.
Zeus brought down Sicily's Mount Aitnano post on him
Also known as Mount Etna, which is still one of the world's most active volcanoes, 19 centuries later after this text was written. There is also a myth that this volcano is a smithy for the gods, where Hephaistos forges his weapons.
Zeus also gave certain honours to the goat (aeg-) which suckled him, and specifically, he took a nickname from it: Aegiochus
Seems like Zeus has quiet a history with goats: he was nurtured alongside goat-god Aegipan by his foster goat mother Amaltheia. The same Aegipan is the one, who, with Hermes, brought back to Zeus his sinews in his battle with Typhon. Just goes to show how important goats were in Greek culture.
but Rhea, upset, though without the power to change her husband’s mind, after she had given birth to Zeus, concealed him in Idê, as it is called. Without Cronus’ knowledge she entrusted him to the care of the Curetes who lived in the neighbourhood of Mount Idê.
In Hesiod's Theogony, Gaia and Uranus took a huge part in development of Rhea's plan of saving Zeus. And also there it was Gaia, who took baby Zeus from Rhea to hide him in Mount Aegeum(Mount Idê)