The Birth of Zeus

The Titan Cronos recieves a prophecy that one of his children will overthrow him. To prevent this, he eats his children each time they are born. Overcome with grief, Cronos' wife hides her last child from Cronos. This child was Zeus. She hides baby Zeus and he is trained to one day overthrow his father.

For the picture, I took a picture of a statue of a little boy with wings. The little boy is obviously young Zeus. He is depressed because he is the only child who has survived from his father's cruel actions. The wings are meant to symbolize that he is a higher being. The enhanced rough texture of the statue shows how rough Zues' childhood was and the things he had to go through to get to the place he is now. Also, the ray of light in the background is a symbol of hope. The odds are all against Zeus, but there is a single ray of hope that he will overthrow his terrible father in the years to come. Overall i think i did a pretty good job. I sharpened the picture and added the background. I also enhanced the shadows by burning them very dark. I'm very proud iwth how this turned out.