Zeus, the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, he was the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and of the Pantheon of gods who resided there. Being the supreme ruler he upheld law, justice and morals, and this made him the spiritual leader of both gods and men. Zeus was a celestial god, and originally worshiped as a weather god by the Greek tribes. He has always been associated as being a weather god, as his main attribute is the thunderbolt, he controlled thunder, lightning and rain. Theocritus wrote circa 265 BCE: "sometimes Zeus is clear, sometimes he rains". He is also known to have caused thunderstorms. In Homer's epic poem the Iliad he sent thunderstorms against his enemies. The name Zeus is related to the Greek word dios, meaning "bright". His other attributes as well as lightning were the scepter, the eagle and his aegis.

Zues must have sent this lightning bolt down upon the Tacoma Narrows just for me. I had this shot in my minds eye for at least 6 years before it became reality. Having Made many trips to this location before and coming away with nothing or sub standard images, this one made my day and I captured it on three cameras with a range of exposures from 30 seconds to a full minute.

Lightning is traditionally thought to be mostly occuring in blue or magenta tones. I have seen it in every color of the spectrum. It simply depends on the temperature of the light and the atmosphere where it appears. Here the color seems perfect for the Orange Crush show. After all, it is Orange and I am sure it could crush you into submission or death. Thanks for looking, ChristopherThank you for viewing this piece!

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