1988 VP4. Discovered 1988 Nov. 4 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Originally Zeus was the god of the sky and of atmospheric phenomena, of winds, clouds, rain and thunder. Later Zeus, father of gods (Athene {see planet (881)}, Artemis {see planet (105)}, Apollo {see planet (1862)}, Ares and Dionysus {see planet (3671)}) and men, became the supreme god of the Greeks, the protector of laws and morals and the dispenser of good and evil. (M 25230)
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(2003). (5731) Zeus. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5412
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