The name ‘Zeus’ is derived from ancient Indo-European god of the sky ‘Dyḗus ph₂tḗr’ from the days when they were still living in the steppe (Jupyter has the sam

The name ‘Zeus’ is derived from ancient Indo-European god of the sky ‘Dyḗus ph₂tḗr’ from the days when they were still living in the steppe (Jupyter has the same etymology). While the Minoans weren’t Indo-European (of course it’s very likely that the Greek Zeus just like most of their gods were an amalgamation of local pre Indo European, Middle eastern etc. deities)