The reason Zeus tricks women into sleeping with him is because a mortal can't look at an undisguised god without dying. It's how Dionysus's mother, Semele, died. He can still tell lovers he's Zeus, but he can't prove that unless he reveals himself, so it's easier to just not bring it up.
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The reason Zeus tricks women into sleeping with him is because a mortal can't look at an undisguised god without dying. It's how Dionysus's mother, Semele, died. He can still tell lovers he's Zeus, but he can't prove that unless he reveals himself, so it's easier to just not bring it up.