Zeus

*"Mortals! They are always blaming the gods for their troubles, when their own witlessness causes the more than they were destined for."*
—Zeus in the *Odyssey*
**Zeus** (**Ζεύς**) is the supreme god, the son of Cronus (whom he dethroned) and Rhea, and brother and husband of Hera. Zeus was the protector and ruler of humankind, the dispenser of good and evil, and the god of atmospheric phenomena.

## Biography

### King of the Gods

The brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades attained power by overthrowing their father, Cronus. Zeus defeated his brothers to become king of the gods. The three gods have been rivals ever since, always arguing and threatening war. On several occasions, he would come down to Earth and hook up with humans. The children of these unions were demigods.

#### War on Kakaron

In the 17th century, Zeus traveled to the planet Kakaron and mated with an alien woman, Akita, and who would bear his son, Thunder Storm. Zeus harbored great affection for Akita, and even desired to make her his queen, but he had his responsibilities as king to worry about first and foremost.

Zeus left to resume his duties as king, but later received word that his hybrid offspring and Akita were being targeted for their sins by the latter's own brother, Navas.

Zeus led an army of Olympians against Navas on Kakaron.

### Olympian Civil War

In summer 2019, Zeus summoned the pantheon to decide on the vote to end humanity. Even though the vote was to spare humanity, he planned to do what he wanted.

## Personality

According to his daughter Athena, Zeus is dishonest, and is described as untrustworthy by the Minotaur. Zeus is dangerous and mad with power, as he proposed the vote to end humanity once and for all, which sparked the Olympian Civil War. Storm has described him as careless and lazy in his position of leadership, and his anger is very apparent. He also hates people who serve no purpose, and his son even called him "a deadbeat god."

Zeus is also selfish, cold-hearted, ruthless and abusive; he cruelly sent a lightning bolt into Storm's right eye following a heated argument. Storm also views him as grumpy. He does not understand his son's trust in the Arcadian Rebels, stating "Why do you trust these puny mortals, they do not have the luxury or gratitude for such will of power against other enemies?"

For all his misdeeds, Zeus is a wise king and loving father. He considered Storm to replace him as king should the need ever arise. He even expressed his love for Akita when Storm came to visit him, breaking down hysterically in tears. He also expressed self-doubt in his leadership abilities, being half-drunk at the time. Zeus apologized to Storm for his deadbeat behavior towards him and his half-siblings.

Further on his emotional development, Zeus revealed that he was proud of Storm for what he has done to fight evil against all odds. He revealed that he loves him more than anything, which turned his son's long-time hatred into respect.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

On Olympus, power is measured against Zeus.

* **Olympian Physiology:** Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods and goddesses, and is thus incredibly physically powerful. He possesses all of the various superhuman attributes common among the Olympian Gods, including superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, senses, and he is very long-lived. However, as the god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order justice, and king of the gods, his abilities are significantly superior to those held by the others of his kind. His offspring are inferior in power yet supremely physically capable, such as Thunder Storm or Ares. It is rumored that Zeus is so powerful that he defeated the awesomely powerful Deus Rex in a fight and defeated him.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Zeus possesses godly strength. He punched his own throne in half when his son visited him and spoke to him about Akita.
	+ **Shapeshifting:** Zeus can turn into animals. As a philanderer, he abused his power to turn into Amphitryon to seduce Alcmene, a swan for Leda, a bull for Europa, and a shower of gold for Danae.
* **Electricity Manipulation:** Zeus, as the god of the sky, lightning and thunder, is able to masterfully control godlike electricity. He notably killed Capaneus with a lightning bolt, accidentally killed Semele by striking her with lightning when Hera jealously tricked him into showing off his power, and struck his own son in the eye with a powerful bolt of lightning, scarring him. Bijuaru Dorobo has a lightning style technique called "Zeus Bullet."
* **Life Creation:** According to Star Boisen, Zeus created crows.
* **Petrification:** Zeus turned Niobe to stone.

### Abilities

* **Master Tactician:** Zeus is an exceptionally wise king and field commander. He effectively led his army of Olympians in the war against Navas on Kakaron.

## Equipment

### Weaponry

* **Thunderbolt:** Zeus' most famous weapon is his thunderbolt.
* **Aegis:** Zeus gave his shield to Athena.
* **Labrys:** Zeus wielded an axe.

## Relationships

### Family

* Chaos - Maternal Great-Grandmother
* Gaia - Paternal Great-Grandmother and Grandmother
* Ouranos - Paternal Grandfather
* Titans - Aunts/Uncles
	+ Dione - Aunt
	+ Prometheus - Uncle
* Cyclopes - Uncles
	+ Brontes - Uncle
* Cronus - Father
* Rhea - Mother
* Chiron - Brother
* Demeter - Sister
* Hades - Brother
* Hera - Sister and Wife
* Hestia - Sister
* Poseidon - Brother
* Autumn Stone - Sister
* Theseus - Nephew (by Poseidon)
* Phaedra - Niece-in-Law (by Poseidon)
* Hippolytus - Great Son-in-Law (by Poseidon)
* Alec Maris - Nephew
* Eros - Grandson

## Trivia

* The Roman equivalent of Zeus is **Jupiter**.
* Jason Kade named Leah Caverly's lasso after Zeus.
* When Zeus is in a bad mood, clouds form.