Zeus

Zeus The God of Thunder

"Even I... at times... am powerless. We're not infallible."

―Zeus to Heron in Back to Olympus.

Zeus was the King of Olympus and the father of Heron.

History[]

Zeus revealed he was not raised by his father, and when they finally met he was forced to kill him.

Banding together with his fellow gods, Zeus defeated the last titan. But as the last titan fell, he swore a curse on the gods, and when his blood struck the sea the Giants were born. These monsters were brought into the world for a single purpose: to destroy the realm of the gods. A hellish war known as the Gigantomachy then begun. The gods swore to defeat the giants and rid them from the earth. Both gods and giants fell alike. Still, neither side would relent, and the two factions battled on endlessly, incapable of conquering the other. Until one day, Zeus convinced two of the giants to take up arms with the gods. Soon Zeus would lead one final attack. Zeus ordered Hermes to gather their souls while their remains were cast into the ocean, to be forever swallowed by the tides. The smith of the gods Hephaestus forged the grand automaton Talos to stand guard over the cauldron, forever sworn to keep it shut so that this evil would never return.

Zeus eventually took Hera's hand in marriage and became ruler of the Greek gods. He and Hera did have a two sons together named Ares and Hephaestus. Over the course of his marriage, however, Zeus had several affairs that resulted in the birth of Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus and Heron.

Throughout the Series[]

In "A Call to Arms,"

Zeus tells Heron the story of the Gigantamchy. He then makes a sword for him.

In "Past is Prologue,"

Zeus falls in love with Electra and later saves her.

In "The Raid,"

Zeus helps Heron and Alexia escape from Seraphim.

In "A Monster is Born,"

Zeus is unable to save Seraphim.

In "Escape or Die,"

Zeus inervenes to save Heron from Seraphim.

In "Back to Olympus,"

Zeus trains Heron and escorts him to the fates.

In "The Fields of the Dead,"

Zeus watchs the resurrection of the giants and is critcially injured by Hera in disguise as Hermes.

In "War for Olympus,"

Zeus battles the giants and then Hera, before self-sacrificaing himself to save Hera.

Personality[]

According to Hera, after the war Zeus did little than drink, carouse, and feed his every desire.^[1] Zeus was also an unfaithful husband, having several illicit affairs with mortal women and goddesses alike, that produced several illegitimate children. He did admit that despite his affairs he did love Hera, at one point or another, even sacrificing his life to save hers from a giant.

Physical Appearance[]

Like all the Greek gods, Zeus is very tall, muscular, and handsome. He had shoulder-length brown hair, a neatly trimmed brown-and-gray beard, and bright blue eyes. He wears blue and white robes with threads of gold and golden accessories.

Powers & Abilities[]

Olympian Deity Physiology: As the King of Olympus, Zeus was arguably the most powerful of the Gods, despite being the youngest of his siblings. Zeus possesses the conventional superhuman attributes of an Olympian Deity, many of these abilities are vastly superior to those possessed by the vast majority of his race. Although he possessed a wide range of abilities and powers, he himself admitted that he was not all-powerful.^[2] His actions on the mortal world are confined by the will of the Fates, and even he did not dare face all the other gods on Olympus when they banded together.

Immortality: Like all the gods, Zeus was ageless, if not extremely long-lived.
Levitation: As seen in battle, Zeus can levitate himself off the ground and fly.
Immense Strength: Zeus is immensely strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Giants even in his weakened state. His punches created shockwaves that caused minor earthquakes around the area of the fight.
Immense Speed: Zeus is able to run and move at speeds far greater than any human or most gods.
Immense Durability: Zeus possessed immense levels of superhuman durability. He was immune to all diseases, ailments, and toxins. In addition, he is enormously resistant to damage. He was able to survive a slit to the throat, but was severely injured in the process; ultimately proved not to be invulnerable as only beings on equal power to him are the only ones that can visibly harm him.
Immense Stamina: Zeus' highly advanced physiology generates almost no fatigue toxins during physical activity, enabling him to sustain his strength. As a result, he possesses almost limitless superhuman stamina. His stamina is matched among the Olympians only by his brothers Poseidon and Hades and his sons Ares, Heron, and Hermes.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Like all Olympians, despite his superhuman durability, it is possible to physically (or even mentally) injure him. However, if injured, he is able to heal with superhuman speed and efficiency. The full limits of his healing powers are unknown. However, they are believed to be considerably higher than those of the vast majority of his race, being the King of Olympus itself.
Remote Viewing: Zeus was capable of remotely viewing events happening miles away and sensing the prayers of the Greeks.
Telepathy: Zeus could enter the minds of others to communicate telepathically or project memories.^[3]
Telekinesis: Zeus could manipulate objects through telekinesis. His telekinetic aura was colored light blue and glowed around the objects he telekinetically manipulated.^[3]
Atmokinesis: As God of the Storms, Zeus is able to manipulate weather. He can summon strong winds, powerful storms, and thunder. In moments of anger, his eyes glowed blue and shot tiny volts of electricity. During his fight with Giants he made rain fall from the skies.
- Supernatural Concealment: By covering Electra and Heron's village in dark clouds, he was able to shield them from Hera's sight.
- Electricity Generation: Zeus can generate tremendous amount of electrical energy to project it from his hands in the form of lighting bolts. His ability to generate tremendous amounts of electrical energy and to project them from his hands in the form of lightning bolts has become his trademark.
- Advanced Electrokinesis: Zeus could generate powerful lightning at will. He is able to create and manipulate mystical lightning with lethal efficiency. He can command the lightning for a variety of effects, such as channeling it through his fists to amplify the effectiveness of his blows.
Magical Manipulation: Zeus possess vast magical powers of an unknown nature, which surpass the magic-wielding powers of any other Olympian god. Zeus can generate and manipulate other forms of energy as well. In addition to being able to manipulate energy, he can project it in vast quantities offensively or defensively.
Energy Avatar: He can project his image, voice, and energy bolts from the Olympian dimension into that of Earth.
Limited Chlorokinesis: Zeus was able to conceal Alexia in a bush of blue roses to hide her from Seraphim.^[1]
Metamorphosis: Zeus could alter his size and shape at will, taking the form of an eagle and King Periander. He even created and assumed the identity of an old man to keep watch over Heron and Electra in secret.
Teleportation: Zeus was capable of teleportation, manifesting himself through lighting strikes^[1] or bright flashes of light.^[3]
Wildness Manipulation: Zeus can command animals to do whatever he says. He can control or influence the behavior of animals, allowing him to calm wild animals, as seen when he induced a bear to nurse Seraphim.

Weaknesses[]

Grievous Bodily Harm: Sufficient damage to Zeus' body could incapacitate or, apparently, kill him despite his divinity. Hera managed to seriously wound him with a knife to his neck and in his final moments, he seemed to obliterate himself with his own lightning in a massive explosion.^[3]^[4]

Appearances[]

Season 1[]

Trivia[]

In Back to Olympus, Zeus confirmed the existence of Perseus and Hercules in the series.
The show's creators associated Zeus with the color blue for both his eyes, clothes, and lightning, as well as a nod to the Games of Thrones books.^[5]
Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter. His mythology and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Jupiter, Perkūnas, Perun, Indra, Dyaus and Thor.

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Raid
↑ Back to Olympus
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 The Fields of the Dead
↑ War for Olympus
↑ Blood of Zeus (@BloodofZeus) on Twitter "Spot on. And we used blue because that is a color we associated with Zeus in the show (his eyes, clothes & lightening). But Shaunt, our amazing director, also made them blue as a nod of recognition to the Game of Thrones books. No way anyone would know that but cool nonetheless." (screenshot)

Blood of Zeus
Characters	Heron • Zeus • Hera • Seraphim • Electra • Alexia • Evios • Kofi • Ariana • Hermes • Apollo • Ares • Poseidon • Hades
Species	Human • Demon • God • Titan • Giant • Wraith • Centaur
Items	Cauldron • Hades' Bident • Adamantium Sword
Location(s)	Olympus • Underworld • Corinth • Polis • Melidoni • Fields of the Dead
Seasons	Season 1 (Episode(s): A Call to Arms • Past is Prologue • The Raid • A Monster is Born • Escape or Die • Back to Olympus • The Fields of the Dead • War for Olympus)