The shining king of the gods, father to gods and mortals beyond number. He is the stongest of the Celestials, even Thor is not his equal. He is also amoung the wisest, having swallowed the brilliant Metis so he could always have her counsul. Zeus often fails to take sides until the end, knowing what ever side he chooses in a conflict will be the winning one.
Current Manifestations
- Zeus: appears as a middle aged man, long curly hair and with a full beard, both are black. He exudes masculiity, despite his apparent age he is in perfect shape. His eyes shine with intelligence and cunning. Dresswise Zeus will always be wearing what will gather him the most notice from the females present, yet his regal decorum at the same time, Often this a bare chested toga.
Zeus Parent Template
- Add 1 Epic Strength and 1 Epic Charisma
- Favored Attributes: Strength, Manipulation, Charisma
- Favored Abilities: Command, Resistance, Might, Politics,
- Favored Pervues: Sky, Justice
Previous Scions of Note
- Perseus
- Castor and Pollux
- Minos
- Alexander the Great
Allies
- Hercules: a scion that rose to godhood, the role model for all scions.
- Athena: his favorite daughter, taking the place of the son he wont have.
Rivals
Epithets
- wide-seeing
- the father
- the cload gatherer
- who holds the aegis
- father of the gods and men (or men and gods)
- master of the bright lighting
Relics
Holy Sites
Lineage
Zeus (Modern)
- Jupiter (Roman) [400B.C. -> 400A.D.], Giver of bright daylight, thunder, lighitng. Oaths. Trinity in Rome w Mars and Quirinus later Juno and Minerva.
- Zeus (Greek Hellenistic)
- Zeus (Greek Classical) [pre 800B.C. -> 400a.D.] see Ishkur, Teshub, Hadad. Thunderbolts, Weather and Fertility.
- Zeus (Greek Homeric)
- Zeus (Greek Mycenaen)
- DYEUS PATER (PIE)
- PERKWUNOS (PIE)
- Metis. WISDOM (ARCHTYPE)
- Hadad (Western Semitic, Syrian and Phoenician)
- Adad (Babylonian-Akkadian), 1900b-200b, Weather god, sacred marriage, giver of life in fields and storm god, animal is bull =Rammanm
- Ishkur (Sumerian) pre3550b.c.- 1750b.c., Storm god, perceived as bull or lion, roar is thunder, warrior in chariot, Pastoralist god
- HADAD (PS)
- Sabazios (Phyrigain) nomadic horseman and sky father
- DYEUS PATER (PIE)
- Ammon (Egyptian)
- Amun (Egyptian)
- AIR of THEBES
- GREAT SERPENT (ancient) Zeus is sometimes depicted as an underworld god in the form of a snake.
- DYEUS PATER (PIE)
- PERKWUNOS (PIE)
- Tinia (Etruscan)
- DYEUS PATER (PIE)
Notes
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