Zeus (God of War)
Zeus is a male video game deity who features in God of War.
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Biography
Zeus was one of the male Olympian gods who was the child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. By the time of his birth, Cronus was told a prophecy that he was destined to be overthrown by his children just as he had overthrown his own father Ouranus. To prevent this fate, Cronus began to swallow his newborn children whole. After Zeus was born, his mother Rhea wanted to prevent this fate and devised a trick to spare him. She placed a stone in her arms pretending it was her child which the Titan consumed thinking it was his son. In reality, Zeus was spirited away by an eagle who took him to Gaia to be raised by Mother Earth. This was so that he would be raised and blessed with strength to challenge his own father in the future.
At some point, Zeus had an affair with a mortal woman named Callisto. The circumstances are unknown, but the affair resulted in two sons. The oldest one was Kratos, a mighty warrior with unstoppable rage and ambition. Hera, displeased with Zeus for fathering yet another illegitimate child and (correctly) predicting that his existence would eventually doom Olympus, demanded that he kill the boy immediately after his birth. Zeus, at this point still a somewhat benevolent and caring figure, took pity on the child and refused. Around the same time, however, the Oracle foretold that one of Zeus' sons, a "marked warrior", would rise up against the King of the Gods and kill him. Noticing the strange birthmarks on the youngest son of Zeus and Callisto, Deimos, he sent Ares and Athena to Sparta in order to capture the boy and bring him to Thanatos.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Zeus took the form of old muscular white-haired man with eyes of pure white.
On the surface, he was shown as being a benevolent being depicted as a caring god who sought to punish evildoers and oath-breakers.
He was unfaithful to Hera, having cheated on his wife countless times and fathering many bastard children.
Powers and abilities
As the King of Olympus, Zeus is the most powerful of all the Olympians, more so than even his brothers Poseidon and Hades.
In his Astral Form, his power is greatly increased to the point he destroyed Kratos's equipment and easily overpowered Kratos.
As God of the Sky, Zeus had control over parts of the weather that involved storms, allowing him to generate thunderclouds or create a tornado. He can combine clouds with his electricity to make his lightings much more powerful.
As the God of Thunder, Zeus could control lighting to an unrivaled degree. He is able to generate extremely powerful and fast Thunderbolts that can shatter huge mountains and kill Titans. In addition, Zeus can manipulate lightning to empower his attacks, move faster, generate a lightning shield and cause an explosion of electrical energy.
Notes
- The character was voiced by actor Paul Eiding in God of War.
- In God of War II and God of War III, Zeus was voiced by actor Corey Burton.
- Fred Tatasciore voiced Zeus in God of War: Ghost of Sparta.
- The character was based off Zeus from Greek mythology.
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- God of War:
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