Zeus (Jupiter)
Zeus (Jupiter)
What? You don't know who Zeus is? Have you been living under a rock? He's basically the most powerful guy on Mount Olympus, the king of the gods. Everybody, gods and mortals, has to do what he says. Cross Zeus the wrong way, and you might just get a lightning bolt in the face – or worse. (Don't believe us? Just ask Prometheus and Pandora.) It's Zeus' job to make sure that the good are rewarded and the evil are punished.
Basic Information
| Name | Zeus |
| Nickname | Jupiter, Jove |
| Sex | Male |
| Birthday | I don't like to think about it, because my father tried to eat me (true story). |
| Current city | Mount Olympus |
Work & Education
| Occupation | King of the Gods Lord of the Sky God of Weather Enforcer of the Law and Justice |
| Education | I was born knowing everything. |
Beliefs
| Political views | Olympians rule, Titans drool (in Tartarus) |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
| Parents | Cronus (dad), Rhea (mom) |
| Siblings | Hestia, Demeter, Hades, Poseidon, Hera |
| Children | Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite (maybe), Athena, Dionysus, Hebe, Hephaestus (maybe), Hermes, the Muses, Pan, Persephone, Helen, Heracles (a.k.a. Hercules), Minos, Orion, Perseus, and so many more … (see relationship status) |
| Friends | My brothers Poseidon and Hades (most of the time) |
| Enemies | My dad, Cronus The Titans Typhon Echidna |
Relationships
| Relationship status | Married to my sister Hera. It's really complicated. In relationships with Io, Leda, Europa, Danae … |
| Interested in | Nymphs Goddesses Mortals Oh, and sometimes my wife |
Favorites
| Quotations | "It's a man's world." – James Brown "I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies." – Napoleon Bonaparte "Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage." – Ambrose Bierce "I'm too sexy for my shirt." – Right Said Fred "If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it." – Julius Caesar "My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it. People need somebody to watch over them. Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave." – Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Books | The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell To the Virgins to Make Much of Time (Gather ye rosebuds) by Robert Herrick "The Lightning is a yellow Fork" by Emily Dickinson The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss |
| Music | Lightning Strikes by Aerosmith Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin AC/DC Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie Jupiter from The Planets by Holst |
| Movies | I Think I Love My Wife The Godfather Clash of the Titans |
| TV Shows | Game of Thrones The Weather Channel Kings |
| Shmoop favorites |
Activities & Interests
| Likes | The sky Lightning bolts Oak trees Eagles |
| Activities | Throwing lightning at people Punishing my enemies Disguising myself as animals to seduce innocent young maidens |
| Interests | Meteorology Thunderstorms, I really like thunderstorms |
| Groups | Gods of Olympus Titan War Vets |