Zeus
From Legendary Journeys
Zeus was king of the Olympian gods. His father, Kronos, was king of the Titans. When Kronos feared one of his children would steal his throne he began to kill them as they were born. Kronos' wife, Rhea, saved her son Zeus from this fate. In turn, Zeus did kill his father and take his place.
Zeus married his sister Hera who became queen of the Olympians. Zeus was a great lover of mortals. He took many human sexual partners and thus fathered many demi-gods. Sometimes, he would take the form of a mortal man or of an animal when he visited his mortal women. For example, when he fathered Hercules with Alcmene he took the form of Alcmene's dead husband Amphitryon.
[edit] Powers
As the king of the greek gods zeus is by far the most popwerful , like most of the gods zeus can teleport will , he also possess god level strength and can be kill and injured , unless by the hind's blOod or the ribs of cronus . zeus can also can control the weather . he weilds his trademark weapon the lighting bolt
Zeus' personal guards are known as the Proxidicae (XWP "God Fearing Child").
[edit] Appearances
- Hercules and the Amazon Women (Quinn; flashback)
- YH: "Valley of the Shadow" (Bach)
- HTLJ: "Top God" (Dotrice; flashback)
- Hercules and the Amazon Women (Quinn)
- Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (Quinn)
- Hercules and the Circle of Fire (Quinn)
- Hercules and the Underworld (Quinn)
- Hercules and the Maze of the Minotaur (Quinn)
- HTLJ: "Judgment Day" (Vere-Jones)
- Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (Rowley, voice)
- HTLJ:
- "Twilight" (Dotrice)
- "Top God" (Dotrice)
- "Reunions" (Dotrice)
- "Full Circle" (Keating)
- XWP: "God Fearing Child" (Keating)
[edit] Background
Zeus was played by Anthony Quinn, Peter Vere-Jones, Roy Dotrice, John Bach, and Charles Keating. His voice actor in Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus was Peter Rowley.
| Predecessor: Cronos | King of the Greek Gods | Successor: Athena |
