Changes: Zeus

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"It takes the simplicity of a child to teach us the most obvious lesson. Evander was right. Sometimes we can just start over."

―Zeus in "Full Circle"

Zeus

Zeus in XWP: God Fearing Child

Profile

Gender

Male

Status

Alive (HTLJ)

Deceased (XWP)

Residence

Olympus

Race

Olympian God

Also known as

King of the Olympains
King of the Gods

Cause of death

Stabbed with Rib of Kronos in first timeline removed

Killed by

Hercules

Relationships

Romances

Hera, Demeter in the myth

Alcmene, Leda of Aetolia,Leucosia, Lysia

Mother

Rhea in the myth

Other Family

Olympain

Behind the scenes

Portrayed by

Anthony Quinn
Peter Vere- Jones
Roy Dotrice
John Bach
Charles Keating
Peter Rowley

Series

HTLJ, XWP, YH

First appearance

Hercules and the Amazon Woman

Last appearance

XWP: "God Fearing Child"

Zeus is the powerful King of the Olympian Gods and the God of sky, and Lightning and Thunder. His father, Kronos, was King of the Titans, when his son Zeus tried to take his throne, Kronos called forth all the Titans into a war council, in which he appointed Atlas as his field general. (XWP: "The Titans") In order to destroy Kronos once and for all, Zeus found the rib of Kronos. (XWP: "God Fearing Child") With it, Zeus was able to kill Kronos and became the King of the Gods. (HTLJ: "Reunions") the war against Kronos and anyone who supported him in an event that came to be called the Titanomachy which ended with Zeus killing his father and taking his place as King of the Gods.

Zeus married with Hera who became queen of the Olympians. Zeus was a great lover of mortal women. He took many human lovers and thus fathered many Half-Gods, when he fathered Hercules with Alcmene he took the form of Alcmene's dead husband Amphitryon.

Powers and Abilities

Zeus is probably the most powerful earthly God ever seen in the series. Zeus's signature weapon is the lightning in all its forms. Although lightning is occasionally used by other Gods, Zeus exclusively uses it, and is more proficient with it. As a God Zeus has a special connection with the sky, its elements, the rain, the lightning, the winds and the clouds, for that he is known as the God of Sky.

As king of the Olympians, Zeus possesses the Powers and Abilities of an Olympian God but at much higher level. Zeus specials powers are:

Precognitive dream: Zeus can perceive future events in his dreams, he knew of the danger in the future by the darkness of his dreams, but he did not know specifically what was the danger (the birth of Eve). To know more, Zeus consult the fates.

Power over the Nature: Zeus can manipulate the weather and elements on a large scale.

Resurrection: Zeus like Hades can resurrect dead mortals, as he was able to resurrect Lyla. But reviving a person is not a common matter,as there are rules and circumstances.

Power over Lightning: Zeus has a great ability to create powerful lightning bolts.

Reality warping: Zeus, along with Hera, created mortals and several ecosystems as Hera and Zeus said in (Episode: Full Circle).

Portal Creation: Zeus has enough power to create portals leading to other dimensions. Something that Ares and Callisto had to join their forces to open a portal.

Zeus can kill other Gods, he can also remove, bestow and restore power. He bestowed and stripped Hercules of his divinity.

Background

Along with Hercules, Iolaus and Hera, Zeus is one of four characters to appear in both Hercules and the Amazon Women and Full Circle. Along with Hera, he also appears in Hercules's final appearance in God Fearing Child.
Of all the Olympians shown in the Xenaverse, Zeus's portrayal is generally the most consistent with his mythological counterpart: aloof yet outrageous, neutral but with a love of humanity.
Zeus's role as an advisor and mentor to Hercules in the telemovies properly belongs to Athena in mythology. This portrayal is also directly at odds with his portrayal in both HTLJ and YH, where he is very aloof, with Hercules rarely seeing him and deeply resenting his absence.
Anthony Quinn portrayed Zeus in the Hercules telemovies. Peter Vere-Jones played him in "Judgment Day," while Roy Dotrice took over the role at the end of Season 4. Charles Keating played Zeus on the final episode of Hercules and in "God Fearing Child." John Bach played him in the Young Hercules episode "Valley of the Shadow." His voice actor in Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus was voiced by Peter Rowley.
In the comic version of Xena the past changes and the events of the twilight occurred differently, this makes Zeus alive as well as other Olympians killed in the confrontation against Xena and Eva.

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 |character name = Zeus
 |image = [[File:Gfc_herazeus.jpg|thumb|312px|Zeus and Hera]]
-|Caption = Zeus in the [[HTLJ]]:[[Full Circle]]
+|Caption = Zeus in [[XWP]]: [[God Fearing Child]]
 |Portrayed By = [[Anthony Quinn]]<br>[[Peter Vere-Jones]]<br>[[Roy Dotrice]]<br>[[John Bach]]<br>[[Charles Keating]]<br>[[Peter Rowley]]
 |Series = [[HTLJ]], [[XWP]], [[YH]]
 |First Appearance = [[Hercules and the Amazon Women]]
 |Last Appearance = [[XWP]]: "[[God Fearing Child]]"
-|A.K.A = God of lightning and thunder<br>King of the Olympians<br>King of the Gods
+|A.K.A = King of the Olympians<br>King of the Gods
-|cause of death = Stabbed with [[Rib of Kronos]]
+|cause of death = Stabbed with [[Rib of Kronos]] in first timeline removed
 |Killer = [[Hercules]]
-|Romances = [[Hera]], [[Demeter]], [[Alcmene]], [[Leda of Sparta]], [[Leucosia]], [[Lysia]]
+|Romances = [[Hera]], [[Demeter]], in the myth [[Alcmene]], [[Leda of Aetolia]], [[Leucosia]], [[Lysia]]
-|Mother = [[Rhea]]
+|Mother = [[Rhea]] in the myth
 |Father = [[Kronos]]
 |Brother(s) = [[Poseidon]], [[Hades]]
-|Sister(s) = [[Hera]], [[Demeter]], [[Hestia]]
+|Sister(s) = [[Hera]], [[Demeter]], [[Hestia]] in the myth
 |Son(s) = [[Ares]], [[Hephaestus]], [[Apollo]], [[Hermes]], [[Bacchus]], [[Hercules]], [[Gryphus]], [[Lucius]], [[Castor]], [[Pollux]]
-|Daughter(s) = [[Discord]], [[Aphrodite]], [[Athena]], [[Artemis]], [[Persephone]], [[Clotho]], [[Lachesis]], [[Atropos]], [[Muses]],
+|Daughter(s) = [[Discord]], [[Aphrodite]], [[Athena]], [[Artemis]], [[Persephone]], in the myth [[Muses]], in the myth
+|Other family = [[Olympian]]
-|Other family = [[Uranus]] (grandfather), [[Gaea]] (grandmother), [[Deimos]] (grandson by Ares and Aphrodite), [[Evander]] (grandson by Ares and [[Nemesis]]), [[The Destroyer]] (grandson by Ares and [[Hope]]), [[Hippolyta]] (granddaughter by Ares), [[Autolycus]] (grandson by Hermes), [[Fortune]] (granddaughter by Aphrodite and Hermes), [[Strife]] (grandson by Discord), [[Cupid]] (grandson by Aphrodite and  Hephaestus), [[Deon]] (grandson by Aphrodite and [[Jacobus]]), [[Psyche]] (granddaughter-in-law), [[Bliss]] (great-grandson), [[Holidus]] (son-in-law), [[Theseus]] (grandson-in-law), [[Hippolytus]] (great-grandson), [[Deianeira of Thebes|Deianeira]] (daughter-in-law), [[Klonus]] (grandson by Hercules and Deianeira), [[Aeson of Thebes|Aeson]] (grandson by Hercules and Deianeira), [[Ilea]] (granddaughter by Hercules and Deianeira), [[Polyphemus]] (nephew), [[Triton]] (nephew), [[Nautica]] (great-neice), [[Iolaus II]] (great-nephew-in-law), [[Nemesis]] ("daughter-in-law"/mother of Evander), [[Hope]] ("daughter-in-law"/Mother Of The Destroyer), [[Dahak]] ("brother-in-law"/maternal grandfather of The Destroyer), [[Gabrielle]] ("sister-in-law"/maternal grandmother of The Destroyer), [[Herodotus]] ("father-in-law"/paternal-maternal great-grandfather of The Destroyer), [[Hecuba]] ("mother-in-law"/maternal-maternal great-grandmother of The Destroyer), [[Lila]] ("cousin-in-law"/great-aunt of The Destroyer)
 |Gender = Male
-|Status = Alive (HTLJ)/Deceased (XWP)
+|Status = Alive (HTLJ),
+Deceased (XWP)
 |Residence = Olympus
 |Race = Greek God
+|gender=Male|status=Alive (HTLJ)
-}}
+Deceased (XWP)|residence=Olympus|race=Olympian God|a.k.a=King of the Olympains <br>King of the Gods|killer=[[Hercules]]|romances=[[Hera]], [[Demeter]] in the myth
+[[Alcmene]], [[Leda of Aetolia]],
+[[Leucosia]], [[Lysia]]|mother=[[Rhea]] in the myth|father=[[Kronos]]|brother(s)=[[Poseidon]], [[Hades]]|sister(s)=[[Hera]], [[Demeter]], [[Hestia]] in the myth|son(s)=[[Ares]], [[Hephaestus]], [[Apollo]], [[Hermes]], [[Bacchus]], [[Hercules]], [[Gryphus]], [[Lucius]], [[Castor]], [[Pollux]]|daughter(s)=[[Discord]], [[Aphrodite]], [[Athena]], [[Artemis]], [[Persephone]], in the myth [[Muses]] in the myth|other family=[[Olympain]]|portrayed by=[[Anthony Quinn]]<br>[[Peter Vere- Jones]]<br>[[Roy Dotrice]]<br>[[John Bach]]<br>[[Charles Keating]]<br>[[Peter Rowley]]|first appearance=[[Hercules and the Amazon Woman]]|last appearance=[[XWP]]: "[[God Fearing Child]]"}}
-'''Zeus''' is the powerful king of the [[Olympian]] gods and the God of sky, and lightning and thunder. His father, [[Kronos]], was king of the [[Titans]] and when Kronos feared one of his children would steal his throne he began to swallow each of His newborn children. Zeus' mother, [[Rhea]], saved Zeus from this fate. In turn, Zeus freed his siblings from their imprisonment and declared war on [[Kronos]] and anyone who supported him in an event that came to be called the [[Titanomachy]] which ended with Zeus killing his father and taking his place as King of the Gods.
+'''Zeus''' is the powerful King of the [[Olympian]] Gods and the God of sky, and Lightning and Thunder. His father, [[Kronos]], was King of the [[Titans]], when his son [[Zeus]] tried to take his throne, Kronos called forth all the Titans into a war council, in which he appointed [[Atlas]] as his field general. ([[XWP]]: "[[The Titans]]") In order to destroy Kronos once and for all, Zeus found the rib of Kronos. ([[XWP]]: "[[God Fearing Child]]") With it, Zeus was able to kill Kronos and became the King of the [[God|Gods]]. ([[HTLJ]]: "[[Reunions]]") the  war against [[Kronos]] and anyone who supported him in an event that came to be called the [[Titanomachy]] which ended with Zeus killing his father and taking his place as King of the Gods.
-Zeus married his sister [[Hera]] who became queen of the [[Olympians]]. Zeus was a great lover of mortal women. He took many human sexual partners and thus fathered many [[Half-god|half-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]].
+Zeus married with [[Hera]] who became queen of the [[Olympians]]. Zeus was a great lover of mortal women. He took many human lovers and thus fathered many [[Half-god|Half-Gods]], when he fathered [[Hercules]] with [[Alcmene]] he took the form of [[Alcmene]]'s dead husband [[Amphitryon]].
-Zeus has a special connection with the sky, its elements, the rain, the lightning, the winds and the clouds, for that reason is the god of sky.
 == Powers and Abilities ==
-Zeus is probably the most powerful earthly god ever seen in the series. Zeus's signature weapon is the lightning in all its forms. Although lightning is occasionally used by other gods, Zeus exclusively uses it, and is more proficient with it.
+Zeus is probably the most powerful earthly God ever seen in the series. Zeus's signature weapon is the lightning in all its forms. Although lightning is occasionally used by other Gods, Zeus exclusively uses it, and is more proficient with it. As a God Zeus has a special connection with the sky, its elements, the rain, the lightning, the winds and the clouds, for that he is known as the God of Sky.
-Like King of the Olympians, Zeus possess the [[Powers and Abilities]], of a olimpic god but a higher level, as god Zeus specials powers are:
+As king of the Olympians, Zeus possesses the [[Powers and Abilities]] of an Olympian God but at much higher level. Zeus specials powers are:
-'''Precognitive dream:''' Zeus can perceive future events in his dreams, he knew of the danger in the future, by the darkness of his dreams, but he does not know specifically what is the danger, (the birth of Eve). to know more, zeus consult the fates.
+'''Precognitive dream:''' Zeus can perceive future events in his dreams, he knew of the danger in the future by the darkness of his dreams, but he did not know specifically what was the danger (the birth of Eve). To know more, Zeus consult the fates.
-'''Power over the Nature: '''Zeus can manipulate the weather  and the elements on a large scale.
+'''Power over the Nature: '''Zeus can manipulate the weather and elements on a large scale.
+'''Resurrection''': Zeus like Hades can resurrect dead mortals, as he was able to resurrect Lyla. But reviving a person is not a common matter,as  there are rules and circumstances.
-'''Healing: ''' Zeus as the most powerful of all Olympians has the ability to heal wounds but he can't heal mortal wounds.
-'''Lightning Bolts: '''Zeus has a great ability to create, control and shoot very powerful lightning bolts.
+'''Power over Lightning: '''Zeus has a great ability to create powerful lightning bolts.
-'''Reality warping: '''Zeus, along with Hera, created  beings mortals and several ecosystems as Hera and Zeus said.
+'''Reality warping: '''Zeus, along with Hera, created mortals and several ecosystems as Hera and Zeus said in (Episode: Full Circle).
+'''Portal Creation: '''Zeus has enough power to create portals leading to other dimensions. Something that Ares and Callisto had to join their forces to open a portal.
-'''Zeus can Kill''', '''Removal & Bestowal of all Godly powers: '''Zeus can give and remove all sorts of the power the Gods have.
+Zeus can kill other Gods, he can also remove, bestow and restore power. He bestowed and stripped Hercules of his divinity.
-'''Portal Creation: '''Zeus has the power to create portals leading to other dimensions.
-'''Time Manipulation: '''Like all gods, Zeus can travel in the time, the past  and probably possible futures. But they cannot stop the flow of time as Hercules says, this ability has several restrictions imposed by Zeus himself.
 ==Background==
 *Along with Hercules, Iolaus and Hera, Zeus is one of four characters to appear in both [[Hercules and the Amazon Women]] and [[Full Circle]]. Along with Hera, he also appears in Hercules's final appearance in [[God Fearing Child]].
-*Of all the Olympians shown in the Xenaverse, Zeus's portrayal is generally the most consistent with his mythological counterpart: aloof yet outrageous, neutral but with a love of humanity, practically all-knowing and nearly omnipotent.
+*Of all the Olympians shown in the Xenaverse, Zeus's portrayal is generally the most consistent with his mythological counterpart: aloof yet outrageous, neutral but with a love of humanity.
 *Zeus's role as an advisor and mentor to Hercules in the telemovies properly belongs to [[Athena]] in mythology. This portrayal is also directly at odds with his portrayal in both HTLJ and YH, where he is very aloof, with Hercules rarely seeing him and deeply resenting his absence.
 *Anthony Quinn portrayed Zeus in the ''Hercules'' telemovies. Peter Vere-Jones played him in "[[Judgment Day]]," while Roy Dotrice took over the role at the end of Season 4. [[Charles Keating]] played Zeus on the final episode of ''Hercules'' and in "[[God Fearing Child]]." John Bach played him in the ''[[Young Hercules]]'' episode "[[Valley of the Shadow]]." His voice actor in ''[[Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]'' was voiced by [[Peter Rowley]].
+*In the comic version of Xena the past [[C'thulon|changes]] and the events of the  [[Twilight of the Gods|twilight]]  occurred differently, this makes Zeus alive as well as other Olympians killed in the confrontation against Xena and Eva.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="120" orientation="none" navigation="true">
-File:Zeus_titles.jpg|Zeus in "[[Hercules and the Amazon Women]]" Titles
+File:Zeus titles.jpg|Zeus in "[[Hercules and the Amazon Women]]" Titles
 File:Zeus2.jpg|Zeus in "[[Hercules and the Amazon Women]]"
-File:Circle_of_fire_10.jpg|In "[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]"
+File:Circle of fire 10.jpg|In "[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]"
-File:Circle_of_fire_11.jpg|In "[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]"
+File:Circle of fire 11.jpg|In "[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]"
-File:Zeus_minotaur.jpg|Zeus in "[[Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur]]"
+File:Zeus minotaur.jpg|Zeus in "[[Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur]]"
 File:Zeus.jpg|Zeus in "[[Judgment Day]]"
-File:Twilight_09.jpg|Zeus in "[[Twilight]]"
+File:Twilight 09.jpg|Zeus in "[[Twilight]]"
-File:Zeus_Reunions.jpg|Zeus in "[[Reunions]]"
+File:Zeus Reunions.jpg|Zeus in "[[Reunions]]"
-Image:Animated_Zeus.jpg|[[Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus|Animated]] Zeus
+File:Animated Zeus.jpg|[[Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus|Animated]] Zeus
-zeushercules.jpg|Zeus in "[[Reunions]]"|link=Reunions
+Zeushercules.jpg|link=Reunions|Zeus in "[[Reunions]]"
-zeushercules2.jpg|Zeus in "[[Reunions]]"|link=Reunions
+Zeushercules2.jpg|link=Reunions|Zeus in "[[Reunions]]"
-zeusxena1.jpg|Zeus in "[[Full Circle]]"
+Zeusxena1.jpg|Zeus in "[[Full Circle]]"
 eus.jpg|Zeus in "[[Full Circle]]"
-zeusxena2.jpg|Zeus in "[[Full Circle]]"
+Zeusxena2.jpg|Zeus in "[[Full Circle]]"
 Zeus..jpg|Zeus in "[[God Fearing Child]]"
-zeus&hercules.jpg|[[Hercules]] kills Zeus
+Zeus&hercules.jpg|[[Hercules]] kills Zeus
 Zeusfullcircle.jpg|Zeus in "[[Full Circle]]"
-zeusares.jpg|Zeus with [[Ares]] in "[[God Fearing Child]]"
+Zeusares.jpg|Zeus with [[Ares]] in "[[God Fearing Child]]"
-File:Zeus_Costume_01.jpeg|Costume Design from ''[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]''
+File:Zeus Costume 01.jpeg|Costume Design from ''[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]''
-File:Zeus_Costume_02.jpeg|Costume Design from ''[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]''
+File:Zeus Costume 02.jpeg|Costume Design from ''[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]''
+File:Kronos.jpg
-</gallery>
+File:Bast & Zeus.png|Zeus & Bastet
+File:Hera & Zeus, save Evander.jpg|Zeus & Hera save Evander
+File:Ra, Undead Reckoning.jpg|Zeus & Ra
+</gallery><br />
+== Notable kills ==
+* [[Kronos]]
+* [[Sisyphus]]
+*
 {{Appearances
 |name=Zeus

Changes: Zeus

Latest revision as of 03:39, 22 February 2024

Powers and Abilities

Background

Gallery

Notable kills

Telemovies

HTLJ Season 3

HTLJ Season 4

The Battle for Mount Olympus

Young Hercules

HTLJ Season 6

XWP Season 5