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- That said, Percy returns the Master Bolt and explains his theory that Kronos was behind the theft. This news means Zeus keeps Percy alive, meaning the hero completes his quest to find the Lightning Thief, return the Master Bolt, and keep his bargain with Hades by returning the Helm of Darkness.
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The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians has come to a close, and with it, the end of an epic quest to retrieve Zeus’ (Lance Reddick) missing master bolt and stop a war...
- Overview
- History
- In the Series
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- The Heroes of Olympus
- The Chalice of the Gods
- The Trials of Apollo
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
- Appearance
Zeus is the Greek god of the sky, thunder, lightning, kingship, honor and justice. Throughout the series, Zeus is mentioned to be the most powerful god. He is the king of Olympus, the youngest son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea, and the husband of the goddess Hera. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter.
Circumstances of Zeus' Birth
Zeus was the youngest child of Kronos, the Titan King of Mount Othrys, and his sister-wife Rhea. All of Zeus's elder siblings had been earlier devoured by Kronos, who was terrified that one of his children (who were gods, a more powerful race of immortals than the Titans) would ultimately overpower him as predicted by his father Ouranos/Uranus before Kronos cut him into pieces. Hence, determined to retain his place as king, Kronos consecutively swallowed Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon as soon as they were born in the fear of being overthrown. As a result, Kronos became known as "King Cannibal." Rhea pleaded with Kronos to spare their children, but with no success, since even Kronos' great love for Rhea was not enough to overpower his selfish and evil nature. A distraught Rhea soon heard the voice of Gaea, advising her to give birth to her final child (who would save his other siblings) on the island of Crete. Claiming that Koios, her clairvoyant brother had advised her to do so, Rhea successfully departed for Crete without any question from Kronos.
Rescuing his Siblings
On Crete, in a cave at the base of Mount Ida, Rhea gave birth to her sixth and final child. His name would be Zeus. Rhea gave her newborn son to the nine nymphs that attended his birth (including Hagno), and returned to Mount Orthys. She used a huge smooth boulder (which was probably a gift from Gaea) the same size and shape as a newborn (given to her by Gaea) to deceive Kronos, by wrapping it up in swaddling clothes, and pretending that it was her final child. Kronos swallowed it without even looking (which gave him an intense stomachache), and was successfully deceived. Throughout his childhood, Zeus was raised by Rhea (who visited him often), the nine nymphs, the loud Kouretes, and the goat Amaltheia. Rhea would often tell Zeus about his brothers and sisters, all of whom he was destined to rescue from his father's stomach. When Zeus grew to adulthood, he successfully transformed into a Titanic version of himself, and (with help from his mother) infiltrated Mount Othrys by convincing Kronos to hire him as his royal cup bearer. With the help of his great singing and dancing skills (as well as his knowledge of many outrageously hilarious "satyr jokes"), Zeus was able to constantly entertain all of the Titans at Mount Othrys, even Kronos himself. Shortly thereafter, Zeus encouraged all of the male Titans to participate in drinking contests. As the Titan King of Mount Othrys, Kronos would always win, since he could not let his siblings or nephews overcome him in anything. Finally, the Titan King began trusting Zeus completely, which is exactly what the latter was waiting for. One evening, when Kronos was dining together with his Titanic brothers and nephews, Zeus prepared a special set of drinks for them all. The god prepared nectar mixed with sleeping potion for Kronos' guests to knock them out, while he prepared an extremely powerful emetic (made from nectar mixed with mustard) for Kronos himself which would make him vomit everything that he had once eaten out. As before, Zeus entertained them all with his excellent singing, wild Kouretes' dance moves, and outrageously hilarious satyr jokes. Near the end of the Titanic banquet, Zeus encouraged all of the Titans to have yet another drinking contest, and handed out the prepared goblets. As before, Kronos won the contest, but Zeus' emetic was so powerful, that it forced him to instantly disgorge all of the contents of his stomach, in reverse order of swallowing: first the boulder, then Poseidon, followed by Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia. All of them had been growing undigested in Kronos' stomach, being immortal gods. The other titans were also knocked out and unable to retaliate. Zeus quickly introduced himself to his elder siblings, and they all promptly escaped Mount Othrys, before their Titanic father, uncles and cousins came to their senses. In Zeus' cave, at the base of Mount Ida, all six of them happily reunited with their mother, Rhea, who tearfully embraced all of her rescued children. Shortly thereafter, the gods accepted Zeus as their leader, and reached a unanimous consensus on declaring war against their father. However, since the Titans were well-armed, and the gods still had no weapons, Zeus decided to release his Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheire uncles from Tartarus first so that they could craft weapons for them.
Rescuing the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires
Zeus' eldest brother, Hades, was very skilled in navigating under the earth, and was able to lead them all into Tartarus (through a network of Underworld tunnels). There, imprisoned in the maximum-security zone, surrounded by huge bronze walls, and a lava moat, guarded fierce demons, were the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires. Their guardian, Kampê, was the most ferocious and fearsome monster in all of Tartarus, and even Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades initially shuddered with horror when they saw the infernal monster for the first time. However, the gods overcame their fear, and were able to sneak in. Zeus managed to talk to the Cyclopes Brontes, and convinced him to forge powerful weapons for him and his siblings behind Kampê's back. The three Elder Cyclopes forged three incredibly powerful weapons: the Master Bolt (for Zeus), the Trident (for Poseidon), and the Helm of Darkness (for Hades). With these weapons, Zeus killed Kampê, and Poseidon shattered the chains of the Elder Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires, releasing them. Afterwards, Hades safely guided his siblings and uncles back out of Tartarus. In return, for their release, all six of Zeus' uncles agreed to fight on his side in the upcoming war with the Titans.
Oath of the Big Three
Over the centuries the Olympians moved west to the countries that held the seats of their great power and influence. During World War II, Zeus' and Poseidon's demigod children fought together against Hades' own demigod children. After Hades' side (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan) was defeated, the Oracle prophesied that a half-blood child of one the three brothers would either cause the downfall or salvation of Olympus. This caused The Big Three gods to swear an oath to no longer sire any more demigod children, but because Hades already had two demigods (Nico and Bianca di Angelo), Zeus ordered him to take them to Camp Half Blood. Hades disobeyed, for fear that his children would either be turned against him or killed. an angry Zeus tried to kill the young demigods, Bianca and Nico di Angelo, by destroying the hotel they were currently residing in, but Hades managed to protect them. He, however, failed to save their mother Maria di Angelo, and was greatly grieved, and threatened to "crush him" for what he had done. Hades however placed a curse on the Oracle instead because he couldn't directly take his anger upon Zeus and it was her who issued the prophecy.
Thalia and Jason
Zeus became immensely attracted to a beautiful television starlet, Beryl Grace, and had a child by her ― Thalia Grace despite him swearing on River Styx not to sire any more children with mortals. He left her but returned seven years later, as his Roman aspect, Jupiter. Within the year, he had sired a Roman demigod, Jason Grace, who was named after the original Argonaut Jason, in order to appease Hera (since the Argonaut Jason was Hera's most favoured hero), as she was angered by his infidelity, and at the risk posed by having a Greek and Roman child born in the same family. Eventually, Zeus left Beryl again, as it was custom for gods to leave their mortal consort though that caused her to become really unstable and later die in a car crash. Hades discovered Thalia's existence and was infuriated that Zeus had broken the oath. This betrayal, coupled with the fact that Maria di Angelo's death at Zeus' hands was still fresh in his mind, caused Hades to send an army of his most fearsome monsters after Zeus' daughter. As Thalia and her friends ― seven year-old Annabeth Chase, fourteen year-old Luke Castellan, and a satyr named Grover Underwood ― reached the borders of Camp Half-Blood, the monsters overwhelmed them, causing Thalia to sacrifice herself to save her friends. Zeus took pity on her and transformed Thalia into a pine tree to preserve her spirit, keeping it out of Hades' reach.
The Lightning Thief
Zeus's Master Bolt is stolen and immediately blames Poseidon since he distrusts the latter a lot. Soon after, Poseidon claims Percy Jackson as his son, and Zeus believes he had found the means by which Poseidon had stolen his bolt. This was because Percy was at New York, the location of Mount Olympus when the Bolt was stolen. Since it was forbidden for a god to directly steal another god's symbol of power, Zeus believed that Poseidon had ordered Percy to steal the Master Bolt in an attempt to dethrone him. Outraged, he threatens Poseidon with war unless the bolt is returned to him by the summer solstice. This situation gives Percy a quest to retrieve the bolt. He and his new found friends, Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood, travel across America to do so. They are successful and consequently return to New York City by plane. Percy travels to Olympus alone to return the bolt. Percy relates the events of the quest to Zeus and Poseidon, and from there, the two gods conclude that their evil father, the Titan Lord Kronos must be behind the scheme. Zeus, however, refuses to immediately discuss the threat posed by their father. He promptly leaves to purify his Master Bolt in the waters of Lemnos to wash away the human taint that it had received from Luke and Percy. Zeus compliments his nephew Percy and decides to spare his life to show his thanks, but states that should Percy ever fly again, he would blast the demigod out of the sky with the Master Bolt. Zeus, however has never gone through with this threat since as Percy was still able to fly without getting killed later. After Zeus left, his brother Poseidon comments that he always had a thing for dramatic exits.
The Sea of Monsters
Zeus blames Chiron (who is a son of Kronos) for the poisoning of Thalia's tree, resulting in Chiron being fired, and replaced by Tantalus. By the end of the book, however, Zeus learns that the true culprit is in fact Luke Castellan (again) who is trying to bring back Kronos, and promptly reinstates Chiron as the activities director at Camp Half-Blood. Also, due to the great power of the Golden Fleece, Zeus' daughter Thalia Grace comes back to life.
The Titan's Curse
After the rescue of Annabeth and Artemis by Percy, Grover, Thalia, and Zoë Nightshade, the campers go to Olympus for the Council of the Olympians. There, the Olympians debate on whether or not to destroy Percy and Thalia, as either of the two demigods will hold the fate of Olympus when they turn sixteen. Zeus, though, refuses to destroy his daughter Thalia and is openly concerned when Artemis offers Thalia the now vacant position of Lieutenant of her Hunters (as Zoe Nightshade, her former lieutenant was killed by Atlas). Thalia accepts the offer and vows that the prophecy would not be hers, but Percy’s. The Olympians then vote on whether Percy should live, and despite somewhat disliking Percy's existence, Zeus ultimately votes for his life.
The Lost Hero
In a combination of paranoia and anger at Percy Jackson for his refusal of immortality, Zeus closes off Olympus and recalls all of the gods there. He also forbids contact between the gods and demigods, as he concluded that the increasing intervention of the gods in mortal affairs must be causing the rise of both Gaea and the Giants. Here, it is also revealed that he has a Roman son, Jason Grace, the lost but recently found brother of Thalia Grace. Some of the gods, namely Aphrodite and Hephaestus believe that Zeus is acting merely out of wounded pride. Hera herself admits to having great difficulty at trying to guess Zeus' motivations for anything, but thinks his actions are bordering on paranoia. Including Artemis, the four gods disobey his commands to stay on Olympus and work behind his back to avoid getting caught. Despite this, Zeus indirectly aids Jason, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez several times on their quest, most notably answering his son's prayer for aid against the Giant Enceladus although this act would've been done as Jupiter since Jason prayed to his father for help.
The Son of Neptune
Zeus himself never appears, and is rarely mentioned. At Camp Jupiter Percy enters his magnificent Roman temple, the Temple of Jupiter, where the god is referred to as "Jupiter Optimus Maximus." Percy sees a massive golden statue of the god with the Master Bolt and mentions that the Bolt does not look like that at all. Later, when Percy flies to Alaska, and starts feeling turbulence on the plane, he wonders if Zeus is messing with him.
The Mark of Athena
Zeus, along with most of the other Olympians, was incapacitated (with his personality split between him and his Roman form Jupiter) after Leo was manipulated by Gaea into shooting upon Camp Jupiter from the Argo II. In Rome, Jason, Piper, and Percy meet the Nine Nymphs (along with Hagno), who had once helped Rhea, Amaltheia, and the Kouretes raise Zeus after his birth on Crete.
Poseidon reveals to his son that, because Percy was never meant to be born due to the Pact of the Big Three, he is ineligible for New Rome University. However, Poseidon has gotten Zeus to agree to give Percy admission if he completes three new quests for the gods and gets a letter of recommendation from each god that he does a quest for. While Zeus had initially wanted Percy to do twenty-five quests in exchange, Poseidon was able to talk his brother down to just three.
The first quest that Percy performs is to recover Ganymede's stolen chalice before Zeus has a feast and finds out which is unlikely to end well for the cupbearer. Percy, Annabeth and Grover are able to recover the chalice from Geras, the god of old age, only to learn that Zeus is holding a sudden brunch for his mother Rhea who hasn't been on Olympus in a long time.
The Hidden Oracle
Zeus is mentioned throughout the book. The only memory Apollo has from the last six months is Zeus yelling YOUR FAULT! YOUR PUNISHMENT! at him.
The Dark Prophecy
Zeus appeared briefly in Apollo's hallucination, sitting on a patio chair in Leto's condo in Florida, with Leto in a kneeling position and begging Zeus that Apollo is his son and had learned his lesson. However, Zeus replied with, "Not yet. Oh, no. His real test is yet to come." When Apollo saw them, he laughed and waved to them, to which Zeus glances at him and scowls.
The Burning Maze
Apollo mentions Zeus several times though out the book. He hopes that he will apologize for making him mortal and feels he was not the best father.
The Ship of the Dead
Magnus Chase mentioned Zeus when questioning himself how both he and Odin could both rule the cosmos. It is explained before in The Dark Prophecy when Apollo says that seperate pantheons are just different manifestations of the same truth.
Zeus is very tall, imposing, and very muscular, with shoulder-length black hair and a gray-and-black neatly trimmed beard. He has brilliant electrically-blue eyes with a serious and proud, but very handsome face. However, when Zeus is infuriated, his face becomes "as dark as a thundercloud." In addition, when he is saddened, Zeus' gaze seemed "as f...
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