Changes: Zeus

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"You know what they say: "Only Zeus is perfect"."
— Hephaestus^[1]

Zeus is the King of the Greek Gods and the Ruler of Olympus.

History

Thousands of years ago, Zeus lead the Olympians in their war with the Titans. However, Hades, Zeus' brother, made a pact with the Titans, and, with the unwitting help of his lover Hippolyta, betrayed the Olympians to the Titans. The Titans were defeated, and Zeus banished Hades to Tartarus. Hippolyta was commanded to forever guard the gates of Tartarus for her role in the betrayal.^[2]

In the 21st century, Felix Faust overthrew Hades, threatening the balance between order and chaos. To prevent this, Zeus decreed that Wonder Woman was to go to Tartarus, defeat Faust, and restore Hades.^[3] To this day, a deluded imposter named Maximillian Zeus impersonates him.^[4]

Background Information

Zeus' role in DC Comics is quite similar to his role in the Greek myths. Zeus, son of Cronus and Rhea, overthrew his parents, the Titans, and ruled Olympus. He married his sister, Hera, and he had many children, but only a fraction of them with Hera. Ares and Hephaestus were Hera's; Hermes' mother was Maia, Athena's mother Metis. He also had many children with Themis.

References

Footnotes

External links

Zeus at the DC Database
Zeus at Wikipedia

[1] Justice League Unlimited, "Hawk and Dove"

[2] Justice League, "Paradise Lost"

[3] Justice League Unlimited, "The Balance"

[4] Batman: The Animated Series, "Fire From Olympus"

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