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| “ | Blessed Olympia, mortals. Today is a holy day, upon which you honour me. Do you do that well? | „ |
| ~ Zeus' address to his worshippers. |
Zeus is the main antagonist in the 2024 television series KAOS.
He is the King of Olympus, the god of thunder and ruler of the gods.
He was portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, who also portrayed Brundlefly in The Fly, Calvin "Slick" Stanhope in Silverado, Verminous Skumm in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Long Eared Jack in Robbie the Red Nosed Raindeer, Grandmaster (Marvel Cinematic Universe) in Thor: Ragnarok, Orian Franklin in Hotel Artemis and Dr. Erwin Armstrong in The Boss Baby: Family Business.
Personality[]
Zeus is a petulant deity. He frequently abuses his powers against his family and friends to assert his dominance and power against them. He believes that love is a weakness, and seeks to defy his prophecy. He is vain and obsesses over his appearance and fragility whilst exploiting the weaknesses of others. His main form of validation comes from being respected by his fellow gods and the humans he rules over.
Physical appearance[]
Zeus dresses often in 80s-style tracksuits in opulent, royal colours such as golds and purples. He has grey hair and has tanned skin. He keeps a golden Casio watch.
Biography[]
Background[]
Zeus was not born a god, but achieved his status when he and his brothers overthrew the titans that ruled the world. He was made king of the gods, and gave his brothers, Hades and Poseidon, separate positions (with Hades being god of the underworld and Poseidon being god of the seas).
Zeus married his sister, Hera, with whom he has a son Ares. Afterwards Zeus fathered Dionysus amongst many other children with mortal women, who would be transformed into bees by Hera out of spite. The pair started a polyamorous relationship, although she becomes angry if he does it behind her back, but he was unaware of Hera's relationship with Poseidon.
Upon killing his father, Kronos, the Titan's soul entered Zeus's body; his siblings fear that their father may be influencing Zeus, causing him to drift closer into being the very tyrant they had overthrown. It isn't clear if Kronos is doing this knowingly, or by nature, or even at all.
KAOS[]
Zeus is introduced as ruler of the gods, and addresses his worshippers, showcasing his love of being loved by them. He meets with his son, Dionysus, and wife, Hera. Dionysus makes clear he wants more responsibility, but is rebuffed by his father and stepmother (who turned his true mother into a bee).
Zeus frequently has sexual intercourse with mortal women in an attempt to father a child that he can maintain a healthy relationship with (unlike any of his many other children). Hera learns of this and poses as him in one encounter. When Zeus arrives, he discovers Hera there, and watches on after she enforces the rapid birth of Zeus' new child, transforms its mother into a bee, and kills the newborn.
Zeus' self-esteem begins to wane and becomes troubled as his prophecy begins to unveil, which suggests the fall of his rule over Olympus and his death. Zeus is confronted by Hades and his wife, Persephone, about the increasing amount of souls appearing in the Nothing they can no longer accommodate to. Zeus takes this as defiance, and humiliates Hades and strikes him with a lightning bolt for his insolence as Persephone watches on. The pair return to the Underworld and promise never to return to Olympus.
Persephone allows trapped soul of Eurydice to return to the mortal world after her husband traverses the Underworld to release her in order to send Zeus a message of their ongoing rebellion against him. Growing more and more fearful of his mortality and uprising against him, Zeus kills the Fates in an attempt to prevent his prophecy and maintain his rule.