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| [[File:Megaris-ZeusEphesos-stat.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of young Zeus in [[Zeus Ephesos]] in [[Megaris]]]]
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| '''Zeus''' was an [[Isu]],<ref name="ACOdJoA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[Isu codex]]: A Tale of Brothers</ref> revered as the [[Greece|Greek]] god of the sky, thunder and lightning, as well as the king of the gods.
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| He was older brother of [[Hades]], [[Poseidon]], [[Demeter]], and the husband of [[Hera]].
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| ==Biography==
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| During the [[Isu Era]], Zeus was considered the "golden child" amongst his siblings and resided on [[Mount Olympos]]. He shared a hostile relationship with his younger brothers Hades and Poseidon, who ruled the realms of the [[Hades (realm)|underworld]] and [[Atlantis]] respectively. At one point, a matter led Zeus to personally visit Atlantis and reprimand Poseidon. This incident caused Poseidon to destroy the cycle of his city out of rage.<ref name="ACOdJoA" />
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| ==Legacy and influence==
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| ===Mythology===
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| In time, Zeus, like many of his fellow Isu, was upheld by humanity as a god. In [[Greek mythology]], Zeus was born as the youngest son of the [[Titan]] [[Kronos]] and his wife [[Rhea]]. In fear of a prophecy foretelling his overthrow by his child, Kronos devoured all of his children, save for Zeus, who was hidden by Rhea.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
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| In time, Zeus fulfilled the prophecy and cast Kronos out, creating a new world order with his siblings and other gods, settling on [[Mount Olympus]] with eleven other [[Twelve Gods|mightiest]] deities.<ref name="ACOd" />
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| Zeus is infamous for his various relationships with multiple individuals, divine and mortal alike. Via these unions, Zeus is considered to have fathered multiple heroes of Greek mythology, including [[Herakles]], [[Perseus]] and [[Kastor and Polydeukes|Polydeukes]] as well as Greek deities, including [[Persephone]], [[Dionysos]], [[Charites]], [[Ares]], [[Eris]], [[Hebe]], [[Hephaistos]], [[Pan]], [[Apollo]] and [[Artemis]].<ref name="ACOd" />
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| ===Symbols===
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| [[File:ACOd-banner-Elis.jpg|thumb|100px|The banner of Elis featuring the stylized lightning bolt]]
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| Zeus' main emblem was lightning bolt, and in the 5th century BCE, a stylized version of it graced the banner of [[Elis]] as well as the [[drachma]]e.
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| The god was also associated with the [[eagle]], often standing for the god himself, or perched near him.<ref name="ACOd" />
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| ===Influence===
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| During the 5th century BCE, multiple locations related to the stories told of Zeus' life were named after him throughout the [[Peloponnese]] and the [[Aegean Sea]].<ref name="ACOd" />
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| Several [[Statue of Zeus|statues]] of him also graced locations like [[Mount Ainos]] on the island of [[Kephallonia]], though most notable among them was the [[Statue of Zeus, Olympia|statue]] made by the [[Athens|Athenian]] sculptor [[Phidias]] in [[Temple of Zeus, Olympia|Temple of Zeus]] within the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] in [[Elis]]. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited a number of them over the course of her journeys.<ref name="ACOd" />
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| ==Trivia==
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| *[[Jupiter]], another Isu, was Zeus' equivalent in [[Rome|Roman]] mythology. Whether or not they are the same individual is unclear as ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' mentions Isu having multiple names as well as [[Bios of the Gods#Atlas|separately commenting]] on Greek mythology's usage of the same name for different individuals.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
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| ACOD Statue of Zeus - Kassandra and Barnabas.png|Kassandra and [[Barnabas]] visiting the Statue of Zeus within the Temple of Zeus
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| ACOD Lightning Zeus.jpg|The [[Lightning Zeus|statue]] of Zeus on Mount Ainos, Kephallonia
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| ACOD Elis Symbol.PNG|The emblem of Elis: the stylized lightning bolt of Zeus
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| </gallery>
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| ==Appearances==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{C|statue only}}
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{C|statue only}}
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| **''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{Isu}}
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| [[zh:宙斯]]
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| [[Category:Individuals]]
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| [[Category:Isu]]
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