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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 and any future mentions of Zeus was considered a taboo.<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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