Zeus - Greek god of the sky and king of Olympus

Zeus was the most powerful of the ancient Greek Gods. His name is a cognate of Jupiter's initial element in the Roman language. His mythology and abilities are comparable to those of Indo-European gods like Jupiter, Perknas, Perun, Indra, and Dyaus, however they are not the same. His fury influenced the weather because he was the god of the sky and ruler of Olympus. Zeus was worshipped in most ancient Greek houses through altars, shrines, and daily sacrifices since he also governs over all other gods and goddesses. Zeus was able to change his shape, and he was also wed to Hera, the goddess monarch.

Even the gods who are not his biological offspring address him as Father, and all the gods rise in his presence. He was revered as an allfather who oversaw the other gods and served as their leader. The fact that he was compared to so many different foreign weather deities allowed Pausanias to write, "That Zeus is ruler in heaven is a statement universal to all mankind." Thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak are images of Zeus. The traditional "cloud-gatherer" inherits Indo-European ancestry in addition to some iconographic characteristics from ancient Near Eastern societies, such as the scepter. Greek painters typically show Zeus in one of three positions: standing, advancing while holding a thunderbolt aloft in his raised right hand, or reclining in splendor.