Greek · No. 002

Zeus, Lord of Olympus

Real myth

Zeus, Lord of Olympus
The whole sky is his shield. The thunderbolt, his word.
Rarity
Legendary
Category
Monster
ATK
3600
DEF
2900
Level
10
Type
Deity
Element
Thunder
Constellations
Wisp · Crown

The myth

Zeus, son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, escaped being swallowed by his father because Rhea handed Cronus a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes instead of the baby, who was raised in secret on Crete. Grown, he freed his siblings and the Cyclopes, who gave him thunder and lightning, and he led the gods in the war against the Titans (Hesiod, Theogony). He then divided the world with Poseidon and Hades, taking the sky. Lord of Olympus and guardian of justice, oaths and hospitality, his symbols were the thunderbolt, the eagle, the oak and the scepter.

Why it has this power

With 3600 ATK and 2900 DEF, level 10 and Legendary rarity, Zeus is the strongest monster of the Greek myth in the game, as befits the king of the gods. He is a Thunder Deity for his thunderbolt, and his Crown and Wisp constellations join the throne of Olympus to the flash of the sky. He also arises from the ancient rhyme Arges plus Eagle of Zeus: the forger of the bolt and the bird that carries it.

Did you know

The name Zeus shares an Indo-European root with Latin Iuppiter and Sanskrit Dyaus: all of them mean something like bright sky father.

Connections

Where to get it

  • Daily Offering: 0.0035% per pack (Legendary 0.03% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.014% per pack · 0.084% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.05% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.028% per pack · 0.17% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.1% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.099% per pack · 0.59% in the themed pack (Legendary 0.4% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.23% per pack · 1.4% in the themed pack (Legendary 1% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.21% of days · 6,000 gems
  • Craft with card dust: 4,800 dust
  • Born from the fusion of: Arges, the Thunderbolt Cyclops + Eagle of Zeus

Sources

  1. ZEUS - Greek God of the Sky, King of the Gods (Roman Jupiter) — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. Zeus (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
  3. Theogony — Hesiod (trans. H. G. Evelyn-White), Theoi Classical Texts Library