Zeus
Zeus
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Character Information
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Zeus is the main deity in Greek mythology, known as the "Father of gods and men".
History
Zeus was a character in the Troy McClure film The Erotic Adventures of Hercules, where he was portrayed by Norman Fell. Homer and Marge watched the movie while Selma was taking the kids to Duff Gardens.[1]
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In a movie about the first Olympics made by Homer and Bart they tell at the olympics was created after Zeus (played by Homer) was boring and threatened to wipe out everything on earth if they could not entertain him. Zeus liked the olympic and he find out at he will rest of his life just wants to watch sports, drink and eat ribs. When Zeus' wife (playe by Marge) asked him why he liked wrestling, he told her at its for most of them are not wearing clothes which made his wife to also start watching the sport. In their story about the first torch they tell at Prometheus (played by Bart) was chased after stealing fire from Zeus (played by Chief Wiggum) but he lost the fire which falling to the Earth where the fire starts burning on a stick. In Lisa's movie about the olympic she tell at the Olympic was not started with help from Zeus and the olympic flames was introduced in Berlin 1936 Olympics as a symbolic for Prometheus steal the fire from Zeus.[2]
Non-canon
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Zeus became angry with Odysseus when he refused to sacrifice one lamb in gratitude for his victory in the Trojan War. He announced he was going to teach Odysseus a lesson about trifling with the gods, but Dionysus impulsively said "I got it", grabbed one of Zeus's thunderbolts, and hurled it to earth. Zeus then became angry with Dionysus because he had just destroyed Atlantis. Dionysus complained that Zeus used to be fun: "Where's the Zeus who used to turn into a cow and pick up chicks?" Zeus sharply replied, "He grew up", then commanded Poseidon to take care of Odysseus. Poseidon obeyed, delaying Odysseus so that it ended up taking him ten years to get back to Ithaca.[3]
One time Zeus created a wife for Epimetheus and named her Pandora. In wedding present he give Pandora a box and said to her at she most never open this. When Pandora later open the box the all kinds of evil come to the world.[4]
Zeus spends most of his time going to singles bars (in various forms such as a swan) much to wife Hera's annoyance. He has an illegitimate demi-God son called Hercules. When he was a teenager he was ate by his father. Hera took over Olympus as Zeus was spending all his time in bars.[5]
Behind the Laughter
- Zeus appears in the "D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou?" segment of "Tales from the Public Domain". The segment is a re-telling of the Odyssey with Joe Quimby cast in the role of Zeus, Homer as Odysseus, Horatio McCallister as Poseidon and other Springfieldians as the other characters in the story.
- Zeus is the father of Hercules, but it's not clear what part that relationship plays in the McClure film.
- Dionysus's complaint about Zeus is a reference to Zeus's custom (in Greek mythology) of taking on the forms of animals in order to seduce mortal women.
- The point of Mayor Quimby portraying Zeus may be that he, like Zeus, is a married community leader who spends time with other women.
- Zeus was portrayed by Mr. Burns in Pandora, Jr. and by Homer in Greek to Me.
Appearances
Episode – "Selma's Choice" (mentioned)- Episode – "Tales from the Public Domain"
- Episode – "Havana Wild Weekend" (couch gag: Homer dressed as him)
Comic story – Greek to Me - Comic story – Pandora, Jr.
- Comic story – Bummer Games
References
External links
Template:Homer characters Template:Tales from the Public Domain
