Do we like Zeus?
A character from Greek mythology (Ancient Greece (reco)
Our score: 4 out of 10. A mighty king who protects guests and punishes oath-breakers, but he's also a serial cheat who lets his family and mortals pay for his appetites. We'd back him as king, not as a friend.
Zeus is the chief god of the ancient Greek pantheon, a sky and weather god. In the stories, he rules from the peak of Mount Olympus as the king of gods and the father of gods and humans. His lightning bolt is his weapon, and the eagle is his emblem.
He begins as the youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. His mother hides him in a cave so his father can't get him. When he grows up, he leads a long war that drives the Titans from power, and he becomes the ruler of the cosmos. Later he also faces down the monster Typhon, when the other gods run and hide.
Zeus is the god of justice, hospitality and oaths, and he is said to punish those who do wrong. That's the good side. The bad side is that he is famously unfaithful to his sister-wife Hera. He often changes into an animal such as a swan or a bull to pursue mortal women, and this brings jealousy, vengeance and suffering down on others. He is also touchy about threats to his throne.
We score him a 4 because he does keep the world running and protects the vulnerable, but he does it with a heavy hand and a wandering eye. In some versions he swallows his first wife Metis when it's foretold that their child will be stronger than him. Athena then springs from his forehead. That is a very Zeus way to deal with a problem.