# Zeus — The Iliad character guide

> Zeus in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jove, Father Jove, Saturnian Jove, Olympian Jove, Cloud-compelling Jove

**First appearance:** 0001-the-iliad

## Who they are

King of the gods, who oversees the war from Mount Ida.

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