Zeus (Greater Deity)
King of Gods, God of Thunder

Symbol:  Lightning Bolt

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Portfolio:  Authority, Skies, Storms

Domains:  Air, Chaos, Good, Nobility, Strength, Weather

Favored Weapon: Spear

Holy Days:  Fifth day of the week

Sacrifice:  Bull

Colors:  Blue and Silver  

Zeus is the king of the Olympian deities.  He is good-natured except when he is moved to wrath, at which time he displays his anger as a powerful thunderstorm.  Thankfully, these outbursts are short lived and Zeus soon returns to his typical jovial self. 

Dogma

Zeus expects his followers to accept things as the will of Zeus.  His clerics teach that Zeus consents all that happens.  They also teach that people are to show deference to their rulers, for it is by Zeus’ consent that they rule.  Many Latinian oaths are made in Zeus’ name so that Zeus is watching each party involved, ensuring that the oath is kept faithfully.  

Clergy

Zeus’ clergy carry themselves with an air of importance.  Much of their regal appearance is due to the blue and silver robes they wear.  Zeus’ clerics perform coronations and officiate at the inaugurations of elected or appointed officials.  Rulers who are not so recognized by a cleric of Zeus often find themselves with a revolt on their hands.  Most people are reluctant to support a noble who has been refused to be blessed by Zeus and Zeus’ clerics have little trouble stirring up resistance to anyone who claims a crown in spite of this.  Many clerics of Zeus serve as advisors to the nobility.  All Clerics of Zeus are male.  A cleric of Zeus who wishes to climb the church hierarchy marries a cleric of Hera.  Zeus’s churches are grand and immodest buildings.  All are ornately decorated and most feature a large statue of Zeus in the sanctuary.