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{{disline|For the planet of the same name, see: [[Zeus (planet)]].}}
[[Image:Statue of Zeus.jpg|thumb|An engraving of Zeus' statue at [[w:Olympus|Olympus]].]]


[[File:Statue of Zeus.jpg|thumb|An engraving of Zeus' statue at [[w:Olympus|Olympus]].]]
'''Zeus''' (also known as '''Jupiter''') is the first [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lord of Kobol]] ([[Bastille Day]]), from whom all other Lords apparently sprung. He is father to [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] ("[[33]]", "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]") and, quite likely, to [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] as well ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).


'''Zeus''' (also known as '''Jupiter''') is the first [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|Lord of Kobol]], from whom all other Lords apparently sprung. He is father to [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] {{TRS|33|The Hand of God (RDM)}} and, quite likely, to [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] as well {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)}}.
[[Tom Zarek]] plays on [[Lee Adama]]'s call-sign, Apollo, in "[[Bastille Day]]" by referring to [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] as "Zeus." The allusion is repeated in "[[The Farm]]", after Zarek has received word that Adama survived [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii's]] assassination attempt.


When they first meet, [[Tom Zarek]] plays on [[Lee Adama]]'s call-sign, Apollo, by referring to [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] as "Zeus".<ref>{{TRS video|Bastille Day|30m12s}}</ref> The allusion is repeated in "[[The Farm]]," after Zarek receives word that Adama survived [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii's]] assassination attempt.
According to the Scrolls of [[Pythia]], Zeus warned the twelve tribes that any return to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] would be paid for in blood ([[Home, Part I]]).


According to the Scrolls of [[Pythia]], Zeus warned the twelve tribes that any return to {{RDM|Kobol}} would be paid for in blood {{TRS|Home, Part I}}.
A [[Number Three]] receives a message from Zeus through the [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] that "all the Gods weep for you". The oracle then relays a message from the Cylon [[God]] to Three regarding the fate of [[Hera Agathon]] ([[Exodus, Part I]]).


A [[Number Three]] receives a message from Zeus through the [[oracle]] [[Dodona Selloi]] that "all the Gods weep for you". The oracle then relays a message from the Cylon [[God (RDM)|God]] to Three regarding the fate of [[Hera Agathon]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}.
The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] mysteriously finds the [[Temple of Five]], believed to be the repository of the [[Eye of Jupiter]], which would give another waypoint to the location of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).
 
The [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] mysteriously finds the [[Temple of Five]], believed to be the repository of the [[Eye of Jupiter]], which would give another waypoint to the location of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] {{TRS|The Eye of Jupiter}}.
 
Interrupting a prayer service, [[Gaius Baltar]] angrily denounces Zeus as "a serial rapist, prone to giving birth out of his own forehead" {{TRS|Escape Velocity}}.
 
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