book of 2 Maccabees 6:1, 2 talks of King Antiochus IV (Epiphanes), who in his attempt to stamp out the Jewish religion, directed that the temple at Jerusalem be profaned and rededicated to Zeus (Jupiter Olympius). Zeus in Gnostic literature Pistis Sophia, a Gnostic text discovered in 1773 and possibly written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD alludes to Zeus. He appears there as one of five grand rulers gathered together by a divine figure named Yew. In modern culture Film Zeus was portrayed by Axel Ringvall in Jupiter på jorden, the first known film adaption to feature Zeus; Niall MacGinnis in Jason and the Argonauts and Angus MacFadyen in the 2000 remake; Laurence Olivier in the original Clash of the Titans, and Liam Neeson in the 2010 remake, along with the 2012 sequel Wrath of the Titans; Rip Torn in the Disney animated feature Hercules, Sean Bean in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). Russell Crowe portrays a character based on Zeus in Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). TV series Zeus was portrayed by Anthony Quinn in the 1990s TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys; Corey Burton in the TV series Hercules; Hakeem Kae-Kazim in Troy: Fall of a City; and Jason O'Mara in the Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus. Video games Zeus has been portrayed by Corey Burton in God of War II, God of War III, God of War: Ascension, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale & Kingdom Hearts 3 and Eric Newsome in Dota 2. Zeus is also featured in the 2002 Ensemble Studios game Age of Mythology where he is one of 12 gods that can be worshipped by Greek players. Other Depictions of Zeus as a bull, the form he took when abducting Europa, are found on the Greek 2-euro coin and on the United Kingdom identity card for visa holders. Mary Beard, professor of Classics at Cambridge University, has criticised this for its apparent celebration of rape. A character based on the god was adapted by Marvel Comics creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in 1949. Genealogy of the Olympians Argive genealogy Gallery See also Family tree of the Greek gods Agetor Ambulia – Spartan epithet used for Athena, Zeus, and Castor and Pollux Hetairideia – Thessalian Festival to Zeus Temple of Zeus, Olympia Zanes of Olympia – Statues of Zeus Footnotes Notes References Antoninus Liberalis,