# Zeus — Philoctetes character guide

> Zeus in Philoctetes by Sophocles.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Zeus assail, Zeus

**First appearance:** 0002-philoctetes

## Who they are

King of the gods, invoked in oaths and prayers by characters.

## Relationships

### [Odysseus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/philoctetes_se/characters/odysseus)

_psychological_

Odysseus invokes Zeus as a justification for his deceptive mission, using divine authority as a manipulative tool.

### [Odysseus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/philoctetes_se/characters/odysseus)

_psychological_

Odysseus invokes Zeus as a justification for his deceptive mission, using divine authority as a manipulative tool.

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