# Zeus — The Trachiniae character guide

> Zeus in The Trachiniae by Sophocles.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Olympian Zeus

**First appearance:** 0002-the-trachiniae

## Who they are

Father of Heracles, invoked as a divine figure.

## Relationships

### [Lichas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trachiniae_se/characters/lichas)

_psychological_

Lichas invokes Zeus as a witness to his false oaths, using the god's authority to manipulate Deianira.

### [Heracles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trachiniae_se/characters/heracles)

_family_

Heracles is the son of Zeus, and he calls upon his father in agony, feeling abandoned by him.

### [Hyllus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trachiniae_se/characters/hyllus)

_family_

Hyllus is the grandson of Zeus, and he prays to him for guidance and mercy regarding his father's fate.

### [Deianira](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trachiniae_se/characters/deianira)

_psychological_

Deianira appeals to Zeus as a protector of marriage, feeling betrayed by the god's apparent indifference to her plight.

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