zeusAs the ruler of Mount Olympus, he commanded the skies and all the gods. Think of him as the ultimate authority, the one whose decisions shaped the destinies of gods and mortals. Zeus commands the sky, wielding thunderZeus was the ruler of the Olympian gods and the god of the sky. He didn’t earn the throne in a traditional matter though. Instead, he overthrew the current ruler, his father, with the help of his siblings.