2. Zeus: the king who has to answer as a father

2. Zeus: the king who has to answer as a father Zeus takes the modern identity Gregor Brontios and operates in the business world. His authority survives in a different form, but the harder part of his story is what happened to the people beneath that authority, particularly his children. Godstorm keeps returning to that gap between being powerful and being present. Zeus can fight another god. He can restrain someone with divine power. He cannot simply command a damaged relationship to become healthy. Julian forces that problem directly in front of him. His decision at the end of the original Godstorm is especially revealing. He wants a chance to save his son, even after Julian has become dangerous and hurt other people. Zeus confines him and tries to take responsibility. There is genuine compassion in that choice, but there is also a question he cannot avoid: how much risk is everyone else supposed to accept because he wants to make up for his own failures?