Cabin 1 · Olympian
Zeus
King of the gods; the sky and thunder
One of the Big Three
- Cabin
- 1
- Tier
- Olympian
- Claims children
- Yes
- Rarity in the trial
- Common
- Roughly
- 1 camper in 13
The Myths
Youngest child of Cronus, Zeus escaped being swallowed, freed his siblings, and led the war that cast the Titans into Tartarus. He drew the sky as his realm and rules Olympus as king of the gods.
Symbols & Domains
The thunderbolt, the eagle, and the oak. Zeus governs the sky, storms, law, and oaths — sworn promises are made in his name, and breaking them invites his wrath.
Famous Children
Heracles, Perseus, Helen of Troy, and the Muses among them. Children of Zeus tend toward natural leadership, big ambitions, and bigger storms.
What Zeus looks for
These are the answers in the claiming trial that point hardest at Cabin 1. Recognise yourself in them and you may already know where you are going.
- “Take charge and lay down the plan.”
- “Rules keep the strong from crushing the weak.”
- “A storm rolling over a mountaintop.”
Questions about Cabin 1
What number is the Zeus cabin at Camp Half-Blood?
Zeus keeps Cabin 1. Cabins one to twelve belong to the Olympians in council order, and thirteen to twenty to the minor gods, so Zeus sits among the Olympians.
What is Zeus the god of?
King of the gods; the sky and thunder. Zeus is also one of the Big Three — the brothers who divided the sky, the sea and the Underworld between them, and whose children are rare and unusually powerful.
How rare is it to be claimed by Zeus?
Common. Across the claiming trial, Zeus comes up for roughly one camper in 13 when the questions are answered at random. Real answers are not random, so treat that as the shape of the trial rather than a prediction.
Live at camp, not just read about it
Get claimed, earn your cabin's emblem, and push Cabin 1 up the camp rankings.