How to Say "Zeus" in Japanese

ゼウス

Zeusu[d͡ze̞ɯ̟sɨ]

The English name Zeus is translated into Japanese as ゼウス (Zeusu).

ゼウス is the name used for the supreme ruler of all Greek gods.

Meaning: supreme ruler of all Greek gods (name)

How does it change in a sentence?

Because ゼウス is a foreign name, it is written using the Katakana script.

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Japanese speakers might associate the concept of a 'thunder god' more with the native 雷神 'Raijin' than with ゼウス.
If you were to write ゼウス in Kanji, it would require a string of characters chosen purely for their sound, known as 'ateji', rather than for any actual meaning related to a storm god.
The name ゼウス ends with a vowel sound because Japanese phonology generally requires syllables to end in vowels, unlike the original Greek Ζεύς.

紀元前776年、最初のオリンピック競技大会は、ギリシャ人の主神ゼウスを称えるため、オリンポス山の麓で開催された。
In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to refer to the chief god ゼウス in a historical context.
Tatoeba #183115 by KK_kaku_, translation #20237 by AlanF_US
ゼウスは神々の王と考えられていました。
Zeus was considered the king of the gods.
ギリシャ神話のゼウスはとても強力です。
Girisha shinwa no Zeusu wa totemo kyōryoku desu.
Zeus of Greek mythology is very powerful.
ゼウスは雷を操る神様です。
Zeusu wa kaminari o ayatsuru kamisama desu.
Zeus is a god who controls lightning.

Kenta and Yui are studying mythology together.

結衣 Yui

ギリシャ神話で一番強いのは誰？
Girisha shinwa de ichiban tsuyoi no wa dare?
Who is the strongest in Greek mythology?
健太 Kenta

たぶんゼウスだと思います。
Tabun Zeusu da to omoimasu.
I think it's probably Zeus.
結衣 Yui

雷を操る神様だよね。
Kaminari o ayatsuru kamisama da yo ne.
He's the god who controls lightning, right?
健太 Kenta

はい、そうです。
Hai, sō desu.
Yes, that's right.

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