Zeus are found on the Greek 2-euro coin and on the United Kingdom identity card for visa holders. Mary Beard, professor of Classics at Cambridge University, has criticised this for its apparent celebration of rape. Zeus Zeus (; , "Zeús" ) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter. His mythologies and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Indra, Jupiter, Perkūnas, Perun, Thor, and Odin. Zeus is the child
The Romans (Doctor Who) Francis" by balancing the character's darker and lighter sides. DVD Talk's Stuart Galbraith praised the serial for being ambitious and different, writing that it was "unusual for its darkly humorous tone". Den of Geek wrote that ""The Romans" does comedy well" with "witty dialogue, character moments, slapstick, and drama". "Dreamwatch" gave "The Romans" a score of 9 out of 10, calling it a "genuine treasure" in which Hartnell displayed his comedic side. A novelisation of this serial, written by Donald Cotton, was published by Target Books in April 1987. It is unique among "Doctor Who" novelisations in that it is