How are Zeus and Odysseus similar? How are they different?

Zeus and
Odysseus are both Kings (Zeus reigns over the Gods on Olympus while Odysseus reigns over Ithaca)
and both have certain martial qualities. Odysseus fought in the Trojan War, whereas Greek
cosmology itself plays out in a series of armed struggles, so Zeus does find himself forced to
show a militaristic side to himself. First he has to overcome the Titans in a violent struggle,
and then he has to overthrow later challenges to his rule: for example, the war against the
Giants and the struggle against Typhon. For both Zeus and Odysseus, power is expressed through
military valor and fighting ability.

FavoriteThings has already spoken about
their many infidelities, so I won't repeat that. The one last thing I would add, however, is the
power of fate and prophesy in the Greek mythology: ultimately, for all their power, the gods
themselves tend to be subject to fate. In this, both Zeus and Odysseus are similar: Odysseus is
ultimately at the mercy against forces beyond his ability to...