Which Greek god would be the best ruler of the world

If you had to pick one Olympian from Greek mythology to rule a world government, who would it be?

This is in modern times

none. they are all fickle despite their advancements to the greeks

Wonder Woman <3

wonder woman doesn't exist in non comic greek mythology

Each would suck in their own way for someone.

@kyrees: OP didn't say she was excluded :)

HADES

Athena.

Aphrodite. Nothing but loving.

Kratos

Athena, cept for the spider thing she seems to be the most level headed of the bunch.

Definitely not Zeus.

@dianaxkal: greek mythology meant the original not the comic.

Aphrodite LOLOL

But seriously in modern times i would say athena as much as i hate her.

Athena or hermes. Others are too prideful or simple minded for it

@kyrees: The OP did not say they have a problem with my post, so there.

Nyx :P

Aphrodite - as much as I enjoy Artemis, Apollo, and Poseidon for imagery, a society ruled by Aphrodite's love cults would be quite advanced, and would channel a lot of energy into more productive avenues. There would still be aggression, of course, but it would be focused on some form of productive release, instead of annihilating an enemy.

aries

Dionysus- how could a world focused on wine, ritual madness and religious ecstasy be bad?

Hades..... Just kidding, that brought terrible thoughts.. Okay, what About Athena?

@keithcolby1995:

Hades was practically a saint compared to the rest of his family. Tough but fair, faithful and a god of his word, in an election i'd vote for him. ^-^

Hades, because he was the only person not a dick. So yeah, what @keithcolby1995 said. Hades also gets my vote.

Edit:

@rd189 Ovid's Medusa. Not sure if that counts as Greek mythology exactly, but it does make Athena kind of a jerk.

@darkday: he forced Persephone to marry him . He was a dick, just a smaller one compared to the others.

Eris.

They are ALL major d~uches to mortals

This is true. But on the scale of dickish things that the Olympians did, I feel like that is as low as we're getting.

Hepheastus. Pretty logical choice.

@darkday: I'd say Hephaestus is actually lowest but Hades.

Actually I forgot about Hephaestus (he's pretty inconspicuous in his pantheon). You have convinced me, Hephaestus it is then.

Aphrodite

The bad thing about that is he probably would not care too much about the environment and we could end up in a whole world with Hong Kong levels of pollution.

In theory Aphrodite would be good, but she's too selfish and self-absorbed. It wouldn't work out.

Athena has had her faults in fiction too, but she's the best one out of a group of awful deities.

Jmarshmallow

@jmarshmallow: That really depends on which version of any god or goddess you go by, which is why this question is somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I would say that their similarity to human traits is what makes all of the Greek deities "awful" - it's because they were created in a time period where all gods, Yahweh/Jehovah, Baal, etc. were essentially personifications of extreme versions of human vices/virtues.

@phoenixofthetides: And Athena, overall, is the virtue of wisdom. So obviously she would be better to lead than the vice of Lust and Beauty.

Jmarshmallow

whichever one is the god of drugs, sex and rock and roll (Bacchus the roman counterpart, I think)

@fallschirmjager: Dionysus my man, Dionysus.

Jmarshmallow

But the extreme of wisdom could lead you to an overly militaristic and orderly society - that's why she's a goddess of victory. Virtues and vices are two sides of the same coin when carried to extremes. Also, Athena is typically not considered the deity of justice - that belongs to Dike, so we're not necessarily talking about the most fair goddess. Hyper-intelligence and excellence doesn't mean she would be better than any of the other gods.

Anyway, most of their original forms were far more multi-faceted than what we generally ascribe to them nowadays. Aphrodite, like most of the goddesses, was a Great Goddess with many different sides. That's why I think this is like "Pick your poison!" :)

Thanks for the assist.

That guy is totally my god.

None. Ever. Amen

Dionysus

@phoenixofthetides: I never once claimed that Athena was the goddess of Justice.

Obviously not, as Justice is a concept that is often lost on her in the myths.

However, despite her over-reliance on wisdom and excellence, those are still better traits to have compared to most other gods. Even when taken to an extreme, wisdom and excellence would be better than most other gods and their virtues/vices.

In the case of Aphrodite, she was almost always a character that either made a situation worse, or watched from afar. She's selfish, self-absorbed, and really cares for nothing except carnal desires.

I fail to see how you think THAT extreme would work out better than a militaristic extreme in the form of Athena.

Jmarshmallow

Probably Athena

Athena(though I prefer Kratos)

Athena would be the most logical choice. Maybe Apollo.

I never said you made that claim. Also, I'm not taking this topic that seriously, so my replies are tongue in cheek. Not sure if you think I'm attacking your choice, but no reason to start capitalizing words.

1. Zeus
2. Poseidon
3. Hades
4. Hera
5. Pallas Athena

These are probably the best options.

Logic says Athena (Wisdom) or Hephaestus (Inventions represent technology's presence in modern society) but I choose Ares just because.