Characters

Kore: young daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Has always lived with her mother, seldom goes up to Olympus. Best friends with Hecate, Athena and occasionally Artemis, at least when she stops taking shots at birds. Favorite color: gold. Goddess of… she has no idea as of yet. Probably plants and flower and some other useless stuff. Not that she’s ever going to be anyone important. She’s only at the top by chance. Please forget about her.

Zeus: youngest of the sons of Cronus, King of the Gods, rules over the skies and shares control of the living world with his two brothers. Chiefest and greatest calamity of the age, if you are pretty. Has married Hera, and at times he remembers the fact. Father of Kore, Athena and Artemis, among many, many others. And I do mean many others. Unironically God of Justice, Thunder, Sky, Wit and Law. Jerk with a heart of jerk, but seriously, deep down, he cares. Especially if Athena is involved.

Poseidon: middle child of Cronus, King of the Seas, rules over, well, make an educated guess. Actually more of a jerk than his brother. Totally into pretty boys. Has an important role further down with Athena. Fun fact: he does not have the fish tail, that would be Triton, his son. The trident is still a thing though. Tridents are cool.

Artemis: Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon, and pretty much everything that is related to bow, arrows, shooting and in general giving precisely zero fucks. She has a good relationship with her nymphs, if you know what I mean. Virgin Goddess, but you know what they say about nymphs. Favourite colour: green, for green is the colour the wolf sees.

Triton: son of Poseidon. Has for some reason stolen his iconography. Father of Pallas, who totally does not have a crush on Athena. He likes giving parties. Has given his name to a pretty big lake in Lybia. If you think Lybia does not have lakes, go say that to the waves. Actually pretty cool.

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Pallas: daughter of Poseidon and childhood friend of Athena. Tall, black-haired, blue-eyed, winning smile, can beat half minor Gods with a spear and a hand tied behind her back. Athena never had a chance.

Athena: daughter of Zeus. And I do mean only Zeus. Don’t ask. Actually pretty chill. Goddess of Thought, Intuition, Wisdom, Invention, Strategy, Honourable Combat, Honourable War, Weaving, Mechanical Trinkets, and a lot of other things. Do not be a cheeky little bastard and pretend you can be a better weaver. It is not going to end well. Virgin Goddess, one of a few. Best friends (cough) with Pallas. She has black hair, and her eyes are grey, which is something that drives her father crazy. Not used to the word ‘no’. Don’t challenge her. Seriously, don’t. Favourite colour: white.

Demeter: Goddess of Nature, Growth and pretty much everything that you just ate. Devoted to her daughter. Also involved in that pesky war against Titans of which we do not speak. Owns a pretty sharp sickle. Do not cross. Do not keep eye contact. Do not approach. You know, what, just eat your broccoli and remember they have feelings, too. She does not give a damn about you.

Hecate: probably a Titan. Probably not. Goddess of Magic, Crossroads, Keys, Thresholds, the Moon, Dogs, Torches, and many more things, most of them unpleasant. Stood with Zeus in that pesky war of which we do not speak, a decision that we all agree was for the best, mostly for Zeus. Likes to walk. Favourite colour: one you cannot see. Best friends with Kore. For some reason. Titans are strange.

Protogenoi: Those Who Came First. Not Gods, and not Titans. Crazy stuff. Among them, Gaea, Erebus, Tartarus, Ouranos, Chaos and Ananke. Wait, Ananke deserves her own page. Seriously, crazy stuff. The least you think about it, the better, lest you like your brain leaking out of your ears.

Ananke: Necessity. The Fate Above. The One who Does Not Speak. The true force that carries the cosmos, together with Chaos. Not malicious, but you know what they say about having a bad feeling about this. Usually appears in the form of a large bronze-coloured coffin, parts of Her body scuttering all over it. There is no force in the Cosmos that can oppose Her, not even Zeus.

That feeling you have of being watched? It’s probably Her.

Mortals: eeeeeeh… Prometheus had a hand in their creation, or something. Die quickly. Fun to hang with for a while, but they turn boring fast. Mostly forgettable, unless they have a pretty face, and even then, they do not keep it. Useful to send up sacrifices, though.

The Elder King: last we speak of he who is not spoken in the land of the living. Eldest child of Cronus, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He rules the Underworld, and walks unseen among Mortals, and decides their fate. Guardian of Tartarus, with everything it contains. God of the Dead, the Underworld, the Unseen, and Wealth.

His House bears his own name: Hades.

He dwells there alone.