#lore olympus leto

[lo-shouldve-been-an-email]

Does Rachel have something against moms?

[the-mental-archaeologist]

Morpheus hiding in the dream sequence

[loreolympusconfessions]

Anonymous

“I think Leto has some kind of internalized misogyny. It would would explain why she gaslights and leaves Artemis in the dark while Apollo is her favored golden boy. Also she makes that gross comment about Persephone being a "bitch in heat" and berates Apollo on his stupidity, not him being an entitled sexist dudebro to Persephone. Also her overreaction to Niobe's bragging could count as well.”

[sydnieminty]

☀️ Apollo ☀️

His wrathful/true form takes on an appearance similar to Leto

Info ☀️

- Since Leto is their mother, Hera is particularly resentful of Artemis and Apollo. Hera is not happy about any of Zeus's affairs obviously but this one was particularly angering because it was with an immortal (and titaness) instead of a mortal.

- Apollo knows about how Hera tormented his mother during her pregnancy and is resentful of Hera in return.

- He's very busy, since he is the god of many, many things (prophecy, music, poetry, archery, healing, protection of the young. There's more than this btw)

- He is very much loved by mortals and he enjoys it. He often visits the many temples built for him, giving gifts and prophecies to his worshippers

☀️ Artemis and Apollo

- Like I said on Artemis's post, Apollo and Artemis are twins but they aren't similar in appearance (plus that's not how opposite-gender twins work anyways lol) There's very contrasting appearance between them along with pretty opposite personalities.

- They have a great relationship between each other and are both pretty competitive, especially when it comes to archery

- They're always trying to do things for Leto, who is ostracized for being the last titan not locked up in Tartarus or forced into servitude, along with being hated by Hera.

I probably might as well do a Leto post sometime since I've done Artemis and Apollo lol

[kores-pomegranate]

*snicker*

[gold-as-hera]

Hera: yo mama.

[kotamagic]

Lore Olympus this week is whole lot of OOOOHHHH FFFFFUUUUUCCCCCKKKK!!!!!

No sooner has Apollo taken over than he starts cleaning out the dissenters, starting with Eros and Psyche. You know, like a real-world dictator!

Medical gods so corrupt? Why does the American Healthcare system come to mind? Oh yeah.... insurance.

Thank you, Eros, for pointing out the blatant repeat of history.

Oh, and just in case E&P won't be silenced...

...Apollo's got his Mom as his backup with his bullshit.

What pisses me off more is that Leto actually believes her son's bullshit. Like, I get that Zeus & Hera both shafted her when she was pregnant with Apollo and Artemis, but I'd like to believe that SOMETHING had to come off as odd to her about her son. However, given that I don't think she knows Apollo SA'd Persephone, there might be a lot more that Leto doesn't know (and should) about her son's deeds.

And Apollo doesn't stop at just Eros & Psyche. He signed the note as Hebe intentionally to get her out of the way without having to jail her. Ugh!

While Apollo is cleaning out the palace, Persephone is having a serious crisis --- Everything is turning to winter.

From some of her thoughts, snow and winter were a legend of the past, but that it hasn't happened in who knows how long. I wonder if autumn was just an extra long season until Persephone ate the pomegranate.

Needless to say, Demeter is furious that her daughter's very purpose is just flat-out gone. Naturally, she blames Hades, and for once, she's probably not wrong.

[IN B4 YES, PERSEPHONE ATE THE POMEGRANATE OF HER OWN FREE WILL.]

Could we blame Apollo's machinations for this? Possibly. It could be something related to the prophesy, but I don't think this is the case. In terms of Rachel's method of storytelling, there could be a deeper connection to the prophesy of Apollo's takeover.

I think Persephone causing winter instead of spring here was more a part of what she gave up when she ate the pomegranate. If my theory of there being an extra-long autumn is the case, then the pomegranate deal meant that winter happened instead. Persephone had to spend a whole half of the year in the Underworld instead of just 3/4 of it. That would likely put things more in line with not only the real world, but with the original myth as well.

I was going to put this bit in my own words, but Rachel just came right out and said it, so I don't have to.

I know that I and other LO fans have made guesses and speculations that turned out to be incorrect before. It happens. I know I've guessed wrong before. I think in this instance, Rachel didn't want an incorrect assumption to be made right out of the gate and nipped it in the bud immediately.

Anyway, thanks for coming to my LO post!

[aj-thegreatest]

Love the redesign you did with artemis and apollo, the monochrome coloring pops out quite well

Thank you so much! I’m glad it pops out, was a little worried the blacks/whites would blend together values wise. It really makes them stand out from the rest of the cast!

[jennrypan]

Oh GOD

Was the fast pass absolutely something

I--

I'm laughing it's so..it got soo much worse

[tumb1rprincess]

God, this Lore Olympus episode.  We finally get to see Artemis really reacting to the fact that Zeus is her dad, and Apollo and Leto knew the whole time and didn’t tell her.  Good for her for deciding to go live with Persephone.  It reminds me of an earlier chapter when she was yelling at Apollo for what Persephone said about him and Apollo insists she’s lying and Leto asks “Artemis, who are you going to believe?  Your family or some goddess you’ve just met?”  Looks like Artemis has chosen her side.  I just wonder if Persephone told her that Apollo raped her, or if she’s figured that out on her own.  And does she know that Zeus is failing Persephone for bullshit reasons?  She seems pretty chummy with him.

Speaking of which, Zeus is a bitch-ass for failing Persephone for a reason as simple as asking him to make an exception and passing a letter onto Hades.  Ugh, he’s going to be so insufferable this latter half of season 2, I know it.

[monstrumpuella]

Not a monster in law

[shizukateal]

Lore Olympus Fast Pass thoughts

This is late but I had a busy week. Under the cut will be my thoughts over episodes 193-194, separated from each other so you can stop if you want to, and I'll see after I fast pass through the next chapter if I'm right about my last prediction.

So!

.192

Whatever else can be said about Demeter's parenting, her construction of a tightly-knit community of women who help eachother is nothing short of admirable and, as we see here, a great cushion to fall back on when shit gets tough.

Daphne came back and it seems Thanatos was sent to the mortal realm too so that at least one God can pickup the mortal souls. All signs point to Daphne being a good influence on him, so hopefully he has a bit more of a backbone now that can better support his morals.

Minthe is back too, and honestly? I'm glad.

Look. Minthe was definitely an abuser. I also cheered when Persephone transformed her. I think there's a conversation to be had about how unrealistic or not that situation might be considering that Hades holds a position of power over her as her boss, but as far as the diagetic events of the story go, then yes, she was an abusive partner. Thing is that, much like Rashta from The Remarried Empress for example, it's clear that as inexcusable as her actions are, her whole attitude seems heavily influenced from the toxic environment and people surrounding her. What she needs is people who won't take her shit but will still genuinely help her out when she's down, and Demeter's nymph commune is the perfect place for that. No more bullshit, no more catty power-games and infighting over some man, no more shallow materialistic distractions from herself and her problems, only hard manual work and connecting with others. It is up to Hades to forgive her or not of course, but also -assuming that I'm right and she has actually changed- don't hold it against the comic if he decides to do so with some bullshit about the story being abuser-apologist or whatever. I mean, I'm sure it will happen regardless of what I say, but still, if you're reading this try to keep some nuance in mind.

Zeus is worried that the condom is expired? More fuel for my fertility goddess theory.

.193

Apollo, truly the son of his father, made a big blunder that failed to consider the reactions of a woman he is close to with his revealed parentage move. Yeah he is formally a prince now, but now Artemis has reasons to doubt him and Leto. Still, she's not really doing anything about Zeus' obvious bullshit regarding her friend, which is ironic given that now she is formally a protector of young women. Eventually she'll have to pick a side.

It's almost, almost moving that Zeus genuinely likes her. It makes sense. Zeus is a sexist pig, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like remarkable, powerful, and capable women. It just means that he likes them as long as they are convenient to him.

.194

Zeus once again proves himself as the God of Short-Sighted Decisions. He probably has the wishy-washy hope that eventually Persephone will make some other big blunder that can justify keeping her sequestered forever, but for the moment his reputation is inevitably going more downhill that Sisyphus' rock. Even in the case that the godly realms unanimously had the worst opinions on Hades and Persephone after the trial, eventually they'll all catch on to the fact that the isolation of the mortal realm is a blatant cover-up/censorship, if they haven't already. And also no amount of bad rep. is going to make them happy that they are being restricted this heavily over 1 goddess. Especially if Zeus tries to spread this idea that Persephone is incompetent, that'll just give the populous more reasons to demand that Demeter be reinstated as harvest goddess and that the isolation is ended so that Hades can have his girlfriend and bring back the exports.

Hecate slaying with that armor top.

Hestia is not around for some reason? My suspicion about her is that she was the one who somehow gave Persephone her fertility powers, but I'm not sure how this would relate to that. Is there a reason why she would have been demoted by now, thus freeing her seat for the eventual Dyonisus?

Aaaand, naturally, Apollo is putting on his friendly leadership face and Zeus is making it all the easier for him with his petty bullshit.

Eris is here as well, so that's another point for female friendships. It must be nice for her to finally have people who accept her as she is, I'm glad for her :) But I do wonder if this + plus Thetis' bullshit means she'll start the war of troy out of some concern/affection for Persephone? I'm not sure she would like that even after she goes full underworld queen. I agree with her that the dress is a winner on her, though ;)

She's also right, sad as it is wrath has a place.

Cerberus is out and harmed. My guess? Heracles. One of his 12 jobs was to take him out to show to his cousin, and this would tie back to showing us that Hebe is grown-up now, since she's his last wife.

[minthe-defender]

Leto redesign.

She looks more sun-like, like Apollo. I wanted her to look less like a copy of Hera with different eyes.

[sydnieminty]

Leto ☀️ Goddess of Motherhood

🌑 Info

- Reserved and modest, she is quiet and graceful

- Always wearing a veil. Underneath, her skin glows faintly

- she is a titaness in a world where the new generation of gods have taken over

- Zeus seduces her which results in her pregnancy with Artemis and Apollo

- She was already a social pariah, but this only made matters worse because no one would risk being seen with her, since they would be risking the wrath of Hera

I haven't made my Hera design yet but one of my goals is to make Leto and Hera more distinct than "Leto is Hera but with black eyes"

At first I wasn't going to keep Leto's black and white color palette but I read "Like her sister Asteria she may also have been a goddess of the night, or alternatively of the light of day." So I thought black and white is actually quite fitting

There's a lot of overlap in Hera and Leto's duties that make things awkward. Marriage and motherhood are very hand and hand. And I think the possibility of Leto being associated with night or stars while Hera is goddess of the sky and stars of heaven is also an interesting overlap

[one-fourthofalife]

Lore Olympus Fancast

Part 1

It’s basically me picking whomever I want since nobody is a specific race. Also I’m disregarding familial phenotypes. It’s a Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella casting.

Persephone|Charitha Chandran

Hades|Dev Patel

Zeus|Henry Cavill

Poseidon|Armie Hammer

Amphitrite|Tika Sumpter

Hera|Jessica Chastain

Hestia|Christina Hendricks

Metis|Bryce Dallas Howard

Demeter|Simone Ashley

Leto|Naomie Harris

[gold-as-hera]

This bitch is so shady