#titaness rhea

[artbyanca]

Rhea, the mother of the gods.

[marine-indie-gal]

Since I already did some Concept Designs of the Titans from Greek Mythology, here are the Final Designs for The Titanesses (including Poseidon's Mother, Rhea) (saving Ops and even some fan-made Roman Names for the Other Titanesses that I will come up with for Part 2). We're gonna be starting up a Little Titan Line-Up Branch here. Titanesses (c) Greco-Roman Mythology SpongeBob Depictions of The Titanesses (c) Me

[bighairybuffmen69]

RS Went Out of Her Way to Give Hades an Oedipus Complex.

Something struck me as odd when I saw images of LO’s pilot.

This was Rhea’s original design; she had galaxy skin like Kronos.

When Lore Olympus became a WEBTOON original, her design changed, which I honestly consider a good thing. Rhea was always associated with nature as opposed to space. So, did RS give her a more rustic design? Did she get her signature turret crown, or maybe a lion motif?

Nope.

Rhea, (who is described as an EARTH titaness within Lore Olympus itself) was redesigned…to be a pink Persephone clone.

And this isn’t a case where you can argue “oh, well everyone is a Persephone clone cuz same face syndrome, it doesn’t mean anything in-universe!!,” because in the comic, Persephone was established to be a canonical Rhea lookalike when Helios mistook a description of Persephone for a description of Rhea.

They have fundamentally identical designs, and both RS and the narrative know it.

On top of this, Hades describes both Rhea & Persephone to be very kind (and otherwise just similar personality-wise). So, um…Hades basically married a fun-sized version of his long-lost mom.

Which makes this line all the more disturbing.

Hades is interested in Persephone being titan-sized, and I feel like it isn’t a stretch to say this is a sexual thing. The fandom treats it as a haha funny joke, like “aw Hades has a giantess fetish lol 🤪” but I feel like everyone’s ignoring the fact that giant Persephone would look exactly like a pale Rhea clone. It’s not rocket science; large Persephone is basically just Rhea.

And Hades wants to see this….for fetish reasons?

RS knows what she’s doing. She deliberately redesigned Rhea to be pink (when she is canonically an EARTH titaness, and would’ve benefited far more from being a shade of green or brown). She went out of her way to create both physical and personality parallels to Persephone and Rhea, even having a character confuse a description of Persephone for Rhea. She threw in implications that Hades has a giantess fetish, meaning he’d be sexually attracted to Persephone when she’d look exactly like his mom. She made all these story decisions…to give Hades an Oedipus complex. There’s no classy way to put it; RS made Hades fall in love with a clone of his dead fucking mom.

You can’t even argue “oh, well, it’s Greek mythology!” because, correct me if I’m wrong, but Hades wanting to fuck his mom was nowhere in the original myths. Plus, RS has taken measures to remove incest from her story. Persephone is not related to Rhea in Lore Olympus, there is no reason she should look this much like her. This serves no narrative purpose, RS did it for shits and giggles, and it only makes Hades look like 10x more of a creep.

I’ll end this post with a little spot-the-difference between Rhea & Perse. To make matters worse, this is arguably the most Rhea-like Persephone has looked…and it was in Hades’ dream. So, uh, do with that as you will.

[tylermileslockett]

Zeus

“I will sing of Zeus, chiefest among the gods and greatest, all-seeing, the lord of all, the fulfiller who whispers words of wisdom to Themis as she sits leaning towards him. Be gracious, all-seeing Son of Cronos, most excellent and great!”

(Homeric Hymn, translated by H.G. Evelyn white)

ZEUS, (zoos) King of the Olympians, sits upon his throne high atop the golden palaces of Mount Olympus. The king of the sky and thunder holds aloft his blazing lightning bolt, which was crafted by the Cyclopes. Above, float his winged enforcers, Nike (victory), Bia (force) Zelos (rivalry) and Kratos (strength). Zeus is the Lord of prophecy, relaying them to his radiant son, Apollo, who relates them to the Pythia; the oracle priestess at the temple of Apollo at Delphi. 

Most of us are accustomed to seeing Zeus portrayed as an older man, with white hair and white beard. But in fact, to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was portrayed as middle-aged, with black hair and beard. Remember that Zeus was last born to the titaness Rhea, (before his siblings were swallowed by his father, Cronus) technically making Zeus the youngest of the Olympians. 

The Oracle at Dodona, in northwestern Greece, was a temple site dedicated to Zeus. Here the priests and priestesses used a form of divination involving the rustling sounds of the oak tree and its leaves to gain prophecies. 

Zeus is also known for his insatiable lust; transforming into animals like an eagle, swan, or bull (and even a shower of gold!) to pursue his conquests of female mortals and deities alike. 

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[cynthiav06]

The biggest concern of all Perachel shippers and the most used argument used by anti Perachel shippers is that Rachel is an oracle and she took a vow of celibacy so no dating. That's not exactly how it works.

The reason they are made to make such a vow is to put serving their God Apollo first and foremost.

May Castellan had already had a child when she went to bond with the Oracle, and her not being celibate has nothing to do with that as we know .

Now, even in Ancient Greece, older women have been vessels for Oracles. They just had to put their family aside.

So, in conclusion, the vow of celibacy isn't an obligate condition.

Now for a bit of an history lesson The Oracle of Delphi is extremely unique as she has existed long before the Gods did as a spirit in Lake of Delphi and was often initially referred to as the Oracle of Gaia.

The titaness Phoebe used the powers given by the lake to divine futures. That was how Rhea knew where to hide and how to trick Kronos as she had gone to Phoebe for advice.

Now, for an even more interesting piece of fact after the Gods took control, the Lake of Delphi remained for millenias under the jurisdiction of Poseidon himself.

Priestesses used to come there to seek the power to be able to divine the futures. Only when it was attacked by Python himself and then saved by Apollo who killed the Python did the Spirit of Delphi choose to host itself in Apollos Priestesses thus abandoning the Lake.

The spirit of Delphi has no clear allegiances being able to change who she serves, and we know the Oracle spirit has some fondness for Percy given his own exceptionally prophetic dreams which is a power akin to an Oracle.

This means Rachel can probably choose to serve another God, maybe Poseidon himself, again, so he would revoke the no dating condition.

Or or this is my absolute favorite headcanon about Perachel, that given how many times Percy has managed to save her when Percy eventually ascends to Godhood Rachel and the Oracle spirit, swear fealty to him.

Take that Percabeth shippers. Your only viable argument against Perachel is no longer an argument.

[audreyscribes]

What powers would you give to a child of Rhea?

Oooof, I’ve been thinking about this for a while so here we go!

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Let’s just start off who Rhea is. Her name means “Flow; Ease” and she’s the Titan mother of the gods, goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. Being Kronos’ wife and with her name, she represents the flow of time and generations, alongside with the flow of menstrual blood, birth waters, and milk. She was also the goddess of comfort and ease, and is considered also the Titaness of Protection and Blessing. 

So first and foremost, a child of Rhea would have her ability to induce serenity; as the Titaness of Comfort and Ease, her demigod child would be able to emit feelings of tranquility. This can happen by either an actual power or be inherent personality, seen in Hestia, where they just exude comfort and ease, giving an aura of warmth, comfort, safety, and so forth. Regardless, just because its comfort and ease, personality-wise it doesn’t have to come off as something quiet and composed (though it can very much be). Their personality can be something gruff and tough, but  there is comfort and ease behind a strong persona, like a heavy weighed blanket. 

Though being a demigod, the caveat is that as a power, it can only be attuned if they practice the act of comfort and ease. Something like achieving Inner Peace but with Comfort and Ease. The best way I can put into perspective is like the child of Rhea already exudes comfort and ease but their aura leaks out much like a leaky tap. Only when they come into their power can they let the power of Comfort and Ease flow out of them like getting the stuck tap to flow. Once that’s achieved, I can also imagine their power being used to force their opponents to not fight, in a sense where a child of Hypnos just makes their enemy fall asleep kind of deal, getting their opponents or target to lose their desire to fight. In a better situation, it can be used to keep the peace and ensure communication is exchanged with words and not fists; which if they were at Camp, this would be used so many ways. In most situations, people are drawn to them to just feel at peace.

However, this power is not necessary a good thing to have on all the time. While Comfort and Ease are good things, it is a passive thing and things cannot always be passive. They will have to learn or be forced to allow things to happen and it is inevitable that people will fight one way or another because it is required and there are reasons to fight and be active in. 

Other than that, I can see the child of Rhea picking up the skills to invoke protection and blessings, stuff like having a safe journey, to be healthy, and etc. It’s not powerful and permanent as a god+ blessing, but being a demi-titan?demigod? Of Rhea has some power. Another power they would have is to heal, possibly their speciality in “Curing”; especially harder to heal afflictions, reflecting how Rhea cured Dionysus of madness casted by Hera. I can see the child of Rhea spending most of their time at the Apollo cabin.  There is also the minor perk of being able to befriend felines because Rhea and her lions. Obviously if the child of Rhea has contact with lions, they have their own pride of Lions by their side.

Y’know what their ultimate power is though? Being able to talk back to the First Major 6 Gods and direct children of Rhea, with no consequences (except Hestia, she is their favourite half-sister and reminds them the most of Rhea). Not because they have this power of immunity, but its solely because they’re their half-sibling, and by sibling rite, they are the youngest and able to annoy them and call them out. Of course they shouldn’t nor wouldn’t insult them to their face and blatantly disrespect them, because Rhea raised them better than this but when Zeus is trying to leverage his power as King, you’re allowed to call him out on his pettiness of power.

The direct children of Rhea can’t really do anything because that’s their half-sibling and Rhea would give them the ultimate “I’m not angry, I’m disappointed” which is far more effective than anything. It’s also a bonus they act very much like Rhea so it's really hard to justify doing anything to them; even by Demigod standards. And in turn the child of Rhea treats them like family, albeit with the whole being a demigod and whatnot.  Thus a revolving door of gods asking for them to join them and gaining little favours and payment. Hermes, Apollo, Athena, Ares, Hephaestus, etc. Heck even Zeus has asked politely to come to appeal Hera, and vise-versa.  

[deathlessathanasia]

This is not the fault of modern media for once, but it really confuses me how arbitrarily the terms Titan is applied to various figures. I mean, what on earth makes Leto a Titan? Do tell, Nonnos. Why are Hekate and Kirke called Titans? What even is a Titan? Is it a matter of generation? Doesn't seem so. Of parentage? Doesn't seem so. Of power or importance? Doesn't seem so since Nonnos calls Lelantos and Aura Titans and they play no significant role in Greek mythology. Of age/antiquity? Of convenience? But whatever, such details were clearly not particularly important for ancient writers who frequently mixed up the Titanomachy and Gigantomachy. Fine, moving on.

However, modern media and discussions on the subject do very much accentuate the issue by making Titans basically a different species than the gods or at least meaningfully different from them and calling everyone and their mother a Titan(ess). I've seen Gaia and Ouranos called Titans, also Nyx, Erebos, Typhon, Aphrodite. Everyone insists on calling Metis a Titaness even though not once in all extant Greek mythology is she ever described as such or listed among the Titans; she is called simply θεὰ "goddess" in Hesiod's Theogony and elsewhere she is just "daughter of Okeanos". Why are the children of Krios and Eurybie called Titans? Ok, call all the most notable children of the Titans also Titans as the theoi site does even though many of those are never called Titans anywhere, but how come then that Kronos and Rhea are the only Titans not to beget Titan children?

Anyways, the idea of Titans being the sons of Gaia and Ouranos, the former gods who ruled over the world before the Olympians and now live beneath the earth in Tartaros as they appear in various Archaic texts would be perfectly coherent and logical, and fit in with this passage from Hesiod's Theogony that singles out the sons of Ouranos as Titans: "But these sons whom he begot himself great Heaven used to call Titans (Strainers) in reproach, for he said that they strained and did presumptuously a fearful deed, and that vengeance for it would come afterwards." It would also not be unreasonable for the sisters of the Titans to share their title occasionally despite not taking part in either their deeds or their ultimate fate. Helios as Titan makes sense since he is often identified with his father Hyperion. Atlas is an enemy of the Olympians so him being considered one of the Titans also makes sense. But the rest are pretty random.

Honestly I could probably deal just fine with the inconsistency and arbitrariness if I didn't constantly see it claimed or implied that being a Titan or a so-called second generation Titan is somehow different from being a god.

[thatdeathwitch]

About King Hades (Haides)

Haides is the god of the dead and King of the Underworld. Even if He rules over the dead he is not death itself, that would be Thanatos as he is the god of non-violent death or gentle death. King Haides also presides over funeral rites and defends the right of the dead to due burial. Because of that and He’s connotations the the earth, he is also considered as the god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil with nourished the seed-grain, to the mined wealth of gold, silver and other metals.

King Haides is the son of Kronos, god of time and the King of the Titanes and Rhea, the Titaness mother of the gods and goddess of female fertility, motherhood and generation*. In the myths, Haides desired a bride and when He asked one to King Zeus, He offered Persephone to Him.

Symbols and Correspondences:

- Main symbol: Royal sceptre, cornucopia, keys, Kerberos

- Sacred plants/trees: Asphodel, mint, white poplar, cypress

- Colours: Black, maroon colours, white, earth colours (mostly greens and browns)

- Animals: Dogs, Screech-owl

- Crystals: Black tourmaline, black onyx, black obsidian, jade

Devotional acts:

Offerings ideas: flowers or herbs associated with him, skulls, pomegranate, art of Himself and things He’s associated with, candles, feathers, crystals, incenses (myrrh, franckincens, mint), milk, honey, red wine, black coffee.

Devotional acts: visit graveyards, honour the dead, meditate with Him, read His myths, write Him letters or notes, sing, dance, take walks on nature, appreciate the changes that the seasons bring us, wear jewellery on His honor, honouring Persephone.

Recommended readings for a better understanding:

- Hesiod, Theogony. It describes the entire cosmology and creation of the gods, including the birth of Haides.

- Homeric hymn to Demeter. It describes the rape of Persephone. It’s probably one of His most known episodes. It also describes the division of the cosmos between Haides, Zeus and Poseidon.

- Plato, Gorgias. Specifically 523a as it also describes the appointment of the judges of the dead and the division of the cosmos.

- Plato, Republic. Specifically 10.614–10.621 as it explains the myth of Er. This myth describes the path of the dead in the afterlife.

[hermesmoly]

Kinda interesting that besides the former King Cronus and Queen Rhea, Theia and Hyperion are assumingly the only couple who were able to have a lineage mighty enough for their children to be the personification of the Sun, Moon, and Dawn respectively. Not to mention being able to KEEP that role despite no obvious alliance with Zeus during the Titanomachy. (Helios and Selene get semi-replaced by Apollo and Artemis but still maintain their positions enough that Helios has a role in Hephaestus, Demeter, and Heracles' stories) (also Zeus never seeks out a replacement for Eos as the goddess of Dawn which makes me think that they are amiable with each other)

Compare that to Iapetus' four sons getting fucked in four different directions, Coeus and Phoebe's only real relevance being Leto and their grandchildren by Zeus and being grandparents to Hecate, Oceanus and Tethys producing and losing Metis while their other numerous children play minor to adequate roles, and Crius' sons merely being "husbands" to more well-known deities (Eos, Styx, Asteria). (Astraios being the biggest research disappointment because you'd think the husband of the Goddess of Dawn would be the God of Dusk and have an active role during sunset but no, he's just a God of the stars sadly).

(Of course, there are also Themis' and Mnemosyne's daughters by Zeus, who are very important, but like Leto's case it helps that their children's father is the King of The Gods and Zeus x Titanesses is almost 99% guarantee they get good roles) (then there's Prometheus Bound where Prometheus' mother is Themis only which is cool but I mostly consider Clymene as his mother)

[wanderingmind867]

Each of the twelve original Titans and who they fought for during the Second Titan War:

Let's start with the obvious ones:

Kronos: Naturally leading his side of the war. I hate Kronos, but this one is obvious.

Hyperion: Serving as a Commander in his brother Kronos's army. We see him during the Battle of Olympus, so this one is pretty obvious.

Iapetus: Fought for Kronos, only to lose his memory and become Bob. I really doubt you can kill a Titan (you can't kill Kronos, at least), so I imagine Iapetus/Bob is still out there after the Heroes of Olympus series. Maybe he's finally regained his memories (I can't remember if he already did that). He deserves that much, at least.

Crius: I believe the Lost Hero says that Crius fought the Roman demigods while Hyperion got to fight the Greek demigods. So Crius almost definitely fought on his brother Kronos's side.

Coeus: According to the Percy Jackson wiki, Coeus fought with Kronos. I don't think we ever saw him in the books though. I guess Coeus is the forgotten Titan, despite being the maternal grandfather of Hecate, Apollo and Artemis through his two daughters, Leto and Asteria.

Oceanus: I believe Oceanus fights on his brother Kronos's side in the Pjo series. I don't know why he's fighting on Kronos's side, seeing as he didn't help Kronos castrate Ouranos like the rest of his brothers did. But maybe it's just because of family loyalty, or something. Idk.

Now let's take some educated guesses on the female Titans. We know all six male first generation titans fought for Kronos, but what about the women of the family?:

Rhea: Seeing as Rhea is the mother of the gods, it makes sense for her to support her kids in this conflict. Besides, would Rhea really supoort Kronos? He was an awful husband, probably an awful brother and definitely an awful parent. So Rhea was probably on the side of her kids.

Theia: Well, Rhea and Theia. Guess Gaea and Ouranos weren't feeling unique when it came to those two, him? But anyway, I think Theia would be fighting with Kronos. Largely because her husband and brother is Hyperion, one of the leading commanders of the Titan army. Also, Theia and Hyperion had three kids: Helios, Selene and Eos. We know Helios and Selene were abandoned and their roles given to Artemis and Apollo. Not sure about Eos, though. But anyways, I think that Helios and Selene's treatment would help make Theia bitter towards her other relatives. She's probably fighting with Kronos to support her husband and get revenge for her kids.

Themis: Being the Titaness of Justice, I don't think it'd be right for Themis to pick a side. Justice is impartial, and all that. So I imagine she was completely neutral. Kind of like the Fates, probably. She just acted as a neutral observer.

Mnemosyne: I'm not really sure about Mnemosyne. She did have children with Zeus in the nine muses. And she doesn't seem to have much to gain from supporting Kronos. So I don't know. My best guess is: she either stayed completely neutral or she sided with Olympic. You can choose which you think is more likely. Personally, I'm leaning towards her being neutral.

Phoebe: I feel like Phoebe is stuck between a rock and hard spot. Her husband Coeus is fighting for Kronos, as is her grandchild Hecate. Yet her other two grandchildren, Apollo and Artemis, are fighting for Olympus. I feel like Phoebe is going to stay neutral, for fear of a tearing a rift within her family.

Tethys: Being that Tethys is married to Oceanus, she probably took a similar stance to his. So she probably fought for Kronos alongside her husband, but I don't really think she did it because she had any deep devotion to Kronos. I think she probably just did it because she wanted to be with her husband. Maybe also because she nursed Helios and Selene when they were young (at least according to wikipedia). So maybe she also wanted revenge for them?

So to recap:

On Kronos's Side: Kronos, Hyperion, Crius, Coeus, Oceanus, Iapetus, Tethys and Theia.

On the side of Olympus: Rhea and maybe Mnemosyne.

On no side: Themis, Phoebe, and maybe Mnemosyne.

[artbyanca]

Rhea mourning her children.

[persephoneflowerpetals]

So, I’ve been struggling to find some good parents for Demeter because obviously she can’t have Rhea and Kronos as her parents lol and I’ve been trying to find titans and titanesses that would best fit as the parents of Demeter and I FINALLY found some! Of course, it’s not 100% accurate to Greek mythology, but hey, neither it’s Disney Hercules lol

The Titan parents of Demeter: Anytos - Titan of Protection and Eurynome - Titaness of Broad Pastures

Anytos has always been very protective of all things small and defenseless, like animals and children. He one day dreamed of having a family of his own to protect and care for. Eurynome was the creator of the Grecian pastures and was a very kind and gentle titaness. Anytos spotted Eurynome one day and was positively smitten. Eurynome thought Anytos was very sweet and charming so they got married and had a daughter: Demeter - Goddess of Agriculture and the Harvest. Eventually, when Demeter was older, Anytos was tasked with guarding over Rhea’s first born son until she decided for his safety that he be raised by Amalthea, who was later given to Demeter after young Zeus accidentally broke her horn.

Anytos and Eurynome did not fight with the titans in the Titanomachy, so they stayed on good terms with the Olympians and later settled down in Arcadia. When Persephone and Despoina were born, they were often after looked after by their grandparents when Demeter needed a babysitter for the girls.

[deaths-child]

you seem to only use the term half-blood when speaking about the army/rogues, is there a reason for that?

Of course there is, demigod is the most commonly used term, I'm aware, and while all demigods are half-bloods, not all half-bloods are demigods.

For example, Torrington himself doesn't exactly fit into the demigod box, while he may refer to himself as such on occasion. Demigod, while being the correct term to call him, isn't the only term that would apply to him. His mother is not only a goddess, but a titaness, making Torrington a demititan as well as a demigod.

Such things apply to the other half-bloods in our camp, children of deities like Lethe or Rhea wouldn't be demigods, as their mothers aren't goddess. Even most children of Eros or Aphrodite don't prefer the term demigod.

[miramilocamimira]

My Heir

Kronos’ Favorite AU, TLO Bad Ending.

Warnings: Blood, Major Character Death, Hurt no Comfort, Swearing as in cursing, Cannibalism (mentioned), violence,

They'd been captured rather than killed. Zeus has the thought that his father wants to make an example out of them. Or him, at least. He had been brought to a separate room from his family.

They'd lost. Fuck.

The chains around his arms rattle as he shoves his face into his hands. Flashes of his children appear in his memory. Hermes, Ares, Dionysus- all felled by Typhon. A majority of demigods, Artemis, many of her hunters, Persephone - he'd never wish to hear such pain in Hades’ voice ever again- Heracles, and Hebe.

All gone and he can't shed a fucking tear.

He should have protected them. Should have had the others stay behind and assist the demigods while he fought his uncle. And as much as he wants to cry, he will not show weakness to the Titans.

By gods, he wishes Hera was here. She'd probably be making a ruckus. Screeching about how no matter how long it'd take for her to reform, she’d return the pain her children felt tenfold. He lets out a chuckle-turned-cough at the image.

There's a click at the door and he jumps up. The chains may weaken him but he will not go without a fight.

———————

“WHERE DID YOU TAKE MY HUSBAND!” Hera roars at Oceanus. It hurt to see her uncle, one she loved and trusted dearly, as one of her jailers. For years, he and Tethys had raised and protected her, matured her into the goddess she was.

She'd even kept in touch with letters, visits, and gifts until this last year. She had thought the three of them had bonded well. But the burning sensation as her anger boiled, the clawing in her chest at their betrayal will never be forgotten.

He doesn't look her in the eyes. Mutters out a ‘keep quiet’ and continues keeping watch. Many of her children were torn to pieces, her nephews, nieces, friends, and siblings were bleeding, bruised, and broken. Her husband is missing, one of her brothers is without an arm, and both mourning their wives and children. AND HE WANTS HER QUIET?

A hand on her shoulder stops her from opening her mouth. A glance at the owner of said hand shows Hades shaking his head, eyes pleading for her to sit down with them. Hestia and Demeter are sitting on either side of Poseidon, her eldest sister trying to keep him from leaking more ichor.

She was powerless. They all were.

She sighs and her body shakes with it. Hera lets her brother lead her over. The end nears anyways. She sits with them and makes a fuss when the Titans lead them out.

They get forced into another cage, spelled into silence by Hecate. The broken thrones remain in the background. What catches her eye, though, are the three centered in the room.

They're all black, the middle being larger than the other two. Aside from height, the other two thrones differ by design. The one closest to her had a moon, a swan, and… and two lions.

It represented her mother.

She forced herself to look at the second throne, depicting an eagle, a bull, an oak, and, unmistakably, a thunderbolt.

Did- did Zeus betray them? Betray her? No, no he wouldn't. A majority of their children, of his children, were harmed. There's no way he would betray them.

“Bring her in,” Kronos commanded, interrupting Hera’s thoughts. “After all, she's going to want to be here for her son.” Mother.

She and her siblings watched the titaness walk in, Phoebe and Koios on both sides of her. Her mother’s shoulders were hunched, eyes darting around until they landed on their cage. Rhea’s eyes were filled with resignation.

“Wife.” Her mother does not respond. Hera doesn't think she was meant to as Kronos continues, “Take your seat. Once Hecate is finished with her spells, our son will be brought out.”

It is silent as the titaness of magic works. Then their father sends Typhon to collect Zeus.

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Typhon had been sent to bring him out. Great. It feels like ants are crawling under his skin from where the monster grabs him. He could hardly breathe as his body shook but he fought as best he could. Admittedly, it did little.

Zeus is led to the remnants of the council room. In the center, three thrones look to have been just moved in- which may be what took so long for them to start with his execution.

On the left throne sat his mother, with her eyes trained on the floor at her feet. The middle held the titan of time and with the right empty, the titans gathered were left standing.

Curiously enough, he does not get made to kneel before them. Kronos rises from his seat and Typhon pushes him toward the bastard. He stumbles but Zeus catches himself.

“It seems you like to play house just like your mother.” Kronos gestures towards his mother. She doesn't look up. Zeus doesn't know why she's up ther- play house? What? “So I will give you a chance, my son,” The words make him want to vomit. “Come to me and beg for forgiveness.”

Zeus has watched his children cry and plead, his siblings rage and cower. He has watched them bleed and fall and die. He has done this as both King and Soldier as his duty was always his priority.

Kronos dares to call that ‘playing house?’

It is not often that he lets himself feel the unhindered fury of a father, a brother, a husband… but in a situation such as this? It courses through him, rumbling as loud as thunder in his ears. His anger scorching every piece of him.

“You killed my children,” Zeus starts, noticing his father held up a hand when some of his subjects moved. “You harm my siblings, take away my wife,” If the bolt was in his hand, it'd be burning him. “And you want me to go to you?”

It was only when Typhon’s tail curled in front of him that he noticed his body had moved. Left leg forward, arms chained in front of him, and body tilted ever so slightly forward. As though he had the power to disobey or fight whatever may happen.

“Your answer, Zeus.”

“Fuck you.” He growls out and his mother curls into herself.

“So be it then.” The Titan King grinned. “Typheous, brother, if he won't come to me,” This is it, he thinks, this is the end. “Make him.” What?

Zeus doesn't have time to react as the storm giant digs his claws into his arms and forces him forward. He can't help the hiss of pain. Some of the onlookers jeer at how weak he is, others glaring as though they'd been reprieved of something.

He struggles against Typhon and, once again, it amounts to nothing.

Once he's in front of Kronos, they all go silent again. The father of monsters does not let go even as Kronos steps closer.

“One last chance.” The Crooked One leans in, allowing Zeus to see his golden irises. “Beg me, Deon.” He whispers the name Zeus used back then. Deon the cupbearer, the traitor. “You are like a son to me, Deon.”

“I would rather die.” Kronos laughs.

“Oh, dear boy, who said anything about you dying?”

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Rhea had long since gotten used to the cries of children. From the babies, she helped deliver, to her own getting devoured in front of her.

She looked up when her husband had Hecate drop the spells that hid Zeus’ siblings from him. She doesn't make a sound. Kronos had proven how pointless that would be ages ago.

It doesn't make it hurt less.

Oceanus drags out Poseidon first. The rest of her children having been pushed back despite their best attempts. Zeus is cursing, screaming, as he attempts to fight Typheous and get to his elder brother.

She does nothing.

She can't. She never could. Oh, she warned Zeus. Once you’ve won Kronos’ love, you don't get to refuse it.

She flinches as the Cannibal King hacks her son into pieces, ever so similar to their father, so reminiscent of how the children had done to him.

Zeus reminds her so much of herself in the moment. Begging, Kronos please I'll do anything. Crying, sobs tore through her as he opened his mouth and downed her daughters and sons.

But it doesn't matter how you plead to him. It doesn't matter what you offer, how you humble yourself.

Hestia is next, tears running down her cheeks. Rhea’s own make her vision blurry. She looks away as another vicious swing splatters gold across the room.

The winners of this second Titan War laugh. They cheer on their king and bet where the ichor will hit next.

Hades and Demeter go in quick succession. Zeus’ voice is sounding strained. She closes her eyes.

“I love you, Zeus.” She hears from her youngest daughter. Rhea feels like she's been hallowed when her son shrieks.

She opens her eyes. Trailing from Typheous’ claws, ichor pours from where Zeus has managed to get hurt.

She scans the bystanders. Silently vowing to remember all who watched the butchering of her children. Rhea sees some glance and point at Zeus, clearly forgetting where Kronos said the sky god would live.

If they thought the Crooked One would let them act upon their petty grievances when she and Zeus were his... then they'd best be prepared to meet the same fate as his siblings.

Zeus’ chains will come off eventually. Her husband knows that they will come after him. But they are his and that's a risk he’ll take.

“This moment will never leave your mind. I will never leave your mind, wife.”

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“Tomorrow we remove the rest of these so-called gods!” Kronos calls, joy transparent. Cheers from those on his side grow louder as Zeus wails. His stomach churns, knowing now that his remaining children will die tomorrow. It was all his fault.

The claws grasping him let go as Typhon joins his elder siblings and Zeus falls to his knees.

His wife and siblings’ bodies lay unmoving. Tears blur his vision even as Rhea comes up and attempts to wipe them away. They would reform. He knows they will.

But his cries won't stop, even as his voice grows hoarse, as the ensuing party draws to an end. Even as the bodies are removed and the floor is cleaned up. His mother ends up being the only support left.

It’s not until he has no tears left, no voice to use that Kronos comes to him and his mother moves away. Without her there, he feels weak.

“My son, worry not for your toys.” The titan says as Kronos takes his face in his hands, making their eyes meet. His father looks pleased as he moves his hair from his face. “I can always get you new ones. Once you've learned how to behave, at least.” The titan’s hands are gentle as they wipe at his tears.

It disgusts him.

“My son, my heir,” The titan continues. “I can give you everything you could ever wish for. All you have to do is stay here, with me.”

Kronos lets go of him and tells Rhea to watch him well. She ends up guiding him to a semi-acceptable room that had been left standing.

Thankfully, she did not bring him to his and Hera’s room. Zeus does not think he'd be able to handle that. She stays with him until he's calmed enough to think straight again.

She hugs him, whispers an apology, and leaves. Two titans, he cares not who, guard his door.

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In the darkness, a mortal girl opens her mouth. The gods, half-bloods, and various creatures of myth stare and listen. When she comes to, she sees sparks of hope revived.

“What?” She asks.

“Well, Rachel, was it? It looks like we have a new oracle!” Apollo says with a smile- the first one since his twin's demise. Athena places a hand on his shoulder. “Right. We need to keep moving.”

[gingermintpepper]

Is there a definitive age order of the Olympians? I seem to find conflicting answers. If not, how do you see the Olympian sibling dynamics?

Ooh, age order huh? Well, there's only a definite age order for the first six Olympians - Hestia is the first born, followed by Demeter, Hera, Hades and then Poseidon! When Rhea's swallowed children were spat up again, they are largely considered as being 'reborn' which makes Zeus - who was never swallowed - the eldest, followed by Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and then Hestia as the new youngest sibling. Following either of those orders seems to be the most mythologically sound, or the most 'definitive' as you put it, but of course people take many liberties with interpreting it!

The latter six Olympians though - that's a lot trickier as there is straight up no attested order for them being born. Based on the stories of everyone's birth though? The most sensible order to me is Aphrodite - who is born as soon as Kronos' testes hit the ocean, Athena - born from Zeus' first wife Metis, Hephaestus - born from Hera as a response to Athena and then Ares who is the first son born properly to Zeus and Hera as a couple. Last of this set would be the twins, Artemis and Apollo, born out of wedlock as Zeus' first bastard children. Later, after Hades leaves the Dodecatheon and takes his place as a Chthonic god, Hermes would be born to Maia and then much, much later Dionysus would be born to Semele and fill Hestia's spot.

Altogether, that means the most definitive, uncomplicated mythological age order I can give for the Olympians is: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Aphrodite, Athena, Hephaestus, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes and finally, Dionysus.

Of course, this can be infinitely more complicated but like, (and many, many people prefer to use the pre-swallowed age order even after Rhea's children are spat up i.e Hestia and Hades as the eldest boy and girl respectively, Zeus as the kid brother) but if you're wondering why there's so many conflicting sources about it, just know that with Greek mythology, it can always get more complicated LMAO.

Now sibling dynamics - this is also an extremely fun question! I have a lot of different ideas about this but for the sake of brevity, I'll make a separate post going over those since I know I'll go ham detailling the sibling dynamics between the elder six and latter six Olympians (minus Aphrodite of course, since she's a Titaness in her own right and not really anyone's sibling).

Thank you so much for asking your questions :D

[chuckecheesekid9000]

According to Greek mythology, The Titan King and Queen, Kronos and Rhea are brother and sister, But in the disney addition, They are just husband and wife, like Zeus and Hera are, But Kronos and Rhea are also the parents of Ariel's paternal grandfather, Poseidon.

Kronos (voiced by Tim Curry) is the titan of time.

Rhea (voiced by Lisa Hannigan) is the titaness of earth.

Which means, Kronos and Rhea had just three sons (But it's in a different childbirth order),

Their first born was the god of the high heavens, Zeus (who is friendly), their second and middle born, was the god of the seven seas, Poseidon (who is decent), and their third and youngest born was the god of the underworld depths, Hades (who is evil).