Jul 27, 2022
Ares vs. Zeus
Ares: *referring to his wife, Otrera, and their daughters, the Amazons* “All women are Queens.”
Zeus: *referring to his first wife, Metis* “If she breathes, she’s a THOUGHT!”
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Ares vs. Zeus
Ares: *referring to his wife, Otrera, and their daughters, the Amazons* “All women are Queens.”
Zeus: *referring to his first wife, Metis* “If she breathes, she’s a THOUGHT!”
Zeus: “Oh, I KNOW you’d love to get to know Aphrodite personally, if you know what I mean. Of course, I won’t assume, you can choose once you get up here what you do with her.”
Aphrodite: “Wow! How shocking! The King of Manwhores talking about me with such vulgar implications!”
More Thoughts on Hephaestus & Ares
Zeus: *finds out that Hera bore a child from him and another that’s not his own* “That’s metal, I shall do it a thousand more times.”
And he assumes she had Hephaestus with another god and not on her own. He has no right to be, but he’s bitter. So, whenever he’s disappointed with Ares he’ll straight up say that the boy is illegitimate and not his own.
Zeus: “Your disruptive nature is better suited to my brother, Poseidon.”
Ares: *thinking* ‘…would that he cared for me any more than you do, I’d be tempted to accept that…’
Zeus: “Your destruction and bloodlust lends more to you being the spawn of Hades! Whereas his son is far more hospitable and polite! If not for my nephew’s physical resemblance to him, I’d say you two were switched at birth!”
Ares: *muttering* “…would that that were true…”
Zeus: “What was that?”
Ares: “Nothing, Lord Father.”
My Thoughts About Hephaestus...
Do you know the story of how Zeus and Hera married?
She refused his proposal so he disguised himself as an injured cuckoo bird to take advantage of her empathy and raped her. She agreed to marriage, ashamed of the fate of bearing a child out of wedlock.
Well, she had already been pregnant with a child all her own. She’d decided to have an heir when Metis and Zeus were married. Out of disgust towards Zeus after her assault, she planned to dispose of Zeus’ heir and replace them with her own.
So, when she gave birth to two sons… She was holding Hephaestus while Hestia tended to Ares. The infant looked so much like herself, not a feature reminiscent of his supposed father.
She wouldn’t let her hope be dashed when Hephaestus would open his eyes, revealing Zeus’ sky blue peering at her mockingly.
…she never saw that his eyes matched her own until they glared at her with the fiercest of hatred.
so basically...
Hera: “Ares is so violent, I can’t look upon him and not think about that day.”
Hera: *sees Hephaestus*
Hera: “THAT’S WHY! By the Styx! I threw away the wrong baby!”
Ares: *internalizing that*
Another Hades AU
So, this one is based on my own knowledge of pre-Greek mythology. Hades was actually a later addition to spice up the story of the Great Goddesses (Demeter and Persephone), so… Queen Despoina anybody?
Hades is the eldest of his brothers, and so, it is his right to take his father’s place as King. However, he steps down and allows Zeus to ascend, rationalizing that his youngest brother had earned it when he saved them all from Cronus’ stomach. Besides, he’s weary from the war and wishes not to be the one to repeat the mistakes of his forebears. He’s content with his place as the god of riches for the moment.
Zeus cannot risk Hades ever attempting to displace him.
Demeter’s daughter, Kore - with her mortal blood - met her death when she descended into the Underworld, but was reborn anew and forever bound to the River Styx. As a result, she cannot travel far from the precipice of the Underworld. And while she appreciates the company of Lady Nyx, she remains lonely, isolated. If only she had a companion who shared her surface-dwelling heritage…
Zeus readily takes this opportunity given to him. After all, no one in the family would bat an eye if taciturn Hades were to… disappear.
King Aegeus: “I love my son wholeheartedly, and he’s long since proven himself to be worthy of inheriting my thrown.”
Zeus: “ZAGREUS! My favourite nephew! If only you could survive on the surface for long enough, I’d make you my heir!! Hahaha! …what? Who’s Ares?”