Electra

*"There are fates far worse than death. Strength in this life, happiness in the next. Remember who you are."*
―**Electra** to **Heron** in *A Monster is Born*.
**Electra** was the former queen of Corinth and the wife of Periander. After years of abuse; by her husband, a sequence of events involving being impregnated; by Zeus and giving birth to twins, the hero Heron and the later-turned Demon Seraphim, she fled to a polis and hid there; with Heron from Hera, the wife of Zeus; who would kill her and her son if they were discovered.

## History

### Throughout the series

In "A Call to Arms", Heron collects some ore, but manages to earn only two drachmas. As he returns to his mother, Electra, they hear noises and see Alexia who informs them that she is looking for a demon.

Heron wants to leave, but his mother tells him they can't and tries to tell him who his real father is, but at that moment, people from the town come wanting to test if Electra is a demon. Heron starts fighting them, but as they overwhelm him, Electra burns her arm to prove that she isn't a demon.

In "Past is Prologue", in Heron's dream, Electra gives birth to a boy. King Periander comes and is happy to see its a boy and has his eyes. Ariana informs him there is a second child coming and its another boy. She explains there are two placentas, which means there are two fathers. Seeing the boy having blue eyes, Periander is angry and attempts to kill the boy, but an eagle storms in and saves it.

Heron tells Electra that he had a dream in which she was a queen. Electra confirms she used to be married to King Periander, but they had to leave. She explains that the marriage was prearranged, and not long after she married the king, she caught the eye of a god. She didn't know that, and one day her husband was kind and loving as the god was turning into him, while the next day, he was cold and demeaning. She thought this was his temperament and despised one but loved the other. She eventually figured out he was a different man, and upon questioning him, he reveals he is Zeus.

But as he reveals himself, Hera sees him and Apollo warns him quickly and takes him place. However Hera remains suspicious and starts observing her. Upon learning Electra is pregnant with Zeus's child, she visits the Oneiroi, telling them to appear in King Periander dreams and tell him that he will have twins, one of which isn't his. Periander swore that he will kill the child if it isn't him, but Zeus came and saved him. He attempts to then throw the child from the balcony, however Electra stops him and stabs him in the eye, causing him to fall and die. Zeus then teleports them elsewhere to save them from the guards and enshrouds the village in darkness so Hera can't see Electra and Heron.

Electra explains that if they leave the village, Hera will kill them and that his brother was supposed to inherit King Periander's throne but was killed by his uncle Acrisius. Heron isn't happy as Elias was more of a father than Zeus, but seeing Electra's expression, he realizes that Elias is Zeus. He gets even angrier, calling Zeus a coward for letting her live like that, but ends up finding the sword Elias told him they will make and throws it in his anger.

In "The Raid", the demons are about to catch Alexia and Zeus meddles, causing roses to grow and hide her. Seeing he interferes, Hera decides to do so as well and sends Alexia's cape towards Electra, making the demons go after her.

Seraphim finds Electra and asks her where Alexia is; however, Electra explains she doesn't know. Heron sees the demons have surrounded his mother and rushes in but is easily beaten by Seraphim. Seeing the hatred in Heron's eyes, Seraphim tells him he has nothing left and will either join them or die and then kills Electra and takes Heron captive.

In "A Monster is Born", Alexia comes out from hiding and sees all the dead people. Elias who holds Electra tells her that the man she looks for is taken captive and she leaves.

Hermes then takes Electra's soul and takes her to River Styx. As he blows the horn to call the Ferryman, Wraiths; who can't cross over appear, but the Ferryman chases them away. He pays the Ferryman and tells him to threat her well or thunder will fall upon him. Hermes asks Electra if there is someone she wants to see before she cross over and she states its Heron. She appears in front of Heron, telling him that there are fates worse than death and bids farewell.

## Personality

Electra is a kind and loving woman. She cares deeply for Heron, even going so far as to stab Periander in the eye to prevent him from killing Heron.

## Physical Appearance

Electra is an attractive slender, bronze-skinned woman with medium-long-sized length dark brown hair. This is from being in poverty as she could not afford to wash her hair if it were it's natural length.

## Appearances

#### Season 1

* *A Call to Arms*
* *Past is Prologue*
* *The Raid*
* *A Monster is Born*

## Trivia

* Electra's marriage to King Periander was prearranged.
* When Electra is killed, Zeus places two coins on their closed eyes. In Ancient Greek culture, coins were traditionally placed inside the deceased's mouth (usually under the tongue), not on their eyelids. The custom of placing coins on the eyelids of the dead is a much later practice and unrelated to the Greek belief that the coins would be used to pay for passage into the Underworld.
* Electra is a character unique to the series and not based specifically on anyone of Greek mythology.
	+ Her story, however, has many similarities between several other Greek women of myth and certain characteristics of a tragedy.

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