God

## Gods

### Distinction

* An immortal race of seemingly "divine" beings who are normally worshiped by mortals.

*"The gods, the masters of light, defeated the Titans, the family of darkness."*
―Zeus in *A Call to Arms*.
The **Greek gods** are a race of supreme supernatural beings that possess seemingly divine powers. The majority are the descendants and relatives of the Titans. There are currently twelve major gods, the Olympians, who rule over the Greek world, all of whom were under the rule of Zeus.

## History

Not to much is known about the history of the Greek gods. They are known to be the descendants and relatives of the titans. Ages ago, the gods battled the titans in a heated conflict.

### Gigantomachy

When the last titan fell, he swore a curse on the gods, and when his blood struck the sea the giants were born. These monsters were brought into the world for a single purpose: to destroy the realm of the gods. A hellish war is known as the Gigantomachy then begun. The gods swore to defeat the giants and rid them of the earth. Both gods and giants fell alike. Still, neither side would relent, and the two factions battled on endlessly, incapable of conquering the other. Until one day, Zeus convinced two of the giants to take up arms with the gods. Soon Zeus would lead one final attack. Zeus ordered Hermes to gather their souls while their remains were cast into the ocean, to be forever swallowed by the tides. The smithing god Hephaestus forged the grand automaton Talos to stand guard over the cauldron, forever sworn to keep it shut so that this evil would never return.

### Civil War

Hera, tired of Zeus' cheating ways, instigated a civil war amongst the gods, aiming to kill her husband. Causing a split amongst the pantheon, Hera had her pawn Seraphim retrieve for her the Cauldron, which held the souls of the fallen Giants. Offering the Giants the sea in exchange for cooperation, Hera and her allies laid siege on Mount Olympus and the gods who held loyalty towards Zeus.

As Hera brutally assaulted Zeus on the battlefield, the leader of the Giants betrayed Hera. He used his snakes to try and rip Hera in half as her control over the cauldron weakened. However, Zeus saved his wife and sacrificed himself, blowing up the leader by becoming a lightning bomb; throwing her a wink to remind her that part of him still loved her. Afterwards, Hera fled after Seraphim managed to use his bident to cut of her hand and steal Hermes' soul gauntlet. Now that he had control of the Giants, he engaged Heron in battle, but when he summoned his bident spear to pierce Heron as he had him in his grasp, Heron realized anger isn't the way to victory. Heron then allowed the weapon to impale him, but he also shoved it through Seraphim before harnessing Zeus' lightning to kill him. Then, just as a fallen Giant tried to squash them both, Heron places his brother's lifeless hand on the cauldron and willed the souls back into it, eliminating the Giants. The war ended with Heron reuniting with Zeus' other sons, as well as his human colleagues in the alliance. This ushered in a new age for Olympus as everyone tries to rebuild, following the war.

## Psychological Characteristics

Some of the gods are quite calm and look-over humanity, while others are cruel and vindictive, seeing other creatures as lesser beings. Both Hera and Hades ordered and expected Seraphim to kneel out of sheer respect for them, despite their less than admirable qualities. The Greek gods of Olympus were also governed by a monarchy; until recently, they were under Queen Hera and Zeus' rule.

## Physiology

As a species, the gods are anatomically similar to their human worshipers, to the extent they can successfully reproduce with them and produce demigod offspring. The gods are, however, physically more imposing than humans, with most individuals standing a considerable amount of inches taller than humanity. They also tend to have unusual eye and hair colors.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Immortality:** The gods seem to be ageless, if not extremely long-lived.
* **Individual Powers:** Additionally, all the gods presumably possess unique individual powers based on what they’re the God of; such as Zeus who possessed the power of electrokinesis, Poseidon who possessed hydrokinesis, or Apollo who possessed pyrogenesis.
	+ **Remote Viewing:** A handful of gods are capable of remotely viewing events occurring in Greece from atop Mount Olympus.

## Weaknesses

* **Grievous Bodily Harm:** Sufficient damage to a god's body can potentially kill them. During the Gigantomachy, several gods were apparently killed in battle by the giants.

## Appearances

#### Season 1

* *A Call to Arms*
* *Past is Prologue*
* *The Raid*
* *A Monster is Born*
* *Escape or Die*
* *Back to Olympus*
* *The Fields of the Dead*
* *War for Olympus*

## Known Gods

 **Apollo** | Apollo is the son of Zeus born out of wedlock. He sided with his father during the Greek gods' civil war.
 **Ares** | Ares is the son of Hera and Zeus. Loyal to his mother, he sided with Hera during the Greek gods' civil war.
 **Artemis** | Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and twin-sister to Apollo. She sided with her father during the Greek gods' civil war.
 **Demeter** | The Goddess Demeter sided with Hera during the Greek gods' civil war.
 **Dionysus** | He is the Greek god Dionysus. He sided with Zeus during the Greek gods' civil war.
 **Hades** | Hades is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and ruler of the Underworld. He took no part in the civil war but offered sanctuary to all those who wished to flee Olympus.
 **Hephaestus** | Hephaestus is the smithing god, having made the Cauldron to house the Giants souls and the automaton to guard it. He sided with Zeus during the Greek gods civil war.
 **Hera** | Hera is the Queen of the Heavens and wife to Zeus. Tired of her husband's infidelities, she sparked civil war amongst the gods and resurrected the Giants.
 **Hermes** | Hermes is another one of Zeus' bastard sons and the Messenger of the Gods. He sided with his father during the civil war amongst the pantheon.
 **Hyacinth** | Hyacinth is a god who slept with Apollo and sided with Zeus during the Pantheon's civil war.
 **Poseidon** | Poseidon is Zeus and Hades' brother, with dominion over the ocean. After Hera offered the giants the sea if they sided with her, he chose to side with Zeus during the gods' civil war.
 **Zeus** | Zeus is the brother of Poseidon and Hades, and ruler of Olympus. Eventually, Hera grew tired of his many affairs and bastard children, and waged war against Zeus. After Hera revived the giants, Zeus sacrificed his life to save hers when a giant betrayed her.

## Trivia

* Thus far, *Blood of Zeus* has only featured gods from the Greek pantheon. Whether gods from other cultures exist is unknown.
* According to the show's creators, several of the character designs for the gods were inspired by members of their crew.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  Blood Of Zeus SPOILER Discussion With Show Creators & Director on the Mama's Geeky YouTube channel
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  Powerhouse Animation (@PowerhouseAnimation) on Twitter "We are going to pause the episode here just so we can spend a few minutes staring at the gods and goddesses lineup. And if we are talking about gods and goddesses we have to talk about @joyhua, who is responsible for a lot of these beautiful beings 😍 #BloodofZeus" (screenshot)
3. ↑  Blood of Zeus Official Twitter (@BloodofZeus) on Twitter (screenshot)