Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1894786-20151104191856/@comment-25926288-20151111225209

Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: Eskaver wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: 8Rob wrote: Do you think we'll see Minos, Rhadamanthys and Aeacus in this arc?

I'd like to see OUaT take on them Who, who and who? O.o Forgive me, I haven't read up on Hades, though I probably should. With the upcoming arc most likely being Greek Myth based, I think everyone should read up as much as they can on Greek Mythology over the hiatus. The stories are quite interesting anyway, so it's a fun read. They're so bleak. Like Zeus eating his random daughter who becomes Athena. Or Athena causing Arachne's suicide then transforming her into a live spider. Or Icarus perishing after flying too close to the sun. That's partially true. However, Arachne was punished for her hubris. Zeus didn't eat Athena. Back in the day, Zeus swallowed Metis, Titaness of Wisdom, as she was in the form of a fly. Then, Metis gave birth and Heph had to pretty much perfom C-section on Zeus' head.

Mostly, the Greek heroes or villains are punished for their hubris and the gods do not like that at all. Wait, Metis was in the form of a fly and was actually pregnant? O.o Every version I've ever read implied that she was in human form and Zeus swallowed her whole to prevent a son she might have from dethroning him, and that after years inside of him, she morphed into Athena and then Hephastus broke open Zeus' head to allow her to be "born" as his daughter. Which is still gory AF. Well, there are like a bajillion versions of the story. I think the the fly version makes the most sense in terms of logic. Metis is Athena's mother. Metis is still inside Zeus and is what helps give him his wisdom. (Apparently he's just a lusty fellow without it XD)