By Shannon

Hecate

Goddess of Sorcery and Crossroads

In mythology, Hecate had many functions than just sorcery and crossroads. She was also the goddess of boundaries, and necromancy, She also had close ties to the moon.

In her 'true form', Hecate takes on a triple-headed aspect. This acknowledges the triple-bodied form that she was portrayed in the art of Classical Greece. This triple-form also appeared on boundary markers and at doorways.

"Look at Hecate, standing guard at the crossroads, one face looking in each direction."

- Ovid, Fasti 1.78

Persephone

Goddess of Spring

Embracing the role of a nature deity, Persephone's form pays homage to spring itself. New green growth, sprawling tree branches, and new blooms.

Rachel has mentioned that she enjoys exploring Persephone's duality, as nature can be beautiful, but it can also be savage and gross. Where we've seen nods to the destroying angel mushrooms, overgrown foliage, and poisonous mistletoe.

"Spring seemed to be completely different. Savage and unpredictable. It's beautiful."

- Hades, Lore Olympus episode 27

Hades

God of the Dead, God of Wealth, King of the Underworld

Where we can easily see the inspiration behind Hecate's and Persephone's divine forms, Hades' form leaves more room for theorizing.

We know that he strongly resembles Kronos when in that form and it is something he's sensitive to. In myth, Kronos was the god of time, particularly destructive, all-consuming time. Could his form be a nod to the consuming void of his father? Perhaps his stars are a nod to his grandfather, Ouranos, the primordial god of the sky? Is it possible that Hades' form is his acknowledgment of the traumas inflicted by the previous ruling patriarchs?

"My rank is no greater [than Haides]. I hold court in the sky; another rules the sea [Poseidon], and one the void [Haides]."

- Zeus in Ovid's Fasti 4. 443 (trans.Boyle)

Apollo

God of Sun and Light

(as well as music, poetry, prophecy, plague, healing....)

Olympus' popular god is, quite literally, the golden child. Throughout the series, we've seen peeks of his golden aura crack through the surface when things aren't going his way.

It took the threat of exposure by Daphne for him to finally lose his cool.

"...rays of light rise from about [Apollon's] brow and his cheek emits a smile mingled with wrath; keen is the glance of his eyes as it follows his uplifted hands."

- Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 19 (trans. Fairbanks)

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