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Persephone is the Goddess of Spring. She features pink skin and hair, which grows rapidly when she loses control of her emotions. Raised in the mortal world inside a greenhouse by her overprotective mother, she is entirely unfamiliar with the customs of Olympian society. She attends college while training to be a sacred virgin, though she quietly longs for personal independence.
Hades is the King of the Underworld and the God of Wealth. Known as Aidoneus during his youth, he carries trauma from his father Kronos. His blue skin and white hair set a visual contrast against his peers. Despite his vast wealth and power, he suffers from low self-esteem and assumes others dislike him because he smells of death.
Romantic Interest of Persephone
Brother of Zeus
Brother of Poseidon
Boyfriend of Minthe
Close Friend of Hera
Son of Kronos
Son of Rhea
Owner of Cerberus
Eros is the God of Love. He features pink skin and retractable wings. Though he possesses a good heart, he remains fiercely loyal to his mother and carries out her vindictive schemes. He struggles with his own heartbreak over a mortal woman he was forced to abandon.
Apollo is the God of the Sun, Music, and Medicine. He presents himself as an arrogant, purple-skinned athlete who expects constant admiration. He uses his status to ignore boundaries, viewing others as objects for his gratification rather than equals.
Aphrodite is the Goddess of Beauty. She has purple skin and wears her hair in a high ponytail. Intensely vain, she views any comparison to her looks as a direct insult and goes to extreme lengths to punish anyone who threatens her status.
Artemis is the Goddess of the Hunt. She shares a house with Persephone and acts as her guide to city life. Fiercely independent and unsentimental, she dislikes Hades based entirely on rumors but remains completely blind to her twin brother's dangerous behavior.
Zeus is the King of the Gods of Olympus and the God of Thunder. He often dresses in sharp white suits. He rules his family with a quick temper and a bossy attitude, though he maintains a playful, albeit frustrating, bond with his brothers.
Husband of Hera
Brother of Hades
Brother of Poseidon
Father of Artemis
Father of Apollo
Father of Persephone
Father-in-Law of Aphrodite
Grandfather of Eros
Hera is the Queen of Olympus and the Goddess of Marriage. She features golden, glowing skin and frequently smokes cigarettes on long filters. She is deeply empathetic and uses her intuition to protect younger goddesses from the predatory behavior of the men in her circle.
Demeter is the Goddess of Agriculture. She distrusts the morality of Olympus and chooses to perform her duties in the mortal world. She raised her daughter in extreme isolation to protect her from the city's corruption.
Mother of Persephone
Friend of Hera
Hermes is the messenger of the gods. He frequently travels to the mortal world to deliver letters and is one of the few gods who interacted with Persephone during her isolated childhood.
Cerberus is a massive hellhound who acts as the gatekeeper of the Underworld. Though fiercely intimidating to intruders, he quickly drops his hostility when Persephone scratches his belly.
Pet of Hades
Charmed by Persephone
Kronos is a Titan and the father of the three Olympian kings. Driven by a prophecy that his children would overthrow him, he committed horrific acts against his family before being banished to Tartarus.
Father of Hades
Husband of Rhea
Rhea is a Titan and the mother of the Olympian kings. She attempted to hide her children from her husband's paranoia but ultimately failed to protect them from his cruelty.
Mother of Hades
Wife of Kronos