#h1-story-discussion

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odd fox
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skelly wants me to KILL THEM?!?

modest vine
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yes

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but you'll have to max upgrade Zagreus sword

odd fox
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hmm

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i need 2 titans blood

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for 6 diamonds

modest vine
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what is the War-God's Bloodlust' Prophecy?

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I saw it on achivements but its not in my prophecy list

stiff geyser
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thats the ares heart unlock

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just keep talking to him then he asks you to kill a bunch of enemies

modest vine
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ok thx

signal fossil
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how do i unlock artemis’ heart?

pale ember
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follow your heart, do things Artemis would like, and play lots

stiff geyser
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I finally got to the postman delivery job

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this game sure does have a lot of minigames

signal fossil
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the what now

stiff geyser
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you heard me

signal fossil
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no yeah, what is that

stiff geyser
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||epilogue stuff||

signal fossil
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ohhh i see! never thought about it that way you do take over hermes’ job for a while

stiff geyser
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||I got all but one letter delivered||

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rude

marsh umbra
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I just got to the resolution of ||Dusa’s|| plot line, I think.

stiff geyser
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Hey quick question

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||before the epilogue are you not able to meet chaos? nyx said I could give him a letter but I've seen not a single chaos gate or the well boon to get a gate in 3 runs now||

upbeat willow
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Chaos' pronous are they/them/theirs btw @stiff geyser
for if you should be able to meet chaos prio to the epilogue, yes you should be able to, RNGesus might not have been kind to you the last 3 runs is all

stiff geyser
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just finished a fourth and dang chaos is a bootyhole I want to eat potato salad with them

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5 runs to get a chaos gate

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dang

peak pumice
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guys

noble vector
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@peak pumice yeah, Zag knows about her.

peak pumice
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on hades first run, zag alrdy knew about

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ohh ok LOL

noble vector
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The scene where the player learns of her is a flashback.

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It's part of why he starts trying to escape.

peak pumice
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hmm i wanna think of a way

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OHH what about demeter and her daughter?? ay?

atomic forge
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what

noble vector
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What about it?

peak pumice
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no wait still doesnt affect the first run story

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ok i cant think of anything. i can only think from a players perspective, it will be a shock value

noble vector
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Yeah

peak pumice
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since like "wait that's the mom?"

noble vector
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Unless they know the Myths a bit 😉

peak pumice
noble vector
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Nope, but Hades' wife is Persephone

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So getting the reveal that Persephone is in fact Zag's mum is very much a "hah! that makes more sense!" moment

marsh umbra
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They changed some stuff from the original myths to make it less creepy like ||Persephone has a random human dad in this game, I think||.

weary seal
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Spoiler moment

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I accidentally clicked on this channel and let's just say I know some stuff I shouldn't now

marsh umbra
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I like this version of ||Demeter|| so far. Like it’s an interesting design that’s not what you usually see.

noble vector
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Oof, that's unfortunate. But this is the spoiler channel...

cunning grove
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Hey so I saw that you can get into a relationship with some characters

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Is it possible to max the friendship without the relationship thing?

stiff geyser
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yes

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you get a y/n option that still fills the heart

cunning grove
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Oh nice

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Thanks

clever ruin
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Yeah except for Dusa

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There you you don't really get a choice

stiff geyser
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I love the dusa scene

agile iris
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There was an admirable attempt to scrub out all the mythologically accurate incest in this game, and I appreciate it

storm river
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Audiences don’t necessarily want to play out the incest in Greek mythology

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Although theirs is one of the better love stories in Greek mythology

dire torrent
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Dusa scene is the best and I will fight anyone who has issues with it being as it is

wheat herald
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Okay, so please don't spoil what happens in the story, but does it have a definitive end? And how many runs do you need to complete to see it all?

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I'm on my 5? or 6th? clear

storm river
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Yes, there’s an ending

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||10 for the true ending, but to see the epilogue requires more because it involves maxing your relationships with the gods||

agile iris
wheat herald
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@storm river @agile iris Thanks! I'll keep playing!

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I think this is the first game where it's taken me this long to get to the ending though lol

agile iris
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I don't game often but when I do I finish 261 runs in one month 😆 so I have a bad sense of how long this game actually is.

neat crow
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Depending on your playstyle, I think it takes about 50-100 hours to reach the epilogue

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That's very ballpark, though

wheat herald
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Usually I complain about the story taking this long but this game is REALLY good, I didn't even notice.

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And there's just so much content?! It's amazing

shut temple
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Yesterday I got a dialogue by Dionysus asking Zagreus to tell some crazy stuff about them being connected to Orpheus and see of he would believe it

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I absolutely lost my mind, that's so clever of you

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I was wondering why the game insisted in disregarding the Orphic Hymns

agile iris
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If you've watched the OSP youtube video about Dionysus being Zagreus / just know the mythology that was such a huge treat

shut temple
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and then

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IT HIT ME

agile iris
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Zagreus Dionysus is such an interesting story

shut temple
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it is! and that's why I was very confused as to why the game did not mention it

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but then it did

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in this way

void pier
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So do I only get Dusa's Companion by maxing out the ambrosia?

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I know she can give it all back

shut temple
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and justified the Orphic cult's version in game, it's SO META

rocky dirge
shut temple
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oh man

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the amount of research for the mythological back up of this game is delightful

potent matrix
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whoever did the research on this team honestly deserves a grand vacation, some award and all the love

shut temple
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Artemis also nudged Zagreus because his name means hunter, which is a sweet little detail

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and Ares threw some shade at her saying that hunters catch but he kills, which is great because Zagreus specifically means a hunter who catches living prey

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all of this while Zagreus is mortified by Tisiphone's accusation

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it's so fine

rocky dirge
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Well, Zag does quite a bit of murder up in Styx

shut temple
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and he feels bad about it, he tells so to Achilles

rocky dirge
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He does

potent matrix
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to be fair - zagreus in the game never got to leave the house of hades, so he basically never actually got to murder anything but shades, which arent "killable"?

shut temple
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I guess always that he doesn't kill humans he doesn't feel like a murderer

rocky dirge
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And Ares also feels the death of living things and applauds him for it

shut temple
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English is not my first language but I tend to understand murderer as someone who kills humans while "killer" would be the word for someone who kills animals

potent matrix
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thats an interestign way to understand those words huh

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btw about artemis' and ares' differences, i love how different but similar their trial of the gods fightingstyles are

shut temple
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I couldn't say, I make a point in avoiding them two in particular when it's about trials

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I am ✨ scared ✨

rocky dirge
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Aphro is way worse

shut temple
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I am still waiting for when I get an Ares Aphrodite duo boon, hasn't happened so far

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they are my Olympian OTP

rocky dirge
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I can do EM4 any day, but dodge a very slow moving projectile? No way

shut temple
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and they have not delivered

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I want them to comment on each other but it doesn't seem to happen

rocky dirge
shut temple
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most likely I am not

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I am playing blind

potent matrix
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it and poseidon stun me for whatever reason

shut temple
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everything happens very slowly in my game because of it 🤣

potent matrix
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i really cant do em, but 20 heat? heck yeah

shut temple
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added to the fact I am not great at the game yet I refuse to activate God's mode

rocky dirge
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It tells you all the prereqs for all boons...

shut temple
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very blind I insist :V

rocky dirge
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So blind you hang around the spoiler channel

shut temple
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I will check them next time I play, I promise

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hey I needed to express my astonishment at the Orphic hymns reference

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mind you, I got the game because of Orpheus

rocky dirge
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Dont think that counts as a spoiler, really. Probably safe to discuss in the general chat

shut temple
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I came here instead of going to general because it was a huge surprise for me and I wouldn't want to ruin it for someone else, even if the amount of players aware of the difference between orphic cult sources and the hesiod theogony isn't likely to be big

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I presume there will be a similar twist to explain why Demeter insists she's not Chronos' daughter, even if all the sources indicate she is

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or all I am aware of, at least

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I am not a Greek myth scholar, I just like the subject

rocky dirge
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Do you know who persephone's father is, in the game, yet?

shut temple
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Nope

rocky dirge
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Well, that might clue you in on what SGG wanted for this particular interpretation of the pantheon

shut temple
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looking forward to it zagluv

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just gotta gid gud and read the information the game provides to help me

marsh sun
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||Oh no, Asterius and Thesus and buddies again. Also are they romantically involved sus , Asterius said that Zagreus will never understand their bond||

somber estuary
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I don't think it's outright stated to be romantic but they have some form of love for sure.

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The kind of friendship that can only be expressed by throwing your bro headfirst into your mutual rival.

agile iris
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They have a deep, deep love we are not meant to understand

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they're definitely married (heh) but whether it's romantic is up to interpretation LOL

somber estuary
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The kind of love where the only significant event in your life is fighting some dude who broke into your house and broke your sister's heart but he kills you and you go to hell but then he comes and finds you and asks if you'd rather split a flat with him in the upper east side the rent is unbelievably low and there's this nice bistro around the corner with this fabulously rustic greek influence.

agile iris
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Does anyone ever think about what the game might have looked like if they went with their original choice for the story - Theseus?

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I imagine the hell levels would have basically been the labyrinth but with added bits

void pier
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So I'm gathering a good amount of keys, but I unlocked all the arms and mirror stuff. Is it just a trading item at the broker now?

agile iris
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Fated Choice and Fated Persuasion essentially

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also like.... a cosmetic upgrade at some point

void pier
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Yes, I do gather them for the reroll chances. Just been accumulating them and realized I really can't spend them anymore.

agile iris
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Yep, right now I just use them for trade until I complete all necessary upgrades for the weapons (I have like two left to fully upgrade) and then the rest I'll spend on that cosmetic upgrade for the interface designs

void pier
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I'm still requiring lots of nectar, I only beat a run once

agile iris
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oh well then the keys will definitely be needed for nectar trade

modest vine
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Do I get something from giving nectar to bouldy?

rocky dirge
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A boon!

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Check your boon screen for a surprise

neat crow
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More importantly, you get the satisfaction of being friends with Bouldy (and avoid cursing your run)

agile iris
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I'm so dumb but I'm happy to know this

pearl lantern
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What is the amount of wins you need to get the credits to roll for the first time? That was an incredible moment by the way.

modest vine
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Yes it's 10

pearl lantern
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Thank you

marsh sun
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Sorry to ruin it ||Sisyphus is a crafty dude and probably just drinks all the nectar you are giving bouldy||

atomic forge
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so what

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bouldy still believes in you

potent matrix
agile iris
potent matrix
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always <3

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even if i am trying to farm for the ||woodland theme||

agile iris
agile iris
marsh sun
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||Can I lift the heracles weights with practice?||

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||Just like how I learned to play the lyre||

potent matrix
marsh sun
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ah ok, I thought maybe it was a quest but then nothing showed up in the list so it makes sense.

potent matrix
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it's as much of a prank as the lonely board games

rocky lily
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||i have the prophesy to get to know the gods better||

potent matrix
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i would rather play board games with ||the romanceable people|| then lay with them tbh...

rocky lily
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thats some hella ace vibes

potent matrix
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being ace kinda makes me uncomfy thinking about the laying but it's a game so i guess thats fine

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and greek mythology

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lot of layage to be happening

upbeat willow
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Ngl would liked the platonic options to have that tbh

potent matrix
rocky lily
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max necter yea

potent matrix
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and ambrosia?

rocky lily
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havent been able to give any ambrosia

potent matrix
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i had like 4 on total max when i got the next prophecy

storm river
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You need to do their favors too

rocky lily
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ah
ill go look up their favors then

potent matrix
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not all

storm river
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You can guess what kind of favor it is by what they're god of

potent matrix
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since some cant be maxed before ||epilogue||

potent matrix
potent matrix
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yesnt

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i love the aro representation but i still love me some romance hah

rocky lily
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ah

potent matrix
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like even friend-dates with dusa

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i wouldve loved that so much

rocky lily
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||just came across some dusa dialogue with hella trans vibes||

storm river
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they're greek gods, they don't care about monogamy

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except for hades himself but then, zag isn't like his father

potent matrix
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but it's ok the way it is, i am so very insanely thankful for the representation of nonbinary, bi/pan relationships and aro/a bit of ace with artemis too

upbeat willow
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The poly rep is something you don't see much at all

storm river
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I thought the Artemis-Zeus duo dialogue made artemis quite lesbian coded

minor cliff
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Quick question, why do some chaos boons last for 4 or more chambers?

potent matrix
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i kinda assumed the poly wouldnt be just obvious to be a thing since like greek mythology and literally everythign achilles said about it

upbeat willow
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To me it was ace/aro coded

potent matrix
storm river
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since zeus is like, why don't you like any of the hunks I throw your way, and artemis is like, she'd rather hang out with her nymphs

upbeat willow
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But it's very possible she's female facing bi

rocky lily
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||zag asked about their body and they said
Um prince so look thats very private and i know you dont mean any harm but it isnt something i discus with people OK i am who i am||

minor cliff
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But still, they last up to the end of the game with an implied 'reward'

potent matrix
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i kinda took that as less of a trans thing and more of a "i like being just a head"

minor cliff
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stay ahead while you can

rocky lily
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idk
just seemed like something one of my trans friends would say

upbeat willow
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It can definitely be read both ways :3

agile iris
atomic forge
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Anyone have any idea how to make Thanatos appear more often in the field so he can come to the house? Or is it just random? I am picking him as my romance option.

potent matrix
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i never cared about the gender of the bodies so i just assumed dusa didnt want to have one at all....

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which i have mad respect for

storm river
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It's random for thanatos to show

potent matrix
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you go floating slither maid!!!!!!

agile iris
storm river
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However, I heard if you want a chance for him to show, you need to take some damage in the chambers before

minor cliff
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Speaking of dusa, for her favor is it all the lounge upgrades, like even the stupid expensive ones?

storm river
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Just most of them

rocky lily
storm river
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You don't need to get the ones with the diamonds

potent matrix
atomic forge
rocky lily
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artemis is sworn to be ace in the myths

upbeat willow
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I'm really impressed by how well the LGBTQIA+ rep is handled, it feels natural and implemented incredibly well for the most part

potent matrix
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yes

rocky lily
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wym by for the most part?

potent matrix
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the most important part of the lgbtqia+ representation is that you legit forget about it, it isnt just screaming I AM GAY CHARACTER at you and running away

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it's a part of the npc without being their only trait

rocky lily
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||i love how achillies and pats relationship is handled||

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||it just feels like a normal thing||

potent matrix
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ikr!

upbeat willow
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I have a gripe with how dusa's lead up mostly, the outcome I love, just the lead up to that I have issue with

rocky lily
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that makes sense

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seemed like it was kinda obvious to me tho

upbeat willow
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Morso how zag comes on incredibly strong to dusa seemingly out of nowhere

potent matrix
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the ||achilles patty love|| never feels forced like it's only there to get lgbtqia+ rep but more like, yeah people fall in love without it being important of when where and who

agile iris
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I just love how dramatic they are

rocky lily
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||risk it all||

storm river
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achilles was very dramatic in life too

potent matrix
rocky lily
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||they literally mixed their ashes thats hella dramatic||

agile iris
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||Pat|| being like WE MYRMIDONS AREN'T THE EMOTIONAL SORT even tho I keep rolling up on him mumbling sadly about his husband every time I come over

rocky lily
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||and historians said they were just good friends for hundreds of years||

storm river
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he was moping in his tent, then patroclus disguised himself as achilles, dies, and achilles gets so mad he angers a river spirit because of all the bodies he kills

agile iris
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bros being bros

storm river
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I think it was because of some slave girl in the original mythos? Not sure tho

agile iris
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cousins in that terrible Troy movie

rocky lily
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they did a sailor moon?

agile iris
potent matrix
rocky lily
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are they?

potent matrix
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According to their lineage, Achilles and Patroclus were related to each other through a nymph called Aegina. After being raped by Zeus, Aegina gave birth to Aeacus, whose son, Peleus, was the father of Achilles. The same Aegina also married a mortal man called Actor, whose son was Menoetius, the father of Patroclus. Based on this, Achilles and Patroclus were first-cousins once removed.

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sweet home alabama

storm river
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tbf, orpheus and eurydice are both children of apollo

rocky lily
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eh
it doesnt count if its with a nymph

potent matrix
agile iris
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and there's the incest!

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It's everywhere

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lolol

rocky lily
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gods get exceptions to the incest

upbeat willow
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Except not in Hades the video game ajfingerguns

agile iris
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there was a lot of incest for a culture where incest was fairly frowned upon

potent matrix
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there are more myths about eurydice NOT being a woodnymph than with any of them being related to apollo

storm river
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Yeah, finding presents for baby showers on mount olympus must be rough

potent matrix
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just get more ambrosia

storm river
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because then you have to find presents for a matched set of twins that are anthropomorphic personifications

potent matrix
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most greek gods like to lay horizontally and drink, just get the bar going and the baby showers are perfect

slow edge
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Which gods do you need affinity with for the epilogue?

potent matrix
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it doesnt matter which, more tht you have some maxed i'd say

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there are no requirements of maxed totally or even maxed nectar

storm river
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||Demeter|| can't be fully maxed out until after the epilogue

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But if you get her up to the locked heart, it counts

lapis smelt
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I only have... Athena Maxed. But i'm still working on things so that should be fine.

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Just cleared the main story

open finch
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Than wanted to be Patroclus levels of angst but it's hard when you grew up with happy bois-Zag and Hypnos

somber estuary
somber estuary
# slow edge Which gods do you need affinity with for the epilogue?

I think you need to have all the "Olympians" maxed or near max? I've never had the requirements laid out for me by someone in the know. I just know that I had to get all of them really high and that I had already gone as far as mom and dad would let me before I finally got the prompt.

pearl lantern
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Tisiphone said my name!!!

prime mulch
peak pumice
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@somber estuary all? Can i just pick one fav gods to max? I like artemis

open berry
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considering the conflict at hand, no :)

somber estuary
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||According to the pins I found that the exact requirement is any 6 relationships categorized as Olympians (presumably the Olympians page in the Codex encapsulates all these for obvious reasons) must be at maximum, which as far as I can tell includes their locked heart quest EXCEPT for Demeter which specifically was mentioned earlier to not require the locked heart because it does not even unlock until after the epilogue. Also the pinned guide does specify that she still counts towards the 6 Olympians requirement as long as you get her to just before the lock.||

red imp
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I just beat Hades, am I safe to be here now or is there more to see?

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oh thanks

neat crow
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I would generally avoid this channel unless you've at least seen the credits

minor cliff
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So quick question, why havent i been seeing eurydice? Its been over 15 runs i think since i last encountered her

dire torrent
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Yeah, it’s just rolling rooms poorly

minor cliff
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I was just wondering cause my orpheous quest has ground to a halt

dire torrent
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Yeah, it just takes some time occasionally

minor cliff
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So another question, who do i have to hunt down to get the aspects for stygius, aegis, and the rail?

somber estuary
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There's about 20 important things after the first time you send dad home early. Oh who am I kidding, every little bit of dialogue is important in this game.

dire torrent
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Hidden aspects prereqs are in pins

somber estuary
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Yeah I was trying to remember without consulting the pins. I don't actually remember most of the conversations about the hidden aspects. I'm pretty sure it was Nyx, Chaos, and Zeus respectively for those.

minor cliff
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Thank you

atomic forge
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It cracks me up how Ares fanboys over Thanatos, Nyx and still worships Chaos. Lad just want a new family so bad haha

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Playing back through Hell Mode and going through the Dusa/Nyx story.

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It still rubs me the wrong way same as when I first played through it.

pure rune
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@atomic forge I mean, if my dad told me how much he'd be OK with killing me and not regretting it right after I went up to him complaining about how my sister gave me a major stomach wound that I was still suffering when I told him about it, I'd want a new family too

atomic forge
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I know right, even in the game he tells Zagreus he'd rather have him as a son like come on. Pretty sure in mythology too Hera told him something along the lines of you suck and I hate you

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And he did live away from Olympus, in Thrace

open berry
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cracks knuckles, hey yall ever think about the fact that in most of your interactions with the olympians, whether they are commenting about ares or speaking to him in a duo, most of the remarks range from subtle to blatant jabs at ares and he never reacts to any of it and you just have to wonder if hes so used to it he ignores it??

i think about it a lot

atomic forge
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Except Aphrodite. When you get duo of these two it's just extremely uncomfortable badly hidden hints at the fact that they are shagging

dire torrent
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I mean it’s relatable if nothing else

open berry
atomic forge
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Honestly, that's just Greek mythology in a nutshell, they are always throwing shades at him but in the vast majority of the myths he is in (I'd say except Adonis') he isn't being petty or crazy like them

open berry
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thats why hes my fav olympian, outside of representing the brutality of war hes comparatively not that bad. but of course, being war and all the bad that comes with it, hes inherently hated

atomic forge
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Short end of the stick and all

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He gets his ass whooped in a lot of myths he is in too haha, makes you pity the guy a bit

atomic forge
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Hey, is there anything I need to do to reunite orpheus and eurydice? I've maxed them both out on nectar and am on like over 20 clears...

odd fox
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ugh, my hearts about to break

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i dont wanna kill skelly

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but i got the means to do it at a press of a button

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do i go for the free stuff?

steep quiver
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If you can live with the consequences

odd fox
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😅

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upgraded the wrong artifact

ebon ermine
odd fox
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also not asking for a direct answer or anything, just a hint/nudge

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but how do i learn music from orpheus?

atomic forge
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Keep playing the lyre between runs!

odd fox
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what lyre?

atomic forge
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Oh! At some point there going to be the option for you to buy one for your bedroom I think. You might need to get a specific convo with orpheus first

odd fox
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oh

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i just ignored the cosmetics mostly

atomic forge
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Some of them are important aha!

odd fox
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ONE KEY SHORT

steep quiver
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@odd fox if it helps, I will say that I was being sarcastic

slow edge
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@somber estuary Thank you

slow edge
odd fox
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grinding for nector

atomic forge
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My favourite cosmetic thing is ||putting that huge ass portrait of yourself right next to Hades' chambers||

weary seal
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So how exactly do I get the door unlocked to the right of Achilles?

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Yes

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So, kill hades a lot?

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I've only killed him 3 times so

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But it's surprisingly easy now that I've killed him once

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Does beating the game at max heat even do anything?

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Oh haha

frozen jolt
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It just gives you bragging rights, but no one has done it on this current patch

solar prairie
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woop woop

frozen jolt
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Congrats!

fervent skiff
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Congrats on making it this far

atomic forge
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Yeah he does that on the ||tenth run||

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It cracks me up that he still drops titan blood when he does that like wtf man

fervent skiff
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Congrats once again!

atomic forge
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||congratulations now that you have solved one relationship problem, the rest of the world expects you to solve theirs||

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Yeah I was surprised too, and wondering if that meant I had nothing left to do

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Oh boy I was wrong

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Yeah

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I'm so close too but they just...Won't

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At that rate the first thing I'll manage to do is free Sisyphus and I don't even WANT that!

ebon ermine
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There's quite a bit of back and forth

spare remnant
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Have you two ( @atomic forge and @wild bay ) heard Patroclus say the phrase “risk it all”?

Have you unlocked the Admin chamber?

Also, have you been completing plot points that have taken priority for Achilles and Nyx (such as beating up ||your dad|| successfully?)

atomic forge
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Yep and yep, I definitely feel like I'm close, Achilles said he was gonna think about it

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And I'm just here like goddamn do it you absolute gay disaster, even I managed to hook up with a guy who runs away two sentences in a conversation

spare remnant
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So then yeah, you’re just waiting on dialogue from Patroclus, then

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Then a follow up with Achilles. And then talking to Nyx whenever she isn’t busy with plot points

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I think Nyx being involved in almost every major plot is extra frustrating when you have like 8 things finishing at once while you’re also hitting Credits or Epilogue

somber estuary
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Well, since Nyx is my favorite character I enjoy having every opportunity to talk with her after each run. So that's a good problem to have.

weary cloak
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Reminds me

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It took me 20 runs complete dusa because nyx decided start a new plot point with her

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Into it decided do the one I wanted half way

warm summit
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none of the other things had a reward tied to them

storm river
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Achilles was the last one to finish for me because of Patroclus rng

warm summit
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yeah, he was my last too. Way after the epilogue even.

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Which was why I was so frustrated by the added Nyx delay hahaha

rocky dirge
warm summit
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it was actually a thing with Dusa that got in my way

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I'd finished Nyx long before I even got to the point of needing her for Achilles >< ...I was very very slow on Achilles

atomic forge
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I just want to reunite my boys!

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I'm less keen on reuniting orpheus and eurydice because, well, I'm in love with he tree lady but oh well

atomic forge
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The only quest I'm less keen on is helping Sisyphus because I'm way too invested in Greek mythology and he deserves his punishment, here

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Also I just reunited crummy adoptive primordial grandpa with adoptive primordial mum so that's very nice

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Oh yeah. Same about sisyphus, but ya know

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How is the whole thing compatible with being close friends/dating Thanatos anyway, can't imagine he'd be super happy about it

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Honestly haha. Pretty sure they're a reason they left it ambiguous

somber estuary
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Chaos is your great grandpa and also your step grandma.

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I really like Chaos, they're strange and they have little bits of commentary on stuff that other characters aren't around for.

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I'm not sure if it's the cosmic egg or the chaos aspect or both that activate Chaos commentary because I'm frequently carrying both.

atomic forge
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He is quite the chatterbox in general

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Speaking of disturbing family ties, I don't think it's in the game (and maybe that's for the best 'cause it's low key haunting me) the other day I realized Ares was both Dyonisus' of course half brother but also his great grandpa

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(And Aphrodite is his great grandma, but also has at least one kid with him, i'm pretty sure)

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Greek mythology family trees tend to be family wreaths I guess

storm pond
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Maybe a dumb question but how do I know when I've gotten to the epilogue? I'm about 15 complete runs in after the credits and not sure how much more story I still have to progress. Are there second credits or something?

storm river
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You'll know it when you see it

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You get some cutscenes showing stuff

storm pond
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How many more runs would you say it takes to get there?

storm river
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Eh, it varies, because it's not dependent on number of runs

storm pond
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Ok thanks 😄

rocky dirge
atomic forge
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I meant Thanatos might not be super happy about it, not Sisyphus

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Fairly sure Sisyphus would be happier with anything other than his punishment, even though he thinks he deserves it haha

rocky dirge
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Gods are surprisingly lenient. If Hera still puts up with Zeus...

rocky dirge
storm river
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that's why she takes out her anger on his children, not him

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he's too powerful for hera to punish for his affairs

atomic forge
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For excrement, my bad

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But yeah I ll still continue his storyline anyway 'cause I want to max out the game haha

marsh umbra
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Man, everyone gives Orpheus such a hard time for looking back.

somber estuary
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Nobody gives Orpheus a harder time than Orpheus.

marsh umbra
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True

signal swan
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So I have a question about the secret boss fight. How do I trigger it again? I’ve maxed out all but Persephone’s relationships now and I’m not sure what to do from here

rocky dirge
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...You mean Charon? There's a 22% chance for the bag to appear in a mid-biome shop

signal swan
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Wait HE’s the secret boss?

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I already fought him multiple times

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I though I was supposed to fight Demeter?

somber estuary
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Ha if anything you would join Demeter and beat up your unruly uncle.

signal swan
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Lel

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I’m guessing that means all that’s left is the Pact

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And Extreme measures

rocky dirge
signal swan
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Well with Persephone going back up I had heard rumors that Demeter would be a boss

somber estuary
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Is this secret boss thing you're trying to activate some sort of achievement?

signal swan
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No I was just curious

rocky dirge
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There's no secret boss beyond dad

signal swan
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I mean I basically finished the game I’m trying to figure out what all I need to do to complete it

rocky dirge
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If you've done the epilogue, that's it. You're done.

signal swan
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Oh

somber estuary
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Because I know Extreme Measures doesn't activate an entire new boss but it does have the potential to add a character not normally participating to a different boss fight.

signal swan
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Right Hades summons a sub-boss with phase 3 right?

rocky dirge
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He does.... lots of things

signal swan
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Lol

rocky dirge
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Wait, have you done the epilogue without doing EM4?

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Damn

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Cant imagine playing the game that much without turning up the heat

signal swan
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I was systematically doing the pacts with each weapon

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Rather than focusing on going as hot as possible

rocky dirge
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EM4 is so fun I just left it on while playing even if I was under the limit

somber estuary
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What doesn't Hades do? I mean, besides openly show his efforts to build a more positive relationship with his son?

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That, no miracle or boon can accomplish.

signal swan
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I’m about to go for 8 with Excal at some point but I’ll hit 7 with the other weapons before hand

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Really it’s getting used to stuff like Lucifer which is the real problem ugh

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And maxing out what I can

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Persephone only needs 1 ambrosia to max out right?

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I haven’t been using all of mine in the event it’s like Dusa’s story

rocky dirge
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Yes

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Dusa is the only one that ramps up like that

signal swan
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Ok so I can use 4 out of my 5 then

rocky dirge
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Everyone else is one per heart

somber estuary
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Luci with the curse squad Dio Aphro Grandma and Ares is my favorite attempted build

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Just gotta roll the boons that let them stack better

signal swan
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At some point I should share my build cause I don’t really know how to optimize yet

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Hm.. well one thing I can say for sure is I’ve been using Privileged Status

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I prefer using it since it doesn’t require a lot of boons

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most of the time anyways

rocky dirge
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FF doesnt require a lot of boons

somber estuary
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Privileged is great since I love curse backstab anyway

rocky dirge
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Just... one per god

somber estuary
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FF you will almost always get the full effect

rocky dirge
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Five boons definitely isnt a lot, lol

signal swan
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Well yeah it’s like decu said

rocky dirge
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If you think five boons is a lot, then you REALLY need to be taking more boons

somber estuary
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Since 4 base slots plus 1 more for a total of 5 from Hermes and even one more olympian using keepsake manipulation

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FF can't go to 6 stacks even if you get 5 base olympians plus Hermes? Or can it? I honestly don't know.

rocky dirge
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It can, yes

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So you could in theory boost it to 35%

tawdry dew
#

This might be a really dumb question but like.. is dusa supposed to be Medusa?

somber estuary
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Haha don't be silly! That sweet charming maid, Dusa, a legendary Gorgon?

rocky dirge
tawdry dew
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Okay I thought so I just didnt want to sound dumb for it and to be an entirely different gorgon😩

rapid coral
#

was it ever established what Zagerus was the God of?

rocky dirge
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He's the god of Hot Bois

atomic forge
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Also probably blood and life.

drifting citrus
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and being bi

modest vine
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In mythology or in the game?

storm river
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Achilles speculates he's the god of blood

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and also ships him with thanatos

modest vine
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In mythology he's the God worshipped by he followers of Orphism

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And considered the "first Dionysus"

rapid coral
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The central focus of Orphism is the suffering and death of the god Dionysus at the hands of the Titans, which forms the basis of Orphism's central myth

modest vine
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Also there are 2 versions of him the one we know and in the other he's son of zeus but hera killed him in phorm of a Taurus

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As hades son... he's hades son

storm river
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I vaguely remember hearing that was zeus disguised as hades

modest vine
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Maybe idk

open berry
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there's multiple variants of it

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as most mythos was passed along orally

modest vine
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Sure thing is the game made Zagreus popular

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There was nothing interesting about him

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Same goes for Kratos in mythology he's just a guy that doesn't like zeus's decisions but always follows his orders with no exceptions

rapid coral
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ya they did a good job with the research and the story in this game

modest vine
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Yup that's true every character's story is somewhat canon with some changes and there are some nice mythology easter eggs

atomic forge
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There is no "true" canon to Greek mythology, unless you only mean stuff written in ancient times.

modest vine
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Yeah that's true my bad

prime mulch
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there is no true canon since they dont exist in the first place

modest vine
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Most of the times canon is considered by one person who wrote a lot about it but I don't know his name is in English only in Greek

sweet swift
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||How many runs does it usually take until Persephone is back from chilling with Demeter? She’s the only one I haven’t had maxed hearts on?||

dire torrent
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I mean canon as a concept is not great imo plenty of interpretations for Greek myth, and I do love the ways Hades handles them

rapid gale
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So, how do I get companions?

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I've heard that butterfly ball is balanced to punish you for not having one

modest vine
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Extend your relationship with some characters

open berry
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it'll be several notable npcs you interact with often, so make friends! but yeah the big butterfly is a bit of a dps check. you dont necessarily need a companion (as not all of them are offensive) but they certainly help if your build is lacking

weary seal
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4th hades kill lmao

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I had the homing bow with like 5 extra volley shots

rocky dirge
rapid gale
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I mean it more punishes you for bad damage builds

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And not having a damage companion is part of having bad damage in your build

upbeat willow
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Not really

unique sluice
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Butterflies are your companions now

upbeat willow
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Just have unhealthy fixation and you too can have a butterfly companion for 4 seconds at a time

rocky dirge
flat beacon
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I just want to say that the Orphism joke with Dionysus and Orpheus is hilarious

rocky dirge
flat beacon
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First nectar or a later one?

rocky dirge
#

I think the punchline is at the end of his bond

flat beacon
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I look forward to that, then

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I also loved Theseus getting mad that you have the Yarn of Ariadne

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And Zagreus doesn't understand why he identifies so strongly with some random item he bought at a Well

pearl lantern
#

So is there a specific trigger to unlocking the god's last heart? Or is it just "talk to them a bunch"?

rocky dirge
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Each has its own "quest" you have to do first

pearl lantern
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Is their some way to deduce what that quest might be?

rocky dirge
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Some of them the quest is indeed "talk to them a bunch", but a few others have specific tasks

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There's a pinned comment in thsi channel with the answer

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Some gods tell you what they want straight up though

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Most of the time it's reasonably related to normal gameplay

storm river
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You can guess based on what they’re god of, usually

rocky dirge
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Save Poseidon's which is super specific and finnicky for some reason

storm river
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Aphrodite doesn’t want fish, she wants love!

pearl lantern
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But... it's so difficult to get the rod of fishing legendary after the first time 😫

rocky dirge
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Are you on switch? If not, you can just use poseidon's keepsake

smoky nacelle
#

so i already though chrustaceans were adorable

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but i just read their entry in the journal and oh my god

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sometimes they swim the shore in search of companionship?!

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I WANT ONEEEE

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they're so cuteee

pearl lantern
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So what's the best way to secure the fishing legendary? Does having poseidon's keepsake guarantee the rod

drifting dirge
#

Can anybody here tell me why I can’t give Meg any Ambrosia? I have 6 hearts with her, she came to my room, and when I meet her in the lounge there’s no option to give her Ambrosia?

pearl lantern
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Just wait. Trust me, you'll know when she's ready 😉

weary seal
#

So how do I do I romance Dusa? I gave her the 4 ambrosia and now she will just say one little quip after my runs

pearl lantern
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Give it some time. She needs to think about everything you told her

weary seal
#

Time as in amount of runs or actual run time?

storm river
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number of runs

pearl lantern
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Yeah, just play the game and it will happen in due time

weary seal
#

Alright, thanks!!

coarse raptor
#

hmm I bought all the West Hall stuff but don't have a checkmark! what might I be missing? D:

pearl lantern
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Maybe something comes later

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But tbh, I do not know the answer to this one

storm river
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Did you buy every column type yet?

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I'm thinking maybe you're missing the ||fountain||

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but the prereq for that is a certain type of column

potent matrix
coarse raptor
#

eek. ||heroic sculpture and the fountain are what I'm missing. man, I felt so close! But that's another 4500 gems haha||

potent matrix
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and the ||colums, divine|| then, good job already anyways!

storm river
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I dunno why they made the prereq for that locked behind one type of column

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but at least you can switch columns

coarse raptor
#

yeah, weirdly hidden. that said, only a crazy person would wantto unlock everything - I doubt I'll do it, all my weapons are coming up on 20 heat

potent matrix
#

kinda weird that the ||column, divine|| that remind of olympus dont necessarily trigger the more pompous and olympus-worthy cosmetics

rotund onyx
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||Question, the question that like.. Mom gives you to get closer to the Olympian, what if you never got that? But you finished the epilogue?||

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On switch version

weary seal
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I have 10 hearts on Dusa. I've done a few runs now and I still have not been able to romance her. Do I need to give her more ambrosia?

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I'm wondering maybe if I have to upgrade my bed chambers or something?

minor cliff
#

Damn, once orpheus starts singing again its very good, great music for this whole game

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But the voiced music has so much more love put in

weary seal
#

I died a few times on purpose and Dusa still has nothing important quest wise to say.

modest vine
weary seal
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I'm thinking maybe because of how hades works.. I have an ongoing quest of sorts and I need to finish that before continuing this one?

modest vine
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What quest?

weary seal
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Dunno

modest vine
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I don't think it matters

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Dusa was late for me too

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After I gave her everything it was after 5+ conversations that she wanted to talk

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So just keep taking to her

weary seal
#

It's been over 10 for me..

modest vine
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I don't know then I'm sorry

upbeat willow
#

probably just RNG unfortunately

weary seal
#

Dusa just friendzoned me ok

#

Well

livid shell
#

not really

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I mean she did but I feel like Zag would value her friendship as much as her romantic advances

upbeat willow
#

in fact he does

prime mulch
#

oh no, we talking at this again

upbeat willow
#

yeah, it seems like it happens every few days

somber estuary
weary seal
#

I'm just saying it sucked because I think she's really cool and I thought she was a romance option

upbeat willow
#

Best Friends forever is pretty dope though bittie3

weary seal
#

Tbh yeah

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Killed hades for the sixth time now

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It's a joke with rapid fire homing bow

opal fulcrum
#

do it with the starter sword thing

weary seal
#

No

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Bow good

opal fulcrum
weary seal
#

Huh?

rocky lily
#

@weary seal its worth noting that all the other romance options can be taken at the same time without consequences\

weary seal
#

Well

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Since she gave me all my ambrosia back, I used some of it to upgrade my bow but I still have like 4 left

clever ruin
#

Bow is good up to a point

#

You'll want to learn other weapons

#

Chiron specifically falls off in high heat

#

Not saying you can't but it's easier with Rail for example

rocky lily
#

is it just me or is chiron bow kinda bad

#

the special just doesnt ever feel good

upbeat willow
#

what level do you have chiron bow at?

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it's kinda not great early but is pretty great once you get close to maxing it out (and by extension maxing it out)

rocky lily
#

i think its at level 2 or 3

upbeat willow
#

ahhh that makes sense

rocky lily
#

should i max it

upbeat willow
#

imo yes

heady rain
#

if you like melting an enemy from range (albeit a bit slow at dealing with crowds) chiron's your weapon

clever ruin
#

Chiron needs that max blood

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Aphro /dio or aphro/artemis

modest vine
#

there are some weapons that only show off then maxed like chiron and chaos

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demeter too

rocky lily
#

i wish there was a way to get blood back

clever ruin
#

Ehh

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Blood is easy enough to get

modest vine
#

yup you have 6 weapons you get 2 every run and you just need to add some heat you can buy some and exchange

#

you can reach at least 6 heat easily with every weapon

rocky lily
#

true

minor cliff
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So.. i spent 5 diamonds on the song "in the blood" expecting vocals, but its just instrumental

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Is there a way to hear it again properly?

#

Do i need to finish orpheus' questline?

rocky lily
#

youtube

minor cliff
#

Bruh thats lame, then why have any songs over a diamond in cost

modest vine
#

lol yeah I gave some diamonds to songs too but its ok ill get them back

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i want to unlock everything anyway

rocky lily
#

same

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already maxed lounge

#

either gonna go for great hall or bedroom next

minor cliff
#

Yeah eventually, but i coulda used those diamonds elsewhere, i wish they had an explanation that its just instrumentals

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Like i coulda used that to get an equally useless green skull disco ball

modest vine
#

well yeah it's good to keep always some diamonds for the characters. Since i think for everyone the achivements is one of the first priorities

rocky lily
#

diamonds for characters?

minor cliff
#

Is... that how you romance characters properly?

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Yknow besides drowning them in ambrosia

rocky lily
#

i
i dont think so

modest vine
#

im not gonna tell you why bcs i dont wanna spoil

minor cliff
#

Fair enough

modest vine
#

but some of them will need a couple of diamonds

minor cliff
#

So for the queens plan prophecy is it just give booze to the olympians until i get lock hearts?

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Or do i need to max out their keepsakes

modest vine
#

not the keepsakes but i dont know exactly what im not finished with that yet

minor cliff
#

Oof

modest vine
#

I guess you need to finish your relationship with all the gods

minor cliff
#

Ive just been turning my gems into nectar

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Bribery

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Not all my gems mind you

#

But enough to where i could donate to each god or npc once per run

rocky lily
#

youh have to max 5 of them i think

modest vine
#

well everything is useful and its gonna take time to make them useless so its just about what you prefer to do first

minor cliff
#

Yknow incase i run into any of the wild npcs that hang out in hell

modest vine
#

5? im at 4...

rocky lily
#

nectar is usefull for a long time

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im almost done with nectar tho

minor cliff
#

Whatever the lockheart level is

modest vine
#

I am done with nectar now only ambrosia

minor cliff
#

Lemme see what my god standing is

rocky lily
#

ima check how many nectar slots i have left

modest vine
#

but there is a way to use it except exchange forever

#

to bouldy

minor cliff
#

God save bouldy

rocky lily
#

looks like ive only got a couple for Charon left then my nectar days are over

modest vine
#

yeah then only bouldy ❤️

atomic forge
#

I'm at 2 bonded Olympians and ready to strangle the rest of them as they won't let me give them ambrosia

#

Just lemme buy my way to your heart with addictive substance come on

rocky lily
#

i feel your pain

modest vine
#

yeah you need to do some stuff for them to... respect you?

rocky lily
#

ye

atomic forge
#

I have Zeus and Ares so far

rocky lily
#

i have dio and zeus

atomic forge
#

gotta bribe 'em all

rocky lily
#

im close to finishing aphros favor

modest vine
#

wow what?

#

what does Zeus need i dont have him yet

rocky lily
#

but i really wanna get arty

#

get some boons before zues

#

then zeus

atomic forge
#

I don't think he needed anything honestly 🤔

rocky lily
#

its dialogue rng

atomic forge
#

Ares asked me to murder 10K people like the stable person he is but that's it

modest vine
#

i have dio posseidon aphro and athena

rocky lily
#

how do you get posiedon?

atomic forge
#

Do you have to do the fishing quest for Poseidon?

modest vine
#

there is no quest

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just catch many fishes

#

also i did the 10k prophecy but ares still isnt unlocked

rocky lily
#

i really wanna max arty

#

but that just seems like pure dialogue rng

minor cliff
#

YOO

atomic forge
#

Ares takes a bit before letting you tell him about it

minor cliff
#

Eurydice just upgraded my side hustle to epic

#

Awesome

rocky lily
#

thats awesome

#

you should grab the hourglass in styx

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and buy up every well upgrade thats decent

minor cliff
#

Yknow thats actually a pretty good call

modest vine
#

Alecto revealed Zagreus is god of Trash

minor cliff
#

Or... i could take hoarding slash and get OP

rocky lily
#

hoarding slash is also goo

#

good

#

probably a better call tbh

minor cliff
#

I swear, every arthur run is just pump attack and win

modest vine
#

I dont like arthur

minor cliff
#

So far i mean

#

Only 12 heat so far

modest vine
#

its strong but not fun

minor cliff
#

Well... i play greatsword in monster hunter so this feels perfect for me

rocky lily
#

arthur run with deflect slash is fun

minor cliff
#

C H O N K Y damage numbers=dopamine

modest vine
#

I see im more of a hit and dodge kind of player so i like fast weapons

minor cliff
#

One of these days ill have a hera run that starts with the demeter upgrade boon into the artemis seeker boon

#

And i can die happy

modest vine
#

lol we just speaked about it and ares last heart just git unlocked for me

minor cliff
#

I wish we got more shade fans in the arena the higher our win streak

#

That would be a very nice touch

modest vine
#

yes I agree

#

I thought thats what's gonna happen

#

each time you win +1 shade

rocky lily
#

i wish there was a nectar path with the loyal shade

#

that would be better

#

i wanna talk to em

minor cliff
#

HECC

#

SMALL VERMIN

#

Nvm

#

Arthur stomps

modest vine
#

finally every keepsake max rank

#

this took forever

minor cliff
#

So i think ive noticed something

#

If you get the dio boon for the fountains youll get one every floor

#

Aight

#

Here we go

#

Extreme dad

#

Damn...

#

His voice cracked lol

fossil ravine
atomic forge
#

Guess who just got a certain contract to allow a certain musician to see his muse

modest vine
#

now im missing only 5

supple linden
#

without telling me much, what is the last area, I've discovered Greece and there's still one left in the codex

#

i don't care if minor spoilers

modest vine
#

It's just a place with trials from hades you'll find out

supple linden
#

oh ok

#

so we never go to the Olympus

modest vine
#

nah :/

#

but why did you want to get spoiled? wouldnt it be more interesting if you found out yourself?

supple linden
#

idk I was hoping we got to go further than greece

#

nevertheless greece was amazing

#

it was huge

peak pumice
#

i cant find skelly under greek mythology. who is he supposed to be? pls help, he is my fav npc

modest vine
#

uhm I don't think he exists

grim kernel
#

other characters of note I believe

rocky lily
#

skelly is just skelly

modest vine
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he's a character made by supergiant

rocky lily
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hes got a job to do boyo

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and hes gonna do it

peak pumice
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ohh aww haha

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all of the npc is great but skelly is my fav. but awww he's not part of the greek mythos. o well

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i like how they do artemis in this game, her attitude is like those high school girls

torpid vine
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She's very much not a high school girl, lol.

potent matrix
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skelly could be based off the Spartoi?

torpid vine
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She just wants to be left alone to hunt. Well, the nymphs can come. No one else. xD

potent matrix
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since he talked about a "skeleton war" and that's the only note anyhow related to both mythology and warriors who rose out of the ground?

modest vine
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I love how she's the only one actually getting mad when you choose between gods the rest are like WHY DIDNT YOU CHOOSE ME?!?! and then haha ok let's forget it. She's like: tch since you are still alive get this whatever

potent matrix
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but thats a very far rach since the spartoi were just mythical people and never really mentioned as cursed skeletons...

torpid vine
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Athena still seems mad afterwards too.

peak pumice
potent matrix
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yes it is but they are stupid lol

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they just fought each other because of a rock ad almost all died

peak pumice
modest vine
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Athena is the mad lad

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the first bro

peak pumice
potent matrix
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very big true

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honestly if you were athena wouldnt you be mad aswell? it was her who got all the gods together as nyx contacted her...

torpid vine
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Hermes is the best bro. Artie's cool though. They all are, in their own ways.

potent matrix
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she couldve very well declined and left you down there to suffer 😂

potent matrix
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it's one of the scribted dialogues

torpid vine
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Nyx did reach out to Athena, who convinced the others. Minus ||Hermes, who helps because of Charon.||

peak pumice
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but still, what she did to medusa is dirty

torpid vine
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Athena is very much NOT a mother figure.

peak pumice
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sigh...

potent matrix
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athena is the mother of the battlefield, i agree

peak pumice
torpid vine
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Athena is a virgin goddess, a warrior, and Zeus's favourite.

atomic forge
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Athena is decidedly not a mother figure

potent matrix
peak pumice
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i really hate that piece of lore about athena and medusa.

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hate athena abt that lore i mean

atomic forge
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I dont know that one

potent matrix
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she can still foster children without having the laying

rocky lily
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Arty is best god

modest vine
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bro what are you saying? Olymbians are a bunch of arrogant kids

torpid vine
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Athena is pretty awful to women all over the place in a lot of myths.

modest vine
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they are so bad

potent matrix
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yesnt

atomic forge
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Arachne anyone?

potent matrix
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everybody is bad to anybody

modest vine
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Hestia might be the kindest

atomic forge
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I dont think there is a good god

peak pumice
torpid vine
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Yeah, but Athena argues that a mother is not the true parent of a son, only the father counts.

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So yeah, not a mother figure in any way.

modest vine
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yeah Artemis in lore too

rocky lily
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Most of the time the gods do bad things

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Some are better then others tho

potent matrix
modest vine
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well Athena doesnt have a mother

atomic forge
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The closest ones to being "good" are probably artemis (kinda. If you put aside the child-murdering) and ironically hades

rocky lily
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Ironically I think hades is one of the best

torpid vine
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Ares and Dio imo

peak pumice
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hades? what? LOL

grim kernel
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Hades has a good record of not being bad

modest vine
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Hestia is the kindest

grim kernel
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yup

peak pumice
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srsly? i mean... hades... guys

torpid vine
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Hades did soome awful things to Persephone and others.

atomic forge
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Actually yeah ares was pretty good

peak pumice
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he's like a satan in greek myth

grim kernel
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nope

rocky lily
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Hades is oddly not a completely terrible person in Greek myth

torpid vine
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And no, Hades is NOT like Satan.

peak pumice
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oh? sorry haha

atomic forge
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The persephone incident is weirdly out of character for him too

grim kernel
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conflating evil with the underworld is an Abramhamic thing

rocky lily
modest vine
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Hestia offered her place in olymbus to dio

grim kernel
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depends on which version you choose though

potent matrix
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hades, dio and hephaestus are the kindest gods not saying they havent doen horrible stuff, just saying out of all the stuff the gods do they did the least and do the most for the people

torpid vine
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Hades isn't evil in the conventional Christian way. He's just pretty awful as a person.

modest vine
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just to keep peace among gods

torpid vine
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Heph is less 'kind', given some of the Aphro myths.

potent matrix
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and artemis and hekate are kinda the kindest godesses, hestia is a yesnt

rocky lily
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They’re all awful but hades is like. Least awful

peak pumice
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i can tell aphro isnt a good person LOL. i mean.. just visually look at her

grim kernel
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Hades is the least awful

modest vine
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yup true not so bad... he makes a promise to hercles he does it... Hades sitll declines

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he steals demeter's daughter

torpid vine
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Artemis does her share of victim blaming, and goes on a child-killing rampage at the behest of her mother.

modest vine
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what a good person Hades is

grim kernel
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Athena did the whole Troy thing with the Golden Apple

rocky lily
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Never said he was good

torpid vine
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Eris did the golden apple.

peak pumice
atomic forge
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Well the point of the gods is that they're flawed?

torpid vine
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All the gods were involved in Troy.

potent matrix
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to hephaestus: imagine you get shunned because you have a bodily disability and get hated and ecluded for it, get married to love herself and still get no love cause she cheats on you all the time. i would do some horrific stuff as well.

modest vine
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Artemis is too Apollo too

atomic forge
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Apollo probably wasnt in the game because of the troy thing tbh

potent matrix
peak pumice
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what? all gods? wah.. i didnt know troy has such an impact

torpid vine
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Apollo's entry in Achilles's codex would just be incoherent screaming.

grim kernel
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Dionysus isn't in the Trojan war I think since he wasnt really part of the olympians yet

torpid vine
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Most major gods, but yeah, there are a few absentees.

atomic forge
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Yeah some gods are younger than others too

peak pumice
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omg i need to watch the movie troy again and picked up all these missing pieces

modest vine
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Hestia and Demeter wasnt too i think

peak pumice
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i love troy lore

potent matrix
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zeus banned the gods from directly influencing troy since it was a fight between poseidon and the humans, did some of the OLYMPIAN 12 still do stuff? yes. but not all gods.

atomic forge
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One of my favourite myths is hermes' childhood shenanigans

torpid vine
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Hermes shenanigans are fun.

modest vine
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the most important was Aopollo and Posseidon

grim kernel
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Poseidon gave Odysseus one heck of bad time

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after the war

modest vine
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true

peak pumice
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no matter how evil you guys make the gods to be, no one can top how evil athena was.

modest vine
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well he blinded he's son

atomic forge
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I mean it took the man ten years to travel that far for a reason

torpid vine
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Ares very, very nearly broke the oath against direct interference in Troy. He wanted to take to the battlefield personally after the loss of one of his children. Ares, unlike a lot of the gods, actually seems to care for his kids somewhat.

atomic forge
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With all the things the male gods did to women

grim kernel
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Zeus spurting everywhere didn't really help things either

modest vine
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I dont know who is the worst i know Hestia is the kindest

peak pumice
modest vine
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yeah she liked transforming people she didnt like

torpid vine
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Ares also rescued Than and killed one of Poseidon's sons after said son assaulted one of his own daughters. Oh, and he genuinely loved Aphrodite.

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There is a LOT of transforming in Greek myth xD

atomic forge
modest vine
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even Zagreus in myth died in form of a bull lol

peak pumice
torpid vine
modest vine
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I remember Aphrodite talking about her husband so atleast Hephaestous is mentioned

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kinda

atomic forge
torpid vine
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She sent Percy to kill her and bring back Medusa's head so she (Athena) could use it as a weapon.

atomic forge
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I mean greek mythology as a whole is very interesting. There are a lot of different sources

torpid vine
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And Aphrodite has a husband (although she'd rather be with... others.) Ares most of all. xDD

peak pumice
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IKR

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and i wanna read up so much

torpid vine
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SO MANY VERSIONS

peak pumice
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but i know wikipedia doesnt help

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so i gues youtube is my answer

modest vine
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bro just imagine being Aphro and they make you husband of HEPHAESTOUS

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hephaestous played it well ngl

atomic forge
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I mean I'd suggest overly sarcastic productions. They list sources too, I believe, and they're funny

torpid vine
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Aphro isn't exactly faithful. I mean, she goes off with Ares, Dio, Hermes etc. xD

peak pumice
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but first i need to know how did greek myth came up ya know LOL. that can be an interesting take

modest vine
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yeah everyone knows about Ares and Aphro

tough sun
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Im so happy i get to see a lot of greek mythology lovers here

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🥺

atomic forge
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Though most married gods had affairs.

modest vine
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and that one times Hephaestous caught them doing the thing and he trapped them and showed them to the rest of the gond to humiliate them

peak pumice
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who is zeus married to?

modest vine
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????????

tough sun
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Hera right?

atomic forge
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Hera,

modest vine
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Hera???

peak pumice
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ohh ya oops

modest vine
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xd

torpid vine
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I can't say I'm too surprised fans of a game called Hades like Greek myth funtime xDD

tough sun
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Didnt hercules named after her? Heracles

modest vine
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its easier for me to look up these things since im Greek

atomic forge
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She's the goddess of marriage too I believe. So she got very angry at zeus running off and... ya know

modest vine
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and there are more to read

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and watch

peak pumice
atomic forge
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Hercules was roman I believe- Heracles was the greek one

tough sun
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Yeah he's son of zeus, and his mom thought by naming him heracles, hera wouldnt be too angry i believe

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Ah it's been a long time since i dwelve into myths

modest vine
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Heracles is an Ancient Greek existing person

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most of Roman mythology is Greek mytholgy but different

atomic forge
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I've been trying to learn about mythology for a few years, but it's nothing formal so there are always gaps in the knowledge

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Yeah, people likes to take things from one another a lot

tough sun
modest vine
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Yeah Romans loved Ancient Greeks so they liked to copy some things but they did some rly good stuff on their own

atomic forge
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I'm Scandinavian so I've been trying to learn more about norse mythology too

modest vine
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yeah i like that one too

tough sun
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I know zeus in roman is jupiter

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Tho the rest im not sure xD

atomic forge
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Apollo just stays the same tbh. Idk why though

torpid vine
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Ares and Mars were seen pretty differently.

tough sun
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Ive been wondering why apollo isnt in the game tho

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His twin artemis is there

atomic forge
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I think it's because of his role in troy. Too much beef with achilles

torpid vine
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I really wanna see that though.

tough sun
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Ah ye forgot about that 😅

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Tho would love to see his chariot

modest vine
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man what are you saying dosent make sense

torpid vine
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Achilles is like 'dying in war made me view Ares differently'... and then there's Apollo... xDD

modest vine
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his beef with Achilles would made him even more interesting

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i think its just a boon matter

torpid vine
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Nope

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Apollo is responsible for the deaths of Pat and Achilles.

atomic forge
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Yeah. Idk how they wouldve made his boons that different- they could do damage over time, but that's kinda dio's thing...

modest vine
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and?

atomic forge
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The codex would be strange. And idk how you could help out those two and simultaneously befriend the guy who killed them

tough sun
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I wonder what his boons be like, sth related to the sun perhaps?

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Or poems

torpid vine
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He pretty much directly killed Pat, so... I doubt Achilles would write kind things. I'd love Apollo in the game though.

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Apollo is the god of like half a million things.

atomic forge
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I was considering fire but that's kinda haephestus

modest vine
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I dont think they didnt put him in just for the codex

atomic forge
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Yeah- the DoT idea was because of his plague thing

tough sun
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Imagine zag found out and met him like bro you killed my bff and his bf prepare to die

modest vine
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and i dont think he would even care about Pat

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maybe Achilles yeah

torpid vine
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Achilles RAGE xDD

modest vine
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then Apollo killes him

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the end

tough sun
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I wanna see hestia too, maybe as a side character since she's not an olympian anymore

atomic forge
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I'm now curious of what apollo's boons would be. Hermes has dodge, which would be the Oracle aspect, dionysus has damage over time which would be plague...

tough sun
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I think she'll be a nice chill side character tho i dunno where she'll be in this game tho xD

torpid vine
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She might well still be an Olympian, given Demeter's reference.

modest vine
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you see its hard to out Apollo in there

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he plays music... he's good with the bow...

tough sun
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I thought hestia gave her throne to dionysus?

modest vine
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prophecy stuff is about Fates

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what else is there for Apollo to do?

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yeah she did

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so the Olymbians dosent fight

torpid vine
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Demeter has a line about Hera and Hestia being willing to help, but not wanting to talk to Zeus's side of the fam atm xD

modest vine
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yeah I remeber that xd

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nice backup Supergiant

tough sun
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Wonder what hestia's boon would be like