But let us now go to bed and turn to love-making. For never before has love for any goddess or woman so melted about the heart inside me, broken it to submission, as now: not that time when I loved the wife of Ixion who bore me Peirithroös, equal of the gods in counsel, nor when I loved Akrisios’ daughter, sweet-stepping Danaë, who bore Perseus to me, pre-eminent among all men, nor when I loved the daughter of far-renowned Phoinix, Europa who bore Minos to me, and Rhadamanthys the godlike; not when I loved Semele, or Alkmene in Thebe, when Alkmene bore me a son, Herakles the strong-hearted, while Semele’s son was Dionysos, the pleasure of mortals; not when I loved the queen Demeter of the lovely tresses, not when it was glorious Leto nor yourself, so much as now I love you, and the sweet passion has taken hold of me.
— Zeus to Hera, The Iliad, Book 14
The World was born of the great chasm, Chaos, from whence arose Gaia, who birthed her equal, Uranus, to enshroud her in the sky. To Uranus, Gaia bore 12 great Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hundred-Handed — but Uranus, fearful of his children’s power and hateful of their appearance, confined the Cyclopes and the Hundred-Handed in Tartarus, far beneath Gaia, which caused her great pain.
Cronus castrated his father Uranus, and liberated his other brothers and sisters for a time. He bore children with Rhea, their three sons, and daughters, except one was in fact free, Zeus, because Rhea tricked him into believing Cronus had eaten all of the children.
Zeus defeated his father, and freed all of his brothers and sisters, and imprisoned the Titans in Tartarus. Zeus divided the World between his two brothers, Poseidon, and Hades.
From high on Olympus, Zeus still reigns over the Theoi, ever-watchful of his many, many children — for after all, he too bears a certain destiny, as like his father before, he will be dethroned by one of his own children.
Principal Members
- Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, and Beauty
- Apollo, God of Prophecy, Music, and Healing
- Ares, God of War
- Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt
- Athena, Goddess of Heroes, Wisdom, Strategy, and Law
- Demeter, Goddess of Agriculture
- Dionysus, God of Revelry
- Hecate, Lady of the Crossroads
- Hades, God of the Underworld
- Hephaestus, God of Craft, and Industry
- Hera, Goddess of Marriage
- Hermes, God of Boundaries, and Travel
- Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth, and Sacrifice
- Persephone, Goddess of that which Rises from the Earth
- Poseidon, God of the Sea
- Zeus, God of the Sky
Pantheon Path
- Scent the Divine: Olives in hot air, with a murmuring crowd.
- Asset Skills: Empathy, Persuasion.
- Virtues: Egotism and Kinship.
- Signature Purview: Metamorphosis.
Some parts of the main text were taken from Scion Book 2: Hero.