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* One of the activity questions in this book asks the reader to decide whether Zeus or Hera is more responsible for the problems in this relationship -- but cautions them to [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtect you watch out]] for [[BoltOfDivineRetribution lightning bolts]] and giant snakes when answering this question.

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* One of the activity questions in this book asks the reader to decide whether Zeus or Hera is more responsible for the problems in this relationship -- but cautions them to [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtect you [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou watch out]] for [[BoltOfDivineRetribution lightning bolts]] and giant snakes when answering this question.
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* One of the activity questions in this book is, "In Greek Mythology, Kronos tried to eat Zeus. Has your father ever tried to eat you?"




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* One of the activity questions in this book asks the reader to decide whether Zeus or Hera is more responsible for the problems in this relationship -- but cautions them to [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtect you watch out]] for [[BoltOfDivineRetribution lightning bolts]] and giant snakes when answering this question.
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* Melpomene and [[GenkiGirl Thalia's]] whole dynamic, as the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy respectively.

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* Melpomene [[TheEeyore Melpomene]] and [[GenkiGirl Thalia's]] whole dynamic, as [[GleefulAndGrumpyPairing the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy respectively.
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* [[GrumpyBear Melpomene]] and [[GenkiGirl Thalia's]] whole dynamic, as the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy respectively.

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* [[GrumpyBear Melpomene]] Melpomene and [[GenkiGirl Thalia's]] whole dynamic, as the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy respectively.

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* Heracles' awkward "Oh, yeah..." reaction when he tries to skin the corpse of the Nemean Lion with a knife.. [[ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat and the knife blade immediately shatters on the Lion's unbreakable skin]].



* After Persephone is returned to the surface, Zeus is just about to welcome her home when [[MamaBear Demeter]] unceremoniously shoves him aside.

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* After Persephone is returned to the surface, Zeus is just about to welcome her home when [[MamaBear Demeter]] [[MoodWhiplash unceremoniously shoves him aside.aside]].



* Eris throwing the Golden Apple of Discord plays out almost like a ''Looney Tunes'' skit. She even has an AnnoyingLaugh.

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* Eris [[EmoTeen Eris]] throwing the Golden Apple of Discord plays out almost like a ''Looney Tunes'' skit. She even has an AnnoyingLaugh.AnnoyingLaugh!
** [[invoked]] Really, ''all'' of Eris's actions at the wedding of Thetis and Peleus count -- She jumps up from her seat and starts ''squawking'' randomly, sings off-key and loudly bangs on a shield until Ares stops her, and then trying to start a ''fire'' until ''Hephaistos'' stops her. The whole chain of events is made even funnier by how [[WordOfGod George O'Connor]] confirms in the [[AllThereInTheManual "Geek Notes"]] for this book that, yes, ''all'' of these events [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer actually come from the original mythology]] (specifically, from the account of Colluthus).



* During the big brawl among the Olympians, Hermes is a little freaked out when he realizes he's being pitted against Leto, his "bro" (yes, that is the terminology he uses) Apollo's mother. He folds.

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* During the big brawl among the Olympians, Hermes is a little freaked out when he realizes he's being pitted against Leto, his "bro" (yes, that is the terminology he uses) Apollo's mother. He folds.folds almost immediately.



-->'''Hera:''' Zeus, when I get out of here...
** Later, Ares goes to Hephaistos and demands his help in releasing Hera. The story promptly gives a GilliganCut to a ''very'' singed and burned Ares telling the others that he and Hephaistos had a "disagreement".

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-->'''Hera:''' ''[[TranquilFury Zeus, when I get out of here...
here...]]''
** Zeus then promptly begs Ares to find Hephaistos as soon as possible... [[OnSecondThought before then amending his statement]] and telling Ares that he should still wait enough time for Hera to "cool down".
** Later, Ares goes to Hephaistos and demands his help in releasing Hera. The story promptly gives a GilliganCut to a ''very'' singed and burned Ares meekly telling the others that he and Hephaistos had a "disagreement".



* Before the comic even came out, George O'Connor provided a sneak peek page showing [[OnlySaneWoman poor Hestia]] in the middle of [[DysfunctionalFamily an Olympian family squabble]] on one of his vlogs.

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* Before the comic even came out, George O'Connor provided a sneak peek page showing [[OnlySaneWoman poor Hestia]] in the middle of [[DysfunctionalFamily an Olympian family squabble]] on one of his vlogs.vlogs.
* After Dionysos first creates wine, the satyrs are initially ''ecstatic'' and enthusiastically party all night... [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome until the next morning, where they're all suffering from hangovers]] and look likely they're begging for the sweet, sweet release of death.
-->'''Hestia's Narration:''' In his discovery of wine, Dionysos created something with which to lift the pain of existence, to alleviate the boredom, to help celebrate the act of living.\\
And, if one is not careful, maybe a wish for death the next morning.
* The ShoutOut to ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' when King Midas realizes that [[DidntThinkThisThrough he didn't think his wish all the way through]].
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* [[ButtMonkey Ares]] getting blasted off [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket-style]] in the Gigantomachy.

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* [[ButtMonkey Ares]] getting blasted off [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket-style]] in the Gigantomachy.
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'''Cyclops 2:''' Ha! I have to get back to my wife. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar No man is with her too.]]

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'''Cyclops 2:''' Ha! I have to get back to my wife. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar No man is with her too.]]
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** Shortly after we get this exchange:
-->'''Demeter:''' You know how boys are!\\
'''Persephone:''' No, I ''don't'' mother! Because everytime one tries to talk to me ''you'' chase them away!
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* Hephaistos, wanting to be nice to his sister Hebe, decides to take up her position as cupbearer for a day. As he's offering drinks to the other Olympians, he eventually gets to Dionysos, with predictable results.
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* The simultaneously pitiful and goofy expression of pain Ares makes when Diomedes stabs him.


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** Poor Apollo and Artemis themselves don't get off any lighter--Apollo's pitted against Poseidon, who very clearly spells out to the sun god that he's outclassed, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere prompting Apollo to dip]]; meanwhile Artemis has to fight Hera, who, in swift succession, catches her arrow, breaks her bow and socks her in the face.
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** The Shepherd narrating the story notes that baby Hermes slaughtered all of the cows but two. One of them can be seen uttering a slightly terrified "Moo?"

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** The Shepherd narrating the story notes that baby Hermes slaughtered kept all of the cows but two.two, whom he slaughtered. One of them can be seen uttering a slightly terrified "Moo?"
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* In the montage of Zeus' attempts at impressing Hera into marrying him, we can see her yawning in boredom as Zeus ''obliterates an entire mountain.

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* In the montage of Zeus' attempts at impressing Hera into marrying him, we can see her yawning in boredom as Zeus ''obliterates an entire mountain.''
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* Before the comic even came out, George O'Connor provided a sneak peek page showing [[OnlySaneWoman poor Hestia]] in the middle of [[DysfunctionalFamily an Olympian family squabble.]]

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* Before the comic even came out, George O'Connor provided a sneak peek page showing [[OnlySaneWoman poor Hestia]] in the middle of [[DysfunctionalFamily an Olympian family squabble.]]squabble]] on one of his vlogs.
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* Before the comic even came out, George O'Connor provided a sneak peek page showing [[OnlySaneWoman poor Hestia]] in the middle of [[DysfunctionalFamily an Olympian family squabble.]]
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* Hephaistos then traps Hera on a floating throne that hangs her upside down. Everyone tries everything to help her out. Eventually, Zeus just zaps her with lightning. [[{[Understatement}} She's not pleased]].

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* Hephaistos then traps Hera on a floating throne that hangs her upside down. Everyone tries everything to help her out. Eventually, Zeus just zaps her with lightning. [[{[Understatement}} [[{{Understatement}} She's not pleased]].

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* The opening to Prometheus' story of Hephaistos' birth:
-->'''Prometheus:''' Hera, the great queen of the Gods, was about to deliver her child...and she was not happy about it.
** In the background, baby Ares can be seen playing with toy soldiers. More specifically, [[EnfanteTerrible setting them up and then breaking them apart with a small sword.]]
* When Hephaistos traps Ares and Aphrodite and demands a divorce from Aphrodite, Hermes and Apollo, naturally, make lewd jokes about it. Aphrodite threatens to make Hermes fall in love with a sandal.
* Hephaistos then traps Hera on a floating throne that hangs her upside down. Everyone tries everything to help her out. Eventually, Zeus just zaps her with lightning. [[{[Understatement}} She's not pleased]].
-->'''Hera:''' Zeus, when I get out of here...
** Later, Ares goes to Hephaistos and demands his help in releasing Hera. The story promptly gives a GilliganCut to a ''very'' singed and burned Ares telling the others that he and Hephaistos had a "disagreement".
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** Maia, Hermes' mother, is only ''slightly'' surprised when she learns that he can walk and talk when he's only a day old.
-->'''Hermes:''' Mom! I mean...goo?\\
'''Maia:''' [[AlmightyMom Don't you "goo" me!]]

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** As they pass the Cynocephali[[note]]a race of dog-headed humanoids[[/note]], a Skiapod[[note]]a humanoid creature with one large foot it uses to shield itself from the sun[[/note]] and Atlas[[note]]the Titan punished with holding up the sky and the father of Hermes' mother Maia[[/note]], baby Hermes describes all of them thusly:

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** As they pass the Cynocephali[[note]]a race of dog-headed humanoids[[/note]], a Skiapod[[note]]a humanoid creature with one large foot it uses to shield itself from the sun[[/note]] and Atlas[[note]]the Titan punished with holding up the sky and the father of Hermes' mother Maia[[/note]], all of whom ''very'' confused at the scene playing out before them, baby Hermes describes all of them thusly:



*** Made funnier by the fact that Atlas is clearly very confused.

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*** Made funnier by ** Apollo thinks he's got baby Hermes, only for the fact infant to splash water in his face and [[GivingThemTheStrip slip out of his diaper]], evading Apollo's grasp once more and speeding down to Olympus [[NakedPeopleAreFunny naked]].
** Baby Hermes proceeds to zoom into the palace of Mount Olympus, immediately hugs Zeus and cries out "DADDY!" [[ClingyJealousGirl Hera]] is NOT amused...at first...
** Apollo, sopping wet from his run across the sea and now ''twice'' as furious at Hermes as before storms in, having had quite enough of this nonsense, explaining all of the trouble baby Hermes has caused him throughout the day. When Hermes nonchalantly confirms to Zeus
that Atlas he also tied brooms to the cows' tails to cover their tracks, Hera gives us this gem:
-->'''Hera:''' Zeus, this one...[[ActuallyPrettyFunny this one I like.]]
** And Apollo doesn't take the reactions at all well, leading to this exchange:
-->'''Apollo:''' You're all laughing--At him! At me!\\
'''Artemis:''' No one
is clearly very confused.
laughing at you, Apollo.\\
'''Ares:''' (''thinking to himself'') ''I'' am.
** Baby Hermes innocently tries to claim ''Apollo's'' throne, adding insult to injury for the poor sun god.
* This story's version of Pan and Syrinx's story, and the creation of the Pan Pipes--turns out, Syrinx was playing a joke on Pan when it seemed she had turned herself into reeds.
* The twist ending. Just...the twist ending.

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* The weird dog story the Shepherd who acts as the story's narrator tells at the beginning.
* ALL of Hermes' backstory.
** Baby Hermes getting the idea to steal Apollo's cows. The two panels could easily become a meme.
-->'''Hermes:''' Boy, ''I'd'' like some cows! (''smirks mischievously'') Heh-heh...
** The Shepherd narrating the story notes that baby Hermes slaughtered all of the cows but two. One of them can be seen uttering a slightly terrified "Moo?"
** Apollo starts chasing after baby Hermes throughout Ancient Greece, in what plays out like a Wile E. Coyote vs. Road Runner chase. Seriously, you'll probably expect Hermes to yell "BEEP-BEEP!" at some point.
** As they pass the Cynocephali[[note]]a race of dog-headed humanoids[[/note]], a Skiapod[[note]]a humanoid creature with one large foot it uses to shield itself from the sun[[/note]] and Atlas[[note]]the Titan punished with holding up the sky and the father of Hermes' mother Maia[[/note]], baby Hermes describes all of them thusly:
-->'''Hermes:''' DOG-HEADS! BIG FEET! GRANDPA!
*** Made funnier by the fact that Atlas is clearly very confused.

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* The whole sequence of Athena trying to play the Aulos.
* [[GrumpyBear Melpomene]] and [[GenkiGirl Thalia's]] whole dynamic, as the Muses of Tragedy and Comedy respectively.




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* This story goes for the version of Orion's backstory claiming that he was [[ToiletHumor born from the urine of Zeus, Poseidon and Hermes]]. Orion even breaks the fourth wall demanding that the readers not laugh at him about it.
* One from the author's notes at the end, during O'Connor's speed run of obscure mythical creatures:
-->'''George O'Connor:''' [[BlatantLies Dragons are a very obscure type of mythological creature that almost no one has ever heard of, so let's move on]].

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* When Hermes arrives to take Persephone back:
-->'''Hermes:''' (''comically waving his arms around'') Kore! Your mother's worried sick, she's starving the whole planet, the mortals are revolting! (''stops'') Wait, that didn't come out right...



* When Zeus is about to bang Thetis, the Charities note that she was foretold to have a child more powerful than his own father. Cue Zeus suddenly having an OhCrap look on his face.
-->'''Euphrosyne:''' Oops, looks like he just remembered!




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* Aphrodite calling Diomedes a "little mortal snot" for stabbing her.
* During the big brawl among the Olympians, Hermes is a little freaked out when he realizes he's being pitted against Leto, his "bro" (yes, that is the terminology he uses) Apollo's mother. He folds.
-->'''Hermes:''' Forget it, if anyone asks, you beat me.
* After Athena bests both Ares and Aphrodite, Hermes starts interrupting to tell her about Achilles killing Hector. Athena responds with "Not now, Hermes, I'm gloating!"




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* An...''interesting'' little MoodWhiplash occurs when Hyacinth dies--Apollo rushes to him, cradling his body and trying to revive him, only to find that it's too late. Apollo is just about to go in for a LastKiss...and then we cut to Erato, the Muse of Love poetry, very enthusiastically making out with Apollo's statue. The other Muses look on, very weirded out, before reminding her to get back on track.

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* [[CasanovaWannabe Apollo]] and [[JerkJock Ares]] getting into a fist fight over who gets to be the first to greet Aphrodite.
-->'''Zeus:''' There, on Cyprus...\\
'''Hera:''' I see it...\\
'''Apollo:''' (''already getting ready to run'') And ''I'll'' see you there!\\
'''Ares:''' (''trips him'') LIKE HADES YOU WILL!
** [[CelibateHero Artemis]] watching and commenting "I don't get them".
** Poor Hephaistos gets left behind when the Olympians more-or-less teleport to Aphrodite's location.
* Eris throwing the Golden Apple of Discord plays out almost like a ''Looney Tunes'' skit. She even has an AnnoyingLaugh.
* Zeus, realizing that for him, there's no safe answer to the question of "Who among Hera, Athena and Aphrodite is the most beautiful?", decides he needs to bring in an impartial judge. Who does he choose?
-->'''Hermes:''' Say anyone but Hermes, anyone but Hermes, anyone but Hermes...\\
'''Zeus:''' Hermes!\\
'''Dionysos:''' Ha!

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* When Zeus goes into Tartaros to free the Hekatoncheires and Cyclopes, he enters one of their cells and asks if anyone's there. Then a hundred sets of eyes start glowing behind him. Zeus' response?
-->'''Zeus:''' [[OhCrap Uh...]]



* [[ButtMonkey Ares]] getting blasted off [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket-style]] in the Gigantomachy.




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* The Graeae's assessment of Perseus after he gives their eye back and leaves to fight Medusa.
-->"Such a nice-sounding boy..."\\
"Yes..."\\
"We ought to [[AmbiguousSyntax have him]] for [[ToServeMan dinner.]]"




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* When Heracles captures the Cerynian Stag using an arrow, Artemis is immediately ''pissed''. Fortunately, Zeus calms her down.



* When Demeter rushes at Zeus with a massive sickle, the other Gods just look kind of surprised. Hera, on the other hand, just responds with this...
-->'''Hera:''' Oh Zeus... [[OhNoNotAgain what did you do]] ''[[OhNoNotAgain now?]]''




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* This story's adaptation of Odysseus blinding Polyphemos the Cyclops after introducing himself as [[WhosOnFirst "No-Man"]].
-->'''Cyclops 1:''' Polyphemos, what's all this yelling? Are you okay?\\
'''Polyphemos:''' No-Man is attacking me! No-Man has blinded me!\\
'''Cyclops 1:''' Well as long as no man is attacking you, that's good I guess.\\
'''Cyclops 2:''' Ha! I have to get back to my wife. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar No man is with her too.]]
* Athena's response to Poseidon leaving in a huff after she wins Athens.
-->'''Athena:''' Sore loser.
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[[AC:The Series Overall]]

[[AC:''Zeus: King of the Gods'']]
* Teenage Zeus' interactions with the Nymphs. [[TheCasanova This is a sign of things to come]].

[[AC:''Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess'']]
* Athena's friend Pallas fangirling over Zeus. Though it gets less funny when it leads to her death.
* When Perseus asks for a helmet of invisibility to go with the mirror shield, winged sandals and sword he was given by Athena and Hermes, Hermes responds with "Hahahahaha--no."

[[AC:''Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory'']]
* In the montage of Zeus' attempts at impressing Hera into marrying him, we can see her yawning in boredom as Zeus ''obliterates an entire mountain.
* When baby Heracles is abandoned due to the snake strangling incident, Athena and Hermes bring him to Olympus to be cared for. Since he needs nursing and Athena refuses to do it, Hermes suggests replacing a nursing baby Hebe with Heracles while Hera is asleep. Athena comments that Hera wouldn't be pleased, to which Hermes assures her that Hera adores him, even after he killed Argus. We cut to an AnimalReactionShot from Hera's pet peacock, whose tail is adorned with Argus' eyes.

[[AC:''Hades: Lord of the Dead'']]
* Demeter [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establishing her character]] by driving off Apollo for flirting with Persephone.
* Persephone's [[NightmareFetishist expression]] when she first sees the tormented spirits of the dead.
* Since "Persephone" isn't Kore's birth name here, Hermes responds to Hades calling her that with "Persepho-who now?"
* After Persephone is returned to the surface, Zeus is just about to welcome her home when [[MamaBear Demeter]] unceremoniously shoves him aside.
* One of the activity questions at the end of the comic asks if Hades could've thought of a better way to show Persephone he likes her than literally kidnapping her. [[CaptainObvious Well, probably, yeah...]]

[[AC:''Poseidon: Earth Shaker'']]

[[AC:''Aphrodite: Goddess of Love'']]

[[AC:''Ares: Bringer of War'']]

[[AC:''Apollo: The Brilliant One'']]

[[AC:''Artemis: Wild Goddess of the Hunt'']]

[[AC:''Hermes: Tales of the Trickster'']]

[[AC:''Hephaistos: God of Fire'']]

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