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* AMythologyIsTrue: Hera specifically states that while the Olympian gods ARE real, other gods such as Thor, Loki, Anubis, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Elvis Presley]] are not.

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* AMythologyIsTrue: Hera specifically states that while the Olympian gods ARE real, other gods such as Thor, Loki, Anubis, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Elvis Presley]] Music/ElvisPresley are not.
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* ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime: The Idiot Ball works by feeding ideas that seem good on paper or in the short-term, but when taken long-term are ''colossally'' stupid things to do, like [[spoiler:having the only thing guarding the Titans' prison sent away to hunt the protagonists]].
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* TitanomachyRoundTwo: Hecate and Brittany accidently free the Titans who attack the Olympians.

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* ALadyOnEachArm: Dionysus is first seen sitting on his recliner-throne playing video games while flanked by no less than three women, two of whom are dressed as ''cheerleaders''.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Averted. Hera specifically states that while the Olympian gods ARE real, other gods such as Thor, Loki, Anubis, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Elvis Presley]] are not.


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* ALadyOnEachArm: Dionysus is first seen sitting on his recliner-throne playing video games while flanked by no less than three women, two of whom are dressed as ''cheerleaders''.


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* AMythologyIsTrue: Hera specifically states that while the Olympian gods ARE real, other gods such as Thor, Loki, Anubis, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Elvis Presley]] are not.
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** [[LampshadeHanging "This isn't a movie!"]] [[TheMovie "Not yet."]] "What?"

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** [[LampshadeHanging "This isn't a movie!"]] [[TheMovie [[TheFilmOfTheBook "Not yet."]] "What?"

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Per this ATT, reverting this to that pending formal name change.


* ClimateChange: Artemis seems to have come up with global warming in an effort to get mortals to respect the environment more.


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* GlobalWarming: Artemis seems to have come up with global warming in an effort to get mortals to respect the environment more.
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* ImmortalityInducer: [[spoiler: The Large Hadron Collider at CERN]].

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* ImmortalityInducer: [[spoiler: The Large Hadron Collider at CERN]].CERN is used to resurrect Zeus and create new gods]].

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Renamed per TRS


* ClimateChange: Artemis seems to have come up with global warming in an effort to get mortals to respect the environment more.



* GlobalWarming: Artemis seems to have come up with global warming in an effort to get mortals to respect the environment more.
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!This novel provides examples of:

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!This !!This novel provides and its sequel provide examples of:
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In the sequel, Persephone has a difficult time running the Underworld since Hades didn't tell her much about how the job works.
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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The sequel has this done to [[spoiler:restore Hecate and Baskin]].

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The sequel has this done to [[spoiler:restore Hecate and Baskin]].Baskins]].
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Baskin]] is corrupted by an evil artifact in the sequel and becomes subservient to it.

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Baskin]] [[spoiler:Baskins]] is corrupted by an evil artifact in the sequel and becomes subservient to it.
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* EldritchAbomination: The sequel reveals [[spoiler:Hecate's parents]] are this, and they're ''not'' happy about what happened to their daughter.

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* EldritchAbomination: The sequel reveals [[spoiler:Hecate's parents]] are this, otherworldy cosmic horrors, and they're ''not'' happy about what happened to their daughter.

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Baskin]] is corrupted by an evil artifact in the sequel and becomes subservient to it.



* CameBackWrong: In the sequel, [[spoiler:Hecate came back wrong after being restored to life and became the zombie goddess Undead]].



* EldritchAbomination: The sequel reveals [[spoiler:Hecate's parents]] are this, and they're ''not'' happy about what happened to their daughter.



* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The sequel has this done to [[spoiler:restore Hecate and Baskin]].



* MamaBear: Demeter is normally a kind, nurturing grandmother type, but mess with her daughter Persephone and she gets ''furious''.



* PutOnABus: For conspiring to kill Zeus, [[spoiler:Ares, Aphrodite, Hades, and Hermes]] are exiled at the end of the first book.
* PutOnABusToHell: Late in the first book, [[spoiler:Dionysus]] is pushed into the vortex used to seal [[spoiler:the Titans]] and is summarily ejected from the narrative.

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* PutOnABus: For conspiring to kill Zeus, [[spoiler:Ares, Aphrodite, Hades, and Hermes]] are exiled at the end of the first book.
book. By the end of the sequel, [[spoiler:Hades]] has returned and [[spoiler:Ares]] is on probation, but the others are still exiled.
* PutOnABusToHell: Late in the first book, [[spoiler:Dionysus]] is pushed into the vortex used to seal [[spoiler:the Titans]] and is summarily ejected from the narrative. The sequel establishes he's stuck in Tartarus.



* ZombieApocalypse: Invoked by Hermes at a press conference when speaking of [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades]]. The sequel takes this quote and uses it as the basis of the plot.

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* ZombieApocalypse: Invoked by Hermes at a press conference when speaking of [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades]]. The sequel takes this quote and uses it as the basis of the plot.plot, [[spoiler:caused by an undead Hecate]].
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* GodJob: Arguably, Marcus, who apparently got tricked into an agreement with Charon and now has to spend six months out of the year taking Charon's place running the Acheron ferry to Hades.

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* GodJob: Arguably, Marcus, who apparently got tricked into an agreement with Charon and now has to spend six months out of the year taking Charon's place running the Acheron ferry to Hades.

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* TheCallHasBadReception: Apollo has a prophetic vision of Leif being involved in Zeus's resurrection and so tries to recruit him. (Leif initially refuses, reasoning that refusing to help Apollo is less risky than helping him and getting a bunch of other gods angry.) [[spoiler:It turns out Leif is only involved because he's due to fall in love with Tracy, Zeus's daughter and key to returning Zeus to life.]]

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* TheCallHasBadReception: Apollo has a prophetic vision of Leif being involved in Zeus's resurrection and so tries to recruit him. (Leif initially refuses, reasoning that refusing to help Apollo is less risky than helping him and getting a bunch of other gods angry.) [[spoiler:It turns out Leif is only involved because he's due to fall in love with Tracy, Zeus's daughter and key to returning Zeus to life.]]



* RealityTV: Since mythological creatures returned soon after the gods, there is a show called ''Monster Slayer'' that's akin to Series/DirtyJobs but with the star traveling around slaying monsters.

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* RealityTV: Since mythological creatures returned soon after the gods, there is a show called ''Monster Slayer'' that's akin to Series/DirtyJobs ''Series/DirtyJobs'' but with the star traveling around slaying monsters.monsters.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Leif initially refuses when Apollo request his aid, reasoning that refusing to help Apollo and making him angry is less risky than helping him and getting a bunch of other gods angry.

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* CrazyPrepared: After Orpheus and Aeneas got past Cerberus with music and laced treats, Hades took precautions to ensure it wouldn't happen again and reinforced Ceberus's stomach lining and had him listen to music 24/7. [[spoiler:Elephant-grade tranquilizers, however, are still fair game]].

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* CrazyPrepared: After Orpheus and Aeneas got past Cerberus with music and laced treats, Hades took precautions to ensure it wouldn't happen again and reinforced Ceberus's Cerberus's stomach lining and had him listen to music 24/7. [[spoiler:Elephant-grade tranquilizers, however, are still fair game]].


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* TheReveal: While Ares boasts about killing Zeus almost immediately, the other conspirators are more of a surprise, particularly [[spoiler:Aphrodite]], whose involvement is only revealed towards the end of the book.
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* PutOnABus: For conspiring to kill Zeus, [[spoiler:Ares, Aphrodite, Hades, and Hermes]] are exiled at the end of the first book.
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* ExactWords: The prophecy to resurrect Zeus states that his child would give up their lifeblood in sacrifice. [[spoiler:No one said it had to be a ''mortal'' child, and Tracy uses Apollo's blood for the ritual]].


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* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted when [[spoiler:it comes time to resurrect Zeus, as Tracy uses ExactWords to make Apollo be the sacrifice instead since he can't die as easily as mortals]].


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* MacGuffin: Zeus's amulet, which apparently holds the key to resurrecting him. Many of the characters war over it and it swaps hands frequently.

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* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Jason]] is flung to his death by the Furies with little fanfare, and [[spoiler:Hecate]] is unceremoniously offed by [[spoiler:a flailing Titan]].



* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Jason]] is flung to his death by the Furies with little fanfare, and [[spoiler:Hecate]] is unceremoniously offed by [[spoiler:a flailing Titan]].
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* Bambootechnology: Thalia, Muse of Science Fiction, tries to convince her companions to build a tachyon field generator out of random rocks and sticks. It's unclear if this would have worked, because the others find a different solution.

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* Bambootechnology: BambooTechnology: Thalia, Muse of Science Fiction, tries to convince her companions to build a tachyon field generator out of random rocks and sticks. It's unclear if this would have worked, because the others find a different solution.

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