History Webcomic / AthenaComplex

* {{Miko}}: Like her mother, Sybil is a human priestess and an example of ArcherArchetype from South Korea.

* {{Bishounen}}: There are several, but Ganymede takes this trope up to eleven.

** And, of course, Zeus being bisexual is noted through - you're guessing it right - [[AbductionIsLove the case of]] [[{{Bishounen}} Ganymede]].[[spoiler: Zeus should have been more cautious about impregnating gals more than necessary and just stick to boys for pleasure if there was the possibility that his bloodline is cursed]].

* BuxomIsBetter: What Aphrodite gloats about to Athena.

* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:After defeating Ares, Poseidon leaves him trapped in the form of a small dog.]]

* {{Bishounen}}: There are several, but Ganymede takes this trope UpToEleven.

After 2000 years of separation, the goddess Athena attends a modern-day school in order to seek revenge on Poseidon's reincarnation, Adrian Lee... Too bad it ain't that easy. The boy is considered a DoomMagnet by many due to the {{Curse}} placed by Zeus, and despite of Athena initially exploiting the loneliness Adrian suffered to get closer to him, the ghosts of the past gradually start creeping in...

* DoesNotLikeMen: Pretty much the only guys Artemis is pleasant to are Apollo and Poseidon... before the latter abandoned her sister. She mostly hates those who take sexual advantage of women, especially Zeus for abandoning her mother. Thus, Artemis sometimes turns abusive male lovers into deers, whom she and her nymphs hunt for centuries.

* ProngsOfPoseidon: The TropeNamer is a prominent character in this work, so naturally his Weapon Of Choice is his trademark triton. It is powerful enough to crack the ground.

* ProngsOfPoseidon: The TropeNamer, for his Weapon Of Choice. It is powerful enough to crack the ground.

* ShipTease: Between Adrian and Athena, which is a given, Sibyl and Athena which never went anywhere. There is also ship tease between Sibyl and Adrian albeit to a much lesser extent. While Sibyl does act more like a TeamMom to Adrian, there are numerous occasions where it is hinted that Sibyl's relationship with Adrian goes even deeper than just being friends.

* IncestIsRelative: The Olympians had sex and/or romantic interest with many of their relatives. Examples include Athena's (mutual?) attraction towards Poseidon, Zeus' marriage with Hera, etc.

* NotSoDifferent: Crossed with TroubledAbuser and AbusiveParents. Despite his original intentions, Zeus isn't that different from his father, Cronus, almost to a point of becoming his own antithesis.
** Cronus ate his children to preserve his reign and disrespected Gaia's wish to free all his siblings (leaving behind the ugly Cyclopses and 100-armed Hecatonceries) imprisoned by his power-hungry, paranoid father, Ouranos in Tartarus, which are some reasons why so many Titans bailed on him once war broke out.
** While recognizing his father's mistakes and took advantage of them to gain advantage in the Titanomachy, Zeus one-upped him by eating his pregnant lover Metis ([[{{Irony}} who liberated him and his siblings by making Cronus vomit with a poison]]) due to a prophecy that a child of them would overthrow him, cursing the titans who decided to abandon Cronus to join his side to assure they wouldn't betray him, and abandoning his former faithful secretary Iolo. His wife, other children, and next servant only escaped such fates only due to him knowing exactly who the threat was and not interfering, respectively. [[spoiler:It might have been worse if Hera didn't interfere for the twins' sake... but taking the blame as an apparent WickedStepmother.]] Zeus is aware of his moral mistakes, but still thinks they for the best. However, eventually, his own loyal brother Poseidon nearly overthrew him in a rebellion... and his "beloved" daughter Athena might actually to do it.

* {{Seer}}: As goddesses of fate, Lachesis and Atropos can see the future.

* MarriageOfConvenience: Crossed with AwfulWeddedLife. As the strongest gods of their generation, Zeus and Hera married to increase the number of war deities. However, he won't stand up to her when she persecutes his lovers and bastard children, probably to make his life easier. See WickedStepmother for more information.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Subverted. After the pregnant Leto was forced to run for her life from the jealous Hera, who made all the lands of the world shun her, Poseidon protected the minor goddess from his sister's wrath until she could give birth to Apollo and Artemis. This act of kindness gave Poseidon an eternal debt from Apollo, which he would use centuries later to provide the (initially) exiled Athena a childhood home.

** While recognizing his father's mistakes and took advantage of them to gain advantage in the Titanomachy, Zeus one-upped him by eating his pregnant lover Metis ([[{{Irony}} who liberated him and his siblings by making Cronus vomit with a poison]]) due to a prophecy that a child of them would overthrow him, cursing the titans who decided to abandon Cronus to join his side to assure they wouldn't betray him, and abandoning his former faithful secretary Iolo. His wife, other children, and next servant only escaped such fates only due to him knowing exactly who the threat was and not interfering, respectively. Zeus is aware of his moral mistakes, but still thinks they for the best. However, eventually, his own loyal brother Poseidon nearly overthrew him in a rebellion... and his "beloved" daughter Athena might actually to do it.

* WickedStepmother: After their marriage, Hera conspired against Zeus' bastard offspring as revenge for his infidelities, including baby Apollo and Artemis.
* WomanScorned:
** Athena, after being rejected and betrayed by Poseidon. A very tragic element to the plot, after learning his true intentions.
** In a more toxic sense, Hera, as resulted from Zeus' infidelities.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Just about anyone with any relation to the gods falls under this, not to mention the Olympians themselves.

** Crossed with CoolBigSis. Athena is technically the oldest child of Zeus, but was born last among his divine children. Thus, both Apollo and Artemis practically raised Athena, whom they taught archery and the truths of Olympus. The two are fiercely protective of their "little sister", though their methods are different - Apollo eventually helps in Athena quest about Poseidon's curse despite his own doubts, while Artemis once tried to murder Poseidon for breaking Athena's heart.

* PowerIncontinence: As the reincarnation of Poseidon, Adrian has power over water, but he does not dare to use it for this reason, since he accidentally crippled and almost killed a close friend with it.

* TheBigBad: Despite his DarkAndTroubledPast and RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething status, Zeus is a very cruel, pervert, yet observant king who keeps peace and entertainment (banquets, lovers) in Olympus only for his own benefit, even if it means abusing his most threatening (mostly innocent) children and subjects.

** Zeus cursed Nike despite she left the Titans to join the gods, possibly as a way to control her. She can only return to her true form a few times at day.

* HydraProblem: For every poisoning serpent's head someone cut off, two more grew in its place. Obviously, this made it extremely difficult for most warriors to deal with. However, Poseidon killed it by completely destroying at once, not giving it the time or resources to come back.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Athena enters battle with Ares expecting it to be another easy win and having the upper hand. But between taking Adrien as a hostage as distraction and being well prepared for her Aegis with a recent trick learned from Hephaestus, Ares finally manages to crush her.

* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: Poseidon's godly power and original personality still exist, but are largely trapped in a human body with only the weak tiny fragment of him that is Adrian able to interact with the world. However, a human body isn't normally even enough to contain a god's soul, and was only made possible by Zeus's enormous power. As such, when the situation gets really desperate, Poseidon manages to temporarily overload it.

** The Fates were once Zeus's most prominent advisors, but deliberately failed to warn him about Poseidon's rebellion to support their own schemes. When Zeus discovered this, he banished them from Olympus to the temple they were born to. They still come to give advice once in a while to give advice [[since Atropos used Poseidon's remains to find his reincarnation at the divine ruler's request.]]

** The Fates were once Zeus's advisors, but deliberately failed to warn him about Poseidon's rebellion to support their own schemes. When Zeus discovered this, he banished them from Olympus to the temple they were born to.