Blood Of Zeus: 10 Greek Mythology References You Might Have Missed
A new age of gods, monsters, and mechanical owls.
Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania, Seis Manos) brings another powerhouse title in their Greek Mythology inspired Blood of Zeus - and with a season 2 just recently announced after the success of season 1, it's a great time to talk about the deep mythological cuts this series goes into.
Unlike certain other titles where all the gods are thinly veiled stand-ins for Christianity or where Hades is always the villain, this series is overflowing with little details about Greek mythology as a whole, from the main characters to the blink-and-you'll-miss-it background elements.
While the story itself isn't based on any particular myth, it amalgamates a good number of references that show how much love and attention to detail the creators put into the series. Here's some, though there may be more that more eagle-eyed mythology buffs might spot.
Spoilers ahead for plot elements of the Blood of Zeus animated series!
And just to get this out of the way, did anyone catch that Clash of the Titans reference? Not Greek Mythology, but nonetheless a reference to a staple of Greek Mythology in popular media.
10. Adamant, And Talos's Ankle
The substance Adamant shows up in Greek mythology as the hardest of all substances, in the show a material that can only be forged by the gods. In fact, Adamant is so ubiquitous from myth rolling into pop culture that substances like Adamantium of Marvel fame take after its mythology.
In the show, Adamant is the substance mined by Heron and forged by Zeus into a sword, one that is strong enough to cut into Talos, the automaton created by Hephaestus.
The figure of Talos is an automaton known in mythology, a giant bronze man guarding the island of Crete, either for the sake of King Minos or for Zeus's lover Europa.
In the show, Talos guards the souls of the felled giants, and antagonist Seraphim takes him down using the very Adamant sword Zeus himself crafted, the fight going so far as to reference the exact way he dies, with "ichor pouring like molten lead" from his damaged ankle (also a reference to the mythology), which Seraphim cuts through during his battle.