I'm actually so excited to showcase Olympos culture. I won't tell everything cause I wanna show in ATLOP but uh- some highlights

Hospitality is SO big there

There's a lot of music! And theatre! And poetry! So many shows going on! Crafting is HUGE

Wind and cloud nymphs everywhere, so many naiads in the rivers and ponds and springs-

The sea is about the diversity in culture between every area and the way it's all connected because it's all the sea-

The Underworld is finality and work and settling everything down you'll see more of it later

But Olympos and the heavens? It's the Divine Center of Life

This is where Everything happens, this is where everyone goes, you have a meeting? It's on Olympos unless everyone involved is Underworld or Ocean.

But it's so ALIVE

There's so much life and the culture is so centered around community and life and light and the heavens shine all the time

Lots of sports!

Pufferball- pufferfish shaped ball, use paddles made of coral to knock the ball back and forth, cannot let it stick to the paddle or you lose, cannot let it go too high or too low or you lose. Teams range from 1 to 3 players on each side.

Hippocampi racing- like horse racing, but Hippocampi.

Tournaments- sparring, for prizes and the like

Waves and Currents (Track and Field)- swimming through hoops, trident throwing, speed racing, skimming waves

Gymnastics- flipping out of the water, cool twists and arches and stuff

Magic competition- varies

Fin-sphere- hitting balls around with tails, two balls in the game at once, cannot use other body parts just tails, tubes you have to hit the balls into

Current surfing- similar to boogie boarding on land, except using underwater currents and their tails to direct themselves

Dionysos is next in line for a number of reasons which include but are not limited to

The domains he rules

His connection to the Oracle of Delphi and other oracles

His birth situation (complex)

The very prophecy that preceded Athena's birth

Basically he fits a number of the "requirements" for the next King of the Gods, like Apollon. Apollon fits them way *more* which is why he's first in line.

Athena, though a very important Goddess who is extremely capable, does not have those same factors going for her. If Dionysos did not fit the role, or they had to keep going down the line, Athena would be one of the next options. Artemis is also high up on that list though her position in the pantheon makes *ruling it* not quite a good fit for her.

also, with your hellenistic views would the gods not claim or forget to claim some of their children?

The Gods don't always claim all their kids immediately and a large part of that is that well, especially for the minor Gods kids, they don't see the benefit for their kid.

If their kid does something where they're really impressive then they'll claim their kid so their kid knows where it comes from, knows that they're proud of what they've accomplished, etc, but otherwise what's the point of an official claim if the kid isn't doing anything that requires it and the camp isn't even gonna put them in their own cabin?

Yes they do! And no it isn't which is part of why Hera is so bitter about Zeus cheating (it ruins the line of succession for her kids).

The Crown Prince of Olympos would be Apollon, with Dionysos in line after him. Asklepios isn't fit to be King (due to him defying the natural order) and his other divine child doesn't meet the general requirements. Olympos has specific requirements to rule that the Sea and Underworld don't.