#l-a analysis

The color of her complexion “red” has a positive and negative meaning behind it, THYNOVEL stated her old thoughts on the color red and how it influences certain characters in the Lore Olympus story just like any other kind of color you can think of. Next is how her eyes genuinely looks like, close up, to anyone that is figuring out the right color palette. Lastly, her known abilities tied to the river that she was conceived from. When it comes to unpleasant emotions, Minthe’s hair as well as her skin becomes liquid-like as the river she originated from. THYNOVEL remarks, “While in distress, her anxiety shows through her hair, which spreads and taints just as Cocytus does.”

🤑fandom_freak.geek😜’s version seems to be quiet fascinating to me. For instance, she looks as an untamed beauty that wasn’t ruined by Deity Society as well as her own volition, not yet at least.

Minthe’s behaviour appeared to be similar to a cat, recluse and moody. The first picture describes the Naiad being annoyed, for someone is staring at her while she’s eating. The next picture of her being frightened by an intruder, she decided to hide from that person. The final picture describes the playfulness she displays to her companion.

The flower used on Minthe’s head is a red hibiscus flower with a yellow anther. The name is derived from the Greek word “hibiskos”, meaning “mallow”, while the red color for this particular flower represents passion and deep romantic love. The meaning behind this particular flower is  femininity, beauty, and glory.

Her Family is unknown to the webtoon readers, so lets state the obvious facts in Greek Myth. She is the daughter of Cocytus, one of the five Underworld River-Deities.

In the Greek Mythology Wiki on Minthe, It states that Cocytus procreated with someone in order for this nymph’s existence. During Episode 52, she clearly finds Persephone’s container cute. She even comment that her (supposedly) mother would have. Imply in that comment that Minthe had a mother at one point, then she was gone (died or left), causing the Naiad to lack a genuine mother-figure.

[THEOI’s Encyclopedia “C”] [Nymphes of the Underworld] [Underworld River Nymphs - Cocythiae] : Next, is the possibility that the other two nymphs that Minthe is hanging out with may have been her fellow Cocythiae or old friends back home.

Then there’s Minthe’s possible cousin, Ascalaphus. An Underworld Daemon, son of Acherôn & Gorgyra, and the orchardist to Hades. They might have been distant towards each other as cousins, but maybe been close-like siblings.

Last but not least Styx, the goddess of oaths and the River Styx. Her first debut was in a banner poster at Underworld Corp in episode 33 and full appearance at Acherôn in episode 57. Hades settled, “She’s the underworld’s most powerful river. She carries all the boats further into the underworld for judgment.” Not only is she bind oaths between deities, but escorts the shades ferried by Charon for their grand trial with the King of the Underworld. Styx’s four children reside in Olympus as Zeus’ enforces after the Titan War, they’re possibly childhood friends to Minthe and Ascalaphus.

Here’s —thynovel’s take on the Titans, especially the Oath-bounder. Styx’s hair tends to be incredibly long to turn liquid down and her skin tends to constantly glisten with water. Carmen said, “Her hair is incredibly long and appears to melt into the River Styx.” This Titan’s seem to overpower the other River-Deities and may possibly be their leader. 

Then there’s Minthe, her Naiad-form appears oozing and flowy connected to genuine negativity. —Thynovel explained, “Minthe’s appearance becomes runny and gooey when stressed. She’s going back to her most comfortable and primordial form.”

One of the many literature tools any compelling character, either a protagonist or antagonist, is their personal background. Especially if someone is meant for a tragic fate, it’s to understand what lead to “that very moment”. Whatever kind of backstory this Underworld Naiad has allows the readers the choice to sympathize or criticize towards her.

In Episode 104, Thetis gaslighted Minthe in order to assert dominance as the leader of Snarky Chat. The reason this Nereid did this to a fellow member is because put the Naiad in her place. Stated if Thetis hadn’t found her, Minthe would stay a nobody and prejudiced her social class. The only comeback Minthe said to her “supposed” best friend is:

This may be a piece of her past that she would like to bury, as mortals would entomb their dead. Minthe may have prefer being a miserable nobody than being manipulated any further by Thetis.

Although other LO fans like their spin on Minthe’s backstory, so let’s see it for ourselves.

♏whore♍olympus♎’s verion: Cocytus created Minthe from his river or procreated with another nymph. He’s a river-god of lamentation that wants his daughter to take over the river, but she refuse, resulting to an argument.

hades_is_a_thot’s version:

I know a lot of you are probably wondering by now why I've spent so long chasing after Minthe. Today, I have an answer for you.

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I met Minthe on my weekly rounds one evening when I was passing by the Cocytus river. I'd never paid much attention to any of the nymphs before until that day. She was alone; her body racked with sobs. She reminded me of myself really. She'd barely noticed who was watching her, and instead of looking first, she snapped and threatened me with a dead fish. In the moment, I couldn't help but laugh. A small river nymph threatening the king of the Underworld with a fish. She was a flustered mess until I spoke. Minthe was rather petite even then, her beauty and pain was what drew me to her that day. Though, she held quite the attitude when I asked why she was crying. Somehow, I convinced her to walk with me. It didn't last long though. When I tried to reach out to her, she pulled away with that same sassy attitude. You wonder why I stayed with her for a thousand years. At that time, she'd already had someone, someone who didn't treat her well. Every day I would check up on her, and every day there would be new bruises or burned cigarette marks in her skin. It pained me to see her so afraid, so alone and distraught. It might not have been my best moment, but I sent him to live in the deepest pits of Tartarus for a couple hundred years. Because even in those moments, she was still the most beautiful creature I had ever laid my eyes on. You would've done the same for someone you loved.

sundayxl’s version: Minthe was new to the rural-part of the Underworld, the need money seemed to cross the Naiad’s mind. It lead her to make a dangerous deal with “someone” in order to secure her place in the Underworld Corp, so she could be paid highly as an intern. She has to transfer him all the money, however, this Naiad ran out. But surprise! surprise! Thanatos comes knocking on her car door. He demands to have his money this instance, making her agitated towards him.

October 2nd - Favorite LO Moment

This was an important memory that Hades lost when he was drunk, for he met her before the Panathenaea. Still holds importance, since butterflies are attracted to both of them, in turn results the Barley Heiress to be captivated by the Unseen One’s presence that’s slumbering in her house.

Learning on that moment, sealed the deal on this end and the other end in Episode 2 when he first saw her with fascination in his eyes. 

Now that he asked the Fates in Episode 75 on this particular memory, even when they shouldn't without Persephone’s consent, made this an exception, fully understood that the Barley Heiress will be the *future* Queen of the Underworld.

October 19th - Kronos/Cronus

The Titan King & God of Destructive Time that overthrew The God Ouranos (possibly his father) with the help of his fellow Titans. Including Gaia, who made the sickle for the 5th Titan to wield. She set up this treachery to free the Cyclopes & Hekatonkheires that she sees as her own children. Ouranos locked them away in the belly of Gaia because he was disgusted by their appearance. After the coup d'état, Cronus was elected to be the Titans’ ruler, then chose Rhea to be his Queen to rule by his side. His rule won’t last forever, when Cronus didn’t fulfill the promise he made to Gaia to free the Cyclopes & Hekatonkheires, since he doesn’t want any more rivals. Hearing his treachery, Gaia cursed the 5th Titan with a prophecy: “As you have overthrow your father, so shall your child overthrow you!”.

In episode 25, revealed into Hades’ past, his PTSD, and his former name “Aidoneus”. When he was young, Rhea took care of her 1st born with great care and love for her son. For she encouraged her son to use his recently developed abilities to generate beautiful gems with his bare hands and remarked how smart he can be when it comes to properly naming things he created. His birthday came up, Hades noted that he lived up 2190 days (6 years) after Rhea pointed out to Helios that he travels around the Earth each day and kept doing it for 365 days when young Hades turned five. When the Titan Queen asked her son what he want for his birthday, he hesitates until his father called out to his mother’s name. For Hades’ birthday was ruined on that dreadful day when his father came in.

Rhea told her son to hide since they can’t outrun Cronus, his father. Rhea did whatever she could to distract Cronus from swallowing their son. Her husband insisted her to give Aidoneus to him and Rhea told Cronus she wants to keep him. The Titan King told his Queen that motherhood made her weak and cried that he shouldn’t do this. Cronus stated to Rhea on Gaia’s prophecy with such concern of their existence: “If I let him live, he could destroy us”. Stating to his wife he gave too much time with her son as it is and she lied about her son’s whereabouts. Cronus acknowledges on Rhea being a terrible liar and found his son, he grabbed Aidoneus and her son called to mother to save him, then was swallowed. As his father swallowed him, young Hades struggled to get out, then gave up, curled up into a ball, and cried himself to sleep. Afterwards, Hades woke up from that nightmare with tears in his eyes.

October 29th - NYX

Out of the Primordial Gods, she chose not to complicate herself like Gaia that has many descendants. One offspring between her and Erebus, showed great promise by helping Earth cultivate itself for its future mortal inhabitants. Her name was Hemera, the primordial goddess of the day that in time married an equal named Aether, the primordial god of light and heavenly ether “son-in-law”. I wanted to see Hemera, Aether, and Erebus in Lore Olympus which will take time and is going to be worth the wait.

She was feared by many for her power, including Cronus and his son Zeus. Although Hades seems to be calm around her presence, since he has so much darkness inside him that it was natural of him to be keeping composure. THYNOVEL did stated that Nyx was jealous of Rhea after Hades was born and found him quite adorable when he was full of worries for a kid. Nyx may have even decided to create her ideal child since she was strong enough to do so, by birthing Thanatos & Hypnos with similar facial structures and style as Hades. I didn’t notice this because of how Thanatos’ personality differs from Hades, that explains Minthe’s type of man, in some degree.

To see more of her interactions to not just Hades, but at least Thanatos since he appears often in the story than his siblings so far. Now I’m invested to know Thanatos’ dynamic with the rest of his family and may shed in let on why he’s the way he is in the first place. Knowing more about Thanatos may be quite interesting when it comes living with a big family, but gives the readers a choice on sympathizing or have such hatred towards this character.

October 21st - Saddest LO moment

October 24th - Aphrodite

The Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, procreation who is a 2nd Generation Olympian from an older Titans generation. In a sense, she’s older than the 6 traitors themselves that started a new line of gods. 

Her birth was preordained when Cronus defeated Ouranos by cutting off a Eros, the Power of Love with the sickle Gaia made for him. That power fell to Earth, swallowed by the seas that gird Mother Earth, the foam that trailed from the severed piece of sky churned, & rolled for an age. Decades gone by from that day, frothed and seethed, until it created a mind for itself and Eros suddenly was aware. 

This goddess shaped the water and foam into a perfect physical form of a woman, for the Power of Eros was given flesh at last. When heading to shore on the nearest island, the West Wind Zephyros blew her scent from near and far, the water that coated her body transformed itself into sparkling silks and flowing fabrics, and when touching the Earth with her perfectly formed feet grew new life. On that moment was how the world met Aphrodite.

Her presence shook the 6 traitors, although most of the members are attuned to the touch of Eros except one felt it as a stirring. It was reversed for the 2nd Generation Olympians when one was attuned while the others felt it. All are willing to find out the source, determined to figure out the phenomenon. 

The rest was history and any Greek Myth fans know what happens afterwards should let those interested in knowing should give them a heads up. How Rachel Smythe is going to interpret Aphrodite’s story will be worth reading.

So far, Aphrodite’s personality can be described as damaged because she can be ill-tempered & easily offend. Altough caring and loving when it comes to her favorite lover “Ares”, her favorite child “Eros”, and her children to bring out their best potential.

Thetis and Thanatos' background design signifies them staying aligned to their realms, which may be similar to one another in almost every way. Both share a sinister grin, may mean that this Daemon and Nereid have secrets of their own that shouldn’t come to light. These two will be punished by their Kings, but in a professional matter.

I may have figured out why Minthe’s background design and color stand out from her fellow Snarky Chatters? The answer is that either her punishment will be inhumane in a way befitting or she’s unconsciously grooming herself to a path of self-exile. Throughout certain episodes, it’s becoming obvious and is reflected upon her mindset as well as physical attire. For the color grey seem to hold great significance to her.

Before we explore the importance of the color grey towards Minthe, let’s figure out of this Underworld Naiad’s background to understand her better. Starting with her physical appearance, explained in this post.

Now that we seen a fraction of who and what she is, let’s get back on track.

In the post of her having BPD and Splitting as an immature defense mechanism, that explains of how it will affect her future. Look at how conflicted she genuinely, even though that won’t pardon her actions. For a complex character, she seems to have a black-&-white view with no grey area, not yet at least.

Throughout LO Ep104-105

In LO Ep121 - episode 35 - episode 39

Minthe’s Tarot Card “The Moon” by @lexsketches​