#lo psyche

But Gosh! I loves this characters

This is so wholesome 🥹

But isn’t anyone wondering where tf Eros and Psyche are?? Also, haven’t seen Aphrodite in a minute either.

Let's start with Kassandra's prophesy. Psyche & Eros got it out of her with....a magic pink candle?.... and realized Apollo's plan to poison Zeus. They reach out to Zeus as fast as they can, but are they in time?

This bit here may seem a bit thrown in edge-wise, but it is something that Hades should know since they have been on/off dealing with the Kronos problem.

It's also good to see that they are still communicating with one another. They've had hiccups, to be sure, especially with Zeus giving birth to Dionysos, but Zeus isn't forcing secrecy here, so Persephone can be open about what's going on with Hera.

It's the ceremony on the eve of spring. Persephone is here to do her thing while Demeter & Hades look on. At first, there's an uncomfortable silence between them, and then Hades does this.

Despite all the animosity between them, Hades offers an olive branch. I mean, it's in the form of volcanoes, but you get the idea.

So the reason Hades resisted giving up the volcanoes is because they were a gift from his mom. Since volcanoes start underground (in the Underworld, one might say) and reach into the Mortal plain, it was a connection Hades was reluctant to give up.

Maybe, in an odd way, by offering this "connection" Hades is asking that they actively work to improve their relationship together. Just a theory.

Can I just say that Persephone looks lovely, yet sad here?

Something has gone horribly wrong! It's supposed to be spring, yet there's snow on the ground!

Also of note, the leaves in Persephone's hair look faded or frosted. They are usually vibrant green, but that's not the case here.

Oh shit! The God that Apollo has been talking to has been guiding him to usurp Zeus. Apollo extracted the needed prophesy from Kassandra. He got the herb...

....and gave it to Zeus. Eros and Psyche were too late. With help, Apollo seems to be taking over Olympus, and stealing Persephone's powers if the return of winter is any indication.

And who do we have to actively thank for Apollo's success?

Ouranos. Not grandpa Kronos, but great-grandpa Ouranos. This is going to end poorly......

And with that cliffhanger, Lore Olympus goes on hiatus again......

For a while now on Reddit we’ve been posting a series of Lore Olympus characters with our comic’s counterparts. With the announcement of the end of the webcomic, Sia decided it was time to wrap up the series after 5 years. Check under the cut for the first one ever done 😅

From latest to oldest

From left to right: Persephone, Psyche, Eris, Demeter, Leuce, Daphne, Aphrodite, and Minthe

I feel like Eros gave Apollo the arrow a little too easily. Like, he was just imprisoned, that's it. He was just stuck in one place and it seems like he's in relatively good condition. Like, I'd be a little more understanding if Apollo was keeping him in, say. a really dingy prison, "a windowless cell so small, I couldn't even stand" as Centaurworld put it once. Or if maybe he was being tortured, or Psyche was, or Apollo threatened to hurt his kid. Maybe it'll be revealed that he knew Persephone would find a way to turn it on Apollo, but I don't know, the whole thing still rubs me the wrong way.