Created by Powerhouse Animation, the animation producer of Castlevania, and co-creators of Charely and Vlas Parlapanides, screenwriters of Death Note and God of War, Netflix's Greek mythology background animation "Blood of Zeus" is here.
There are many gods in Greek mythology. In order to facilitate everyone to understand the plot and characters, here is a brief introduction to the gods of Olympus. Of course, the main purpose is to let everyone know that Zeus, the great (lao) god (se) and only (pi), is the light (huang), hui (yin), and (wu) and calendar (du).
The Olympic gods are the most well-known as the third generation of gods in ancient Greek mythology. As the god of the twelve gods and the king of the gods, Zeus is a household name. Of course, one of the reasons why Zeus is famous is that he is too colorful. How many colors are there? Let's see how many of the twelve Olympus gods are related to Zeus.
First of all, Hera, the queen of heaven, everyone knows that Hera is Zeus' wife, but she has another identity as Zeus' third sister, and Hera is not Zeus's only wife, but the seventh wife in name.
Ares, the god of war, and Hephaestus, the god of blacksmithing, were both born of Hera and Zeus.
Apollo, the sun god, is the son of Zeus, the eldest of all Zeus' children, and the son of Zeus and his cousin, his sixth wife, Leto. In addition to Apollo, Zeus and Leto also gave birth to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.
Artemis and Athena are the second of the three goddesses, both daughters of Zeus.
Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, the fourth wife of Zeus, and the second sister of Zeus, the queen of the underworld, Persephone, is their product. Since Persephone is called the queen of the underworld, it is related to Hades, the king of the underworld, and Persephone is Hades's nominal wife.
It is said that the name is because Persephone was kidnapped by Hades, and the dissatisfied Queen brought several green hats to Hades. It is said that Zeus also had an affair with him. The key point is that Persephone is Zeus' daughter, Hades is Zeus' brother, and so on.
There is also a fast-running god named Hermes in the play. As the messenger of the twelve gods, he is the incarnation of the wind, so many scenes of Hermes running are like watching "The Flash".
Although he is one of the twelve gods, he is actually the illegitimate son of Zeus, born of Zeus and the god of wind and rain, Maia. It is said that Maia was seduced by Zeus in a cave.
As an illegitimate child, Hermes is also a real god. Unlike many demigod illegitimate children of Zeus, Hermes is very powerful. Not only is he wind-fast and cunning, he is regarded as the creator of the art of deception. This is reflected in the play with a similar ability to stealth.
Nine of the twelve gods alone are the wives or children of Zeus. In addition to Hera and Demeter of the twelve gods, Zeus nominally had seven wives. These seven wives have many of his sisters, cousins, and aunts. It can be said that the descendants of the Olympian gods are more or less the blood of Zeus. According to this standard, Zeus is called "the king of the gods". Not unreasonable either.
And the number of Zeus's private lovers is probably too many to count even if Descartes came.
The most famous of Zeus' illegitimate sons is Hercules, commonly known as Hercules, who accomplished twelve impossible tasks. By the way, Hercules is the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and Alcmene is the great-granddaughter of Zeus... Zeus, you old thief!
After understanding the relationship between the characters and Zeus's life style, this "Blood of Zeus" is easy to understand. Yes, it is about the growth experience of Zeus' illegitimate son.
The illegitimate child told in the play is Heron, who was born after Zeus had copulated with a queen. Heron himself is ordinary, and he almost died as a child because of the illegitimate child. His mother abandoned her noble identity and took her son to hide in the world to live a dull life. . It's just that a demon who suddenly appeared in the world one day broke his peaceful life, and Herron also discovered his true identity.
The setting of demons in the play is because mortals ate the bodies of giants. In Greek mythology, the giants are a race that was conceived by the earth goddess Gaia alone. Some changes have been made in this play, not only the origin of the giants has changed, but also the way the giants are defeated.
In ancient Greek mythology, the Battle of the Titans and the Battle of the Giants were two wars. The battle of the Titans is a battle for power between the first generation of Zeus and the second generation of gods. According to the setting of "Blood of Zeus", after the end of the Titan War, the last Titan's cursed power gave birth to the giant family, and then the Olympus gods and the giant family carried out the Gigantomachy war mentioned in the play, which is Battle of the Giants.
In myths and legends, the battle of giants was not won because Zeus persuaded the two giants to turn against the water, but because of the joining of Hercules, one of the illegitimate sons of Zeus mentioned above.
In all fairness, the plot of "Blood of Zeus" is very bland, and it has a strong personal style, which is the personal style of several main creators. You can see from "Blood of Zeus" the relationship between "Devil City" and "God of War". shadow. Cool style, bloody scenes, magnificent BGM. Opera and symphony-like BGM plus unreserved R-rated scenes will definitely make your blood flow.
However, after the fight, the unsurprising plot will make you sleepy, and even just watching the first and last episodes will not affect your understanding of the plot. Although a large number of memories of the characters have indeed enriched the characters and the integrity of the plot, they have cut the main line into pieces and affected the perception.
Personally, I also feel like a failure in dubbing. Especially in the early stage, the dubbing of each character seems to be reading lines without emotion. This is only improved with the development of the plot, and it may be possible to understand the emotional changes of the characters only with the plot.
It's just that the Greek mythology is still a matter of Zeus, an old man who criticizes illegitimate children. The growth process of each illegitimate child is similar, and it really loses its newness. Or how did Zeus manage to have so many illegitimate children one day?
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