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Line 2: Lots of people (or at least those who are especially interested in that sort of thing) have some knowledge of ancient Greek mythology. Many of the myths feature brave heroes and the mighty Zeus, who rules on Mount Olympus. But in this children's series by Kate McMullan, Lord Hades, Ruler of the Underworld, [[Fractured Fairy Tale\|tells you the real story of what actually happened]] because the myths we've all heard are a pack of lies told by Zeus, the biggest myth-o-maniac (old Greek-speak for "liar") ever, to make himself look good. And he only got to be ruler of Mount Olympus by cheating at cards! {{tropelist}} ~~=== The ''Myth-O-Mania'' series provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Adaptational Villainy]]: Inverted with many of the monsters, such as the Minotaur, the Hydra, Medusa, Echidna, and Orthus. In contrast with the myths, the Greek heroes' encounters with these famous monsters [[Spared Byby the Adaptation\|tend to be resolved peacefully]] (often with the help of Hades). Hydra in particular becomes a [[True Companions\|faithful ally]] of Hades and Hercules, Medusa is returned to her original form instead of being killed, and the Minotaur is a peaceful vegetarian whose "sacrifices" are his wrestling buddies instead of food. * [[Big Eater]]: Atalanta. Hades even refers to her as this, word for word! * [[Bowdlerise]]: Most notably, the story of Hercules. Instead of having Zeus impersonate Alcmene's husband Amphytrion [[Bed Trick\|and impregnate her with Hercules under these circumstances]], Alcmene is a princess who got pregnant with Hercules when she was married to Zeus and marries Amphytrion later on. Line 19: Hades, the narrator of every book, is married to Persephone, his niece. The story of how they got hitched is further elaborated in ''Phone Home, Persephone!'' Zeus had a daughter with the Titaness Metis. [[Brother -Sister Incest]] * Cronus and Rhea are full siblings as well as husband and wife *** Zeus had a daughter with his sister Demeter Line 36: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Childrens~~Children's Literature]] [[Category:Myth-O-Mania]] [[Category:Literature]]