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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!
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* [[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
* [[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.
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