Lore Olympus #5

In "Episode 105: Goodbye" from Lore Olympus #5, Hades tests Minthe’s sincerity by letting her keep her position—if she proves it through her actions. Meanwhile, Thanatos uncovers a hidden truth about Persephone’s past while sneaking through her room. The tension hums beneath the surface as Hades and Persephone unexpectedly cross paths at the company pool before work, their quiet moment charged with unspoken history.

Persephone navigates the strange new world of Hades' office, baffled by the computer system while Minthe and Thanatos watch with thinly veiled disdain. Hades, caught off guard, realizes with quiet surprise that today is Persephone’s birthday—though neither of them knows quite what to do about it.

In "Episode 108: Breakups and Birthdays," Persephone grapples with lingering guilt over Hades' recent split with Minthe, wondering if her presence somehow changed things. Meanwhile, Thanatos, ever the curious observer, presses Hermes for gossip about Persephone, only to receive an unexpected offer of help from Apollo.

In "Episode 109: Road Trip" from Lore Olympus #5, Apollo and Thanatos journey to consult Helios, who speaks of Persephone’s unprecedented fury. Meanwhile, Persephone slips away to the Styx, where her quiet act of handing out coins to the shades sparks chaos—until Hades intervenes to pull her from the fray.

In "Episode 111: You Tell Me," Minthe finds herself caught between Hades’ distant professionalism and Persephone’s unexpected request to learn the office computer system, all while Thanatos drops a hint about Persephone that sends ripples through the underworld’s quiet routine. As Hades finally receives a long-lost memory from the Fates, tensions simmer beneath the surface of daily work life, and Persephone’s college test results add a new layer of uncertainty.

In the quiet tension of a shared home, Persephone grapples with the weight of Apollo’s lingering presence, her emotions taut between anger and fear. Seeking solace, she reaches out to Hades in the stillness of night, asking only for his comfort.

In "Episode 113: Tell" from Lore Olympus #5, Persephone arrives at Hades’ house for breakfast, setting off a quiet but charged morning that unravels with a tense exchange with Apollo over Daphne. She leaves Artemis a note claiming she’s gone home for a few days—only for Demeter’s sudden arrival to expose the lie, complicating everything.

In "Episode 114: VHS" from Lore Olympus, Hades stumbles upon a forgotten VHS tape that reveals a moment with Persephone he can’t recall—intimate, extended, and buried beneath years of silence. The discovery unsettles him, forcing him to confront a memory he’d rather have stayed lost.

In "Episode 115: The Bringer of Death," Minthe, Thetis, and Thanatos deliver a shocking report to Zeus: Persephone, still reeling from a rift with her mother, has ordered the slaughter of a mortal village after their actions led to the deaths of nymphs. Zeus is stunned by the news and even more unsettled when the trio insists he must turn to Hades for answers.

In "Episode 116: In Plain Sight," Demeter’s fury ignites when Apollo is caught at Artemis’s apartment, leading her to unleash a storm of wrath upon him with a chilling demand: stay away from Persephone. With Persephone vanished and her phone silent, Artemis scrambles to act, enlisting Eros and Ampelus in a frantic search that takes her to Hades’s doorstep—where she finds him equally unsettled, his own unease deepening as the silence around Persephone grows.

In "Episode 117: The Search," Artemis pushes herself to the limit tracking Persephone across Olympus, only to admit she’s not there. With Hades offering to search the Underworld, the others split to scour the mortal realm—each hoping to find her before time runs out.

In "Episode 118: No Respect," Hades quietly acknowledges Ampelus’s true nature as a mortal, setting off a quiet tension beneath the surface. Meanwhile, Eros offers Artemis a gentle, unexpected perspective on Persephone’s needs, while Zeus, caught in the weight of his family’s dynamics, reflects on the lack of respect he feels from those closest to him.

In "Episode 119: Once, I Was a Goddess," Eros and Artemis enlist Hera’s help to shield Persephone—and Artemis—from Demeter’s wrath, orchestrating a daring ruse that hinges on Hera taking on Persephone’s form. The tension crackles as secrets unfold and identities blur in a story where even the gods must play their parts.

In "Episode 120: The Lunch Date," Hera, disguised as Persephone, navigates a tense lunch with Persephone’s mother, her deception hanging by a thread. When Apollo intervenes, his fury gives way to shock as Hera unmasking reveals the truth.

In "Episode 121: Seen," Hecate and Hades comb through the shadowed stalls of Underworld pawn shops, searching for Persephone, while Minthe, Thetis, and Thanatos grow increasingly anxious over their stalled plan. Thetis attempts to push things forward by turning to Zeus, but her move backfires when he’s furious at the clumsy exchange.

In "Episode 122: Combing the City," Zeus ventures into the mortal realm to investigate the accusations against Persephone, while Hades and Hecate uncover a startling clue: her treasured jeweled comb has been pawned.

In "Episode 124: Body of Evidence" from Lore Olympus #5, Apollo makes a bold move to manipulate Hera by claiming he and Persephone are secretly in love, submitting a marriage application to prove it. Hera, unimpressed and dismissive, shreds the document in front of him, leaving Apollo to wrestle with fury beneath a calm facade.

In "Episode 126: The Rub" from Lore Olympus #5, tensions crackle as Hermes confronts Minthe and Thanatos over their roles in the growing chaos. With Zeus dismissing Apollo’s plea to marry Persephone, the god’s resentment begins to fester, while Persephone’s friends grow desperate in their search. Suddenly, the news erupts—Zeus has ordered the arrest of Persephone and Demeter, charging them with treason, and the gods brace for the fallout.