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I've had this idea for a while now; what if the Giants that attacked Mt. Olympus almost suceeded but they were defeated they're bodies were destroyed/imprisoned and they chose champions to fight back against the gods.
Here, the Giants themselves are NOT the direct children of Gaea and Tartarus or Ouranos, it's more like how Gaea sees all beings as her children/grandchildren (also some of these primordials may have aided).
Giants, as a group, have been around since the Golden Age and come in a variety of types (like nymphs), they also posessed great power. Not quite on the level of the gods, but with the magic given to the Giants leading the charge on Olympus, the Dodekatheon feared them. Rather than just mindless beasts created from rock and earth, these "Gigantes" as they were dubbed, wielded powers that could knock the gods off their thrones, which they almost did. But like so many revolutions that would come later, this fight for freedom was silenced by the gods.
Each of the Olympians fought one the Gigantes until they either, killed them, or imprisoned their bodies beneath earth, mountains or even under the ocean.
Yet despite the gods' propaganda, the fight never ended.
Over the decades the giants would influence mortals with particular hatred for the gods and bestow upon them powers to fight back against Olympus, the first few centuries they just gave some mortals a one-up or two so they can fight back against the gods, but as the centuries turned to millenia, the Giants realized these little nudges weren't really stopping Olympus, so the Giants gifted their champions slivers of their magic, bestowing these "Champions" great power. Throughout history, these champions have been fighting back against the gods, constantly trying to push back the rule of Olympus, but the power of the gods is great and the fates of these champions often end in tradgedy and death. But they aren't alone.
As the centuries marched on the gods turned their gaze away from the other mortal races and focused solely on humanity, leaving races like centaurs, satyrs, etc. neglected or worse. Many groups turned to the Giants and began to help them in a secret rebellion against Olympus. Now, champions are seen as great heroes to everyone but the gods, their followers, and their spoiled children.
(Disclaimer: this is a personal project and not a "theory" for PJO, Epic the Musical, Hades the game, or greek myth in general, but if anyone wants to do their own take on this, add this idea to any of the mentioned universes, give feedback/critiscms, or add anything, go ahead! :3 )
I have an idea for something… a perfectly terrible idea for something MWAHAHA!
Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Demeter/Iasion | Eetion (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Demeter/Zeus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore) Characters: Demeter (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Iasion | Eetion (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Zeus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore) Additional Tags: Not Canon Compliant, Falling In Love, Friendship/Love, Love Triangles, Angst with a Happy Ending, Friends to Lovers, Minor references to Persephone, Iasion is not Zeus’s son, Past Character Death, Non-Explicit Sex, Eventual Romance, Slow Romance, Romantic Soulmates, Domestic Fluff Series: Part 1 of Tales of the Theoi Summary:
A rewriting of the story of Demeter the goddess of agriculture, fertility and the harvest and two men she fell in love with
Note this is a early draft and maybe be updated later