![]() ![]() In Greek myth, the Giants were created after the Titan, Cronos castrated his father Uranus, with his blood creating a race of Giants or Gigantes. ![]() This is inspired by the traditional myths, but the Greek story was even bloodier than Blood of Zeus. Way before the events of the Netflix show, the Gods waged an epic war against the Titans and, when the last Titan fell, he swore a curse against the Gods and created a race of giants. The goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, was jealous of the child and attempted to do away with him before he was even born. Accounts vary, but all agree that Alcmene's labor was a challenge. However, the world that he lives in is straight out of mythology.Īt the start of the Blood of Zeus, we get the history of this anime's world. The son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and the mortal woman Alcmene, Heracles (as he was known to the Greeks) was born in Thebes. If you do not recognize the name of Heron from your studies of Greek mythology, that is because he is a character invented for Blood of Zeus. In this new show, streaming now, we follow Heron (voiced by Derek Phillips), an ordinary citizen of Ancient Greece who discovers that he is the son of Zeus (Jason O'Mara) and has a part to play in battling demons that are attacking his town. ![]() Blood of Zeus is the latest show in Netflix's extensive anime catalog, which is the latest of many retellings of Greek myth. ![]()
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