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** {{Transient icon|Arachne}} is based on the maiden of the same name who challenged the goddess of craft Athena to prove her superiority in art of weaving and was transformed into a spider after Athena's destruction of her tapestry depicting various adulteries of the Gods prompted her to commit suicide. | ** {{Transient icon|Arachne}} is based on the maiden of the same name who challenged the goddess of craft Athena to prove her superiority in art of weaving and was transformed into a spider after Athena's destruction of her tapestry depicting various adulteries of the Gods prompted her to commit suicide. | ||
** {{Transient icon|Asterius}} is based on the bull-headed monster more famously known as Minotaur who was trapped in a maze and forced to feed on humans due to his hybrid status. Asterius would eventually be killed by the hero Theseus. | ** {{Transient icon|Asterius}} is based on the bull-headed monster more famously known as Minotaur who was trapped in a maze and forced to feed on humans due to his hybrid status. Asterius would eventually be killed by the hero Theseus. | ||
** {{Transient icon|Typhon}} is based on a sea monster who sired many deadly beasts, including Nemean Lion. | |||
*** {{Transient icon|Oz}}'s partner Zo is based on said lion. Oz himself may be a reference to another mythical beast, Lion of Cithaeron. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Echo}} is based on a nymph who was cursed by the queen of gods Hera to only be able to repeat the words of others as a punishment for lying to her. | ** {{Transient icon|Echo}} is based on a nymph who was cursed by the queen of gods Hera to only be able to repeat the words of others as a punishment for lying to her. | ||
** {{Transient icon|Heracles}} is based on the demigod son of Zeus who had to carry out 12 labors as a penance for killing his wife and children in a fit of madness. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Pollux}} is based on the demigod son of Zeus who was a talented boxer and was born as an immortal unlike his twin brother who had a different father. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Ophion}} is based on the Titan who, along with his creator Eurynome, gave birth to the universe from an egg. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Triton}} is based on the god of sea who ruled over the depths of the ocean. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Hephaestus}} is based on the god of blacksmiths, sculpture and volcanoes. Talos is based on a giant automaton created by him. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Hecate}} is based on the goddess of witchcraft and crossroads. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Hermes}} is based on the god of messengers, thieves and travelers who acted as the herald of gods. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Cupid}} or Eros is based on the God of Love of the same name and son of Aphrodite/Venus and Ares/Mars. Cupid would later went on to fall in love a human princess Psyche, who was later elevated to become a god herself after she had overcome various obstacles from his mother. | ** {{Transient icon|Cupid}} or Eros is based on the God of Love of the same name and son of Aphrodite/Venus and Ares/Mars. Cupid would later went on to fall in love a human princess Psyche, who was later elevated to become a god herself after she had overcome various obstacles from his mother. | ||
* Originally, Olympus was named Elysium, determined via datamining. Why this was changed is currently unknown. | * Originally, Olympus was named Elysium, determined via datamining. Why this was changed is currently unknown. | ||