User blog comment:Hyperborean/"The House of Hades" – official expectations blog/@comment-6068707-20130324141526/@comment-3146930-20130324160148

I think the river god was just sad that he lost to Hercules when asking for Deianira's hand in marriage. I mean look at Perseus, another son of Zeus and he turned out pretty good. Then again, some of Zeus' other children include Tantalus, King Minos, Ares, and Dionysus. But not all of them turn out bad, as shown with Thalia, Athena, Perseus, Apollo, and Artemis. Maybe 50% of his children become arrogant and the other 50% become humble.