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Klimenreal wrote: Yes. I think, the complex characters in the myths became more one dimensional and less complicated. This caused that, they mostly lost their selves and became more dull. I don't adore Ares and Hera, but they are not so one dimensional and complete unfair like in the books, either.

And I always feel sorry for gods and goddesses's victims. Arachne, Marsyas, Medea, Medusa and more. I have never seen a book that they are depicted with a fair view. Arachne was demonized in the MoA, and no one says a thing that she has a point about the gods being jerks. Athena doomed her whole life because of Arachne was prideful, but Athena herself is prideful too. Not the mention, Arachne has had rights, she portrayed gods's true selves in her art and work, she didn't lie about it and she was portrayed god and goddesses as what they actually are. And don't tell me the cheap story that 'but Arachne was arrogant and hubristic, she was disrespectful to the gods.' I never buy this. 'Hubris' is like an excuse for the gods and goddesses, so they can curse, kill and punish mortals whenever those mortals go against them or stand themselves or protest.

(This maybe is will be spoiler for some people,)

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In the books, Apollo denies twice that he slew and killed Marsyas. What was he said? Something so ridiculous that I don't even remember it. Apparently, Riordan dismissed Apollo's one of the biggest faults in the books. What's the deal? I maybe understand some things, you can change some of the myths, like about Daphne. But dismissing this Marsyas situation is a little bit dull. It's not like I'm going to sympathize with Apollo or something when you deny and dismiss this, since I know the true myth and what happened to Marsyas and what Apollo actually is.

Medea, again, was portrayed as evil!sorceress who killed her own children and destroyed like everything, in the Burning Maze. I wonder.... Piper finally understands and realized that Hera and Aphrodite was manipulating her and Jason's brains and memories. She finally realized that her relationship with Jason is based on illusions. But yet, how she did not realize that the similarities between Medea and herself? Medea was, like her, manipulated by Hera and Aphrodite. I don't know what I expected but, when I read Piper's not-delusional anymore, I think I wanted to see that she finally realizes the fact that Medea was also a victim of the Hera and Aphrodite, just like herself. But of course, why bother to think about this plot? All we need is sinister.evil!Medea.

Imo in regards to Marsyas being dismissed is to keep Apollo from being unsympathetic in the eyes of the audience, since Apollo (And by that extension his sister) are major fan favorites in terms amongst the Olympians but it downplays a major flaw and horrid action Apollo did to keep him likable, while Ares becomes a caricature of himself as he loses the redeeming factor of being a good father, and Hera is regarded as the Dreaded with no sympathy to give her.

I can’t remember, but isn’t the whole thing where Artemis turned Actaeon into a deer made somewhat into a joke in TTC as it’s mentioned she turned a guy into a jackalope and it was Played For Laughs?