Lore Olympus: Volume Eight

The captivating tale of Hades and Persephone from Greek mythology receives a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand-new bonus short story! Revelations rock Olympus as Persephone's trial ends, threatening to plunge the gods into a new war. Though Persephone and Hades grow closer than ever after she confides in him about her ordeals, their peace is shattered when another truth emerges: Apollo is Zeus's son. This announcement shocks the pantheon, and the king of the gods realizes that the would-be usurper seeks Persephone's power to seize the throne.

Fearing the consequences, Zeus banishes Persephone to the Mortal Realm, cutting it off entirely from the rest of the gods. This decree succeeds in thwarting Apollo's plan, but inadvertently ignites a decade-long divine cold war when Hades retaliates by shuttering the Underworld. With the gods scattered and weakened, Kronos seizes the opportunity to escape his imprisonment and begin staging his own coup.

Persephone is left with no choice but to descend into the Underworld, determined to defeat the power-hungry Titan, claim her rightful place as queen, and reunite with her one true love, Hades. This edition of Smythe's original Eisner Award–winning webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe, bringing the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.

The volume collects episodes 180–206 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus, where scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love abound. "You have no authority here," Persephone defiantly declares, as the gods' world is turned upside down by the unfolding events. With the realms on the verge of collapse, Persephone must take on the monumental task of restoring order and reclaiming her destiny.

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