Blood of Zeus Season 3

Hey everyone, and welcome. Today, we will be talking about season 3 of the show Blood of Zeus. Fun fact: Powerhouse Animation and the compositor manipulated the lighting and color of the eyes to better show expressions. This season came out in 2025 and stars Derek Phillips, Elias Toufexis, and Alfred Molina, and was created by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides. So without further ado, let's get right into it.

Blood of Zeus season 3 sees Typhon being released after Hades stabbed Heron at the end of season 2. Typhon is on a mission to release the Titan Cronos, which he accomplishes, and then Cronos releases the rest of the Titans, intending to destroy Zeus and Olympus. Heron needs the help of Seraphim to stop this destruction, and they come together to help each other out.

Blood of Zeus is an adult animated show about Greek mythology.  It has similar vibes to Castlevania, Avatar: The Last Airbender, or Immortals.

Greek history always catches my attention because it's just so fascinating, and Blood of Zeus reminded me that my love for Greek history is still there. I was sad this was the last season, but I was still excited to watch, and it did not disappoint. As a society, I feel like we've gotten so used to kids' animation getting pushed to the masses, but with streaming, adult animation has managed to showcase how amazing it is, and this show is the perfect example. I love the Disney Hercules movie and always will, but it has some distinct differences from Greek mythology, mainly because it is a kids' movie and Greek mythology is not PG. Blood of Zeus lets us see the mythology and how it's filled with war, death, and lots of backstabbing. Animation also lets them do some things they might not be able to do in live action due to budget and physicality. There are so many different stories to tell in Greek history, and I feel like we don't get that many mythology stories, so it's refreshing to get this one with such a compelling story.

Heron gets stabbed at the end of the last season, and with the start of this season, he is healed by his half-brother, Seraphim, but not out of the kindness of his heart, but because he needs his help. Later, we realize that Heron thinks Seraphim is the one who was prophesied to save the world and wants to do whatever to get him to help with that. I love the character growth with these characters because Heron was so inexperienced in the beginning and has grown so much by the end with his fighting and use of his abilities. I've always admired Heron for trying to do what's right, and it is a good contrast from the gods, so you can really see why they are so problematic. Seraphim started out as the villain and became more of an anti-hero, and that arc is wrapped up this season with him saving the day. He has always hated the gods, which is fair, he has also killed so many people on his journey because the Gods were using him and has tried to kill heron countless times, even if they are half brothers. I love how Seraphim is willing to sacrifice everything for Gorgo, which shows that he isn't completely heartless. It's nice in the finale to see them talking about how they have grown as brothers as they enter this final fight, and it's cool to see them work together to give Hera time. Heron looks inward and releases a devastating blow to Typhon, which kills the beast, but also Heron, which was sad to see, but gives Seraphim a chance to take down Cronos, even if he needed more help from the big 3. Even though they both had disgust for the gods, I'm glad that they are both recognized for their heroic actions.

Greek Mythology is something that has been adapted a lot, and while some get it somewhat close to its source material, some do not, but this show does. This show has major groups from mythology, obviously the demigods, gods, titans, primordials, and Amazonians, to name a few. I feel like the main gods shown in popular media are Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Athena, Ares, and maybe Apollo. This show lets us learn about more like Persephone, Demeter, Hecate, or Zagreus while also introducing us to the Furies, Gorgons, and the Titans. They bring up the Abyss, Cults to worship the gods, Orpheus, and the tower of the winds, to name a few. Some are big and some are small, but I love hearing these things and looking them up and learning more about Greek Mythology. I'm glad the show decided to add in so much that was left out of other Greek mythology adaptations.

One big issue I always have with Greek mythology adaptions is showing Hades as the villain, whereas in this show, I feel like they don't necessarily paint him as the villain just because, but show how his villainous acts are because he’s trying to spend time with his wife, which is not his fault, I blame his evil mother-in-law, Demeter. I think in Western culture, they often say hell is down, so the idea of Hades' domain being the underworld is like hell, so they're like Oh, well, then he's like the devil which is wrong. This season, we see more of the underworld, and I think the show does a good job of explaining how Hades realm is vast and filled with very distinct areas which shows that comparing him to the devil or satan is a very simple-minded comparison, and the underworld is much more complicated than that. Hades keeps balance in his realm, ensuring that when people die, they are judged for their life and move on to the proper area. It's not all bad, as the show displays. People like Heron's mom and later Heron and Seraphim end up in the Elysian fields, which is where righteous souls are rewarded. You have Tartarus, where vicious souls are tormented, a land of sorrows, where Gorgo was sentenced. While those are the main geographical places in the underworld the show covers, there is much more. I just love that they showed that the underworld is not equivalent to hell, it's a very complex place where souls are judged, and that Hades runs and is important in order to keep the balance of things.

I do feel like at points in this season, you can tell this was not intended to be the last season because they are moving so fast, and there are some plot holes, and also some gods that have been missing. I'm glad they got to finish the show, but I also wish that we got to explore so much more, like different gods, more of the primordials, and more about Gorgos' past before she was a priest, to name a few. I am still grateful we got this show because the story they did get to tell was interesting and had me wanting to look more into Greek mythology and learn more about the lesser-known gods.

Typhon was really giving these gods a run for their money. It's Kinda ironic how two of the craziest mothers on this show, Hera and Demeter, both lose their kids to the Typhon. That monster was not giving up, and I love that it could heal, but that made it such a scary foe and made you question how many more gods it would take out.

Gaia was right to be honest because these gods forgot to forgive each other and were constantly fighting and backstabbing. She says hard times make worthy gods, and the Titans and Typhon really put that idea to the test. With these threats, the gods have to decide if they want to bicker and be divided, which will most likely lead to death, or do they want to live, which will require them to come together and come up with a plan.

Hera ends up coming up with a plan to free Zeus to stop Cronos and while I understand that they use her because they want to show her growth, it would have been cool to see Athena do this to show how she is the god wisdom and strategic warfare and show how smart she is to ensure that they win. I’m glad that Hera does learn her ways and im also glad the Cyclops calls her out for how she treated Hephastus and reminds her that she was very dismissive of things that didnt look normal to her but she manages to rally up support and the plan proves succesful which was great to see and how all of the events minus heron dying were part of her plan. She speaks to Zeus, and while I will never defend Zeus' cause, he is also in the wrong. It's nice that she went to visit Heron's mom to help her understand why her relationship with Zeus fell apart. This is great to see because it shows her trying to understand from a different perspective and shows how she carries guilt for her role in Herons mom getting killed. She had a bit of a redemption arc this season, which was nice to see considering she had lost so much, and the way she was going about things wasn't helping.

I just want to say whoever secured Alfred Molina as Cronos needs a raise. He was such a commanding figure on screen, partly because of his size, but Molina did such a great job voicing him and making you listen when he spoke. He sucks but is right about a lot of things in his observations of the gods which I hate to say but he made several valid points. His actions are very harsh because he wants to basically start all over and wipe out all Olympians and make them relatively unknown, which is a bit scary. Cronos comes up a lot in Greek mythology movies or TV shows, and I think they did a good job here of showing how intimidating he could be and how persuasive he could be as well, considering he was also king of the gods before Zeus.

My favorite part of the season was Heron being reunited with his mom and Seraphim joining them at the end. I think it was a beautiful way to end the story and definitely made me cry at how beautiful it all was. They both sacrificed so much and gave their lives saving everyone, and it's nice they got to be in the Elysium fields and to be with the person who showed the most humility throughout the entire series. It’s also nice that the gods honored them in the stars because they deserved all the accolades, because without them, the gods would be gone.

Blood of Zeus is a great show that shows how complex the gods' relationships are, and season 3 shows how they have to put their issues aside to deal with a threat that threatens to wipe them out. I am sad that this show is over because it was great, but I hope it helps to show that adult animation is a great medium, as well as opens the door to highlighting more Greek mythology stories.