ZEUS V. APOLLO · Spring 2025 · Torch: U.S.
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Third, Hades is my brother, and when he has a complaint it has to be dealt with–
APOLLO: You only say that because you're father’s favorite!
[IRIS approaches the stand with a letter]
ATHENE: The court has just received information that Apollo, in a fit of rage after the death of his son, killed the Cyclopes – Brontes, Steropes, and Arges.
ZEUS: APOLLO!! [thunder crashes]
ATHENE: No lightning bolts in the courtroom.
APOLLO: Considering that there is no one to make them for you now, you might want to conserve them.
ATHENE: In light of this new evidence the court has heard enough to present a ruling.
ATHENE: The Court finds Zeus liable for the wrongful death of Asclepius, and as restitution, the court orders that Asclepius be deified as the god of medicine.
APOLLO: AHA! Even the king of the gods must answer to justice!
ZEUS: YOU UNGRATEFUL CHILD!!
ATHENE: Let me finish. The court has determined that Apollo is likewise responsible for the triple homicide of the Cyclopes and is therefore sentenced to a year of labor for the noble King Admetus of Pherae. Court adjourned.
APOLLO: I...
ATHENE: Court adjourned!
Mt. Aetna, in myth home to Hephaestus's forge.
Mt. Aetna, in myth home to Hephaestus's forge.
Mt. Aetna, in myth home to Hephaestus's forge.