“Hades, all the fine suits in the world…won’t change the fact that you stink of death.”

After being stood up by Minthe for the Panathenaea party, Hades is left in self-doubt. This is the first indication that Hades’s reputation as the God of the Underworld impacts him socially. This quote frames two panels that indicate Hades’s depression by the reddish, sepia tone of the second (as opposed to the usual blues and black of the Underworld).

“I feel out of my depth. Everyone’s going to think I’m some stupid village girl.”

Like Hades, Persephone also experiences doubt at the outset of the volume. This quote shows her self-awareness: She knows she is unaccustomed to Olympian society. Unfortunately, this feeling of being “out of her depth” foreshadows Apollo taking advantage of her sexually.

“Honestly, I think she puts Aphrodite to shame.”

Hades’s flippant remark (indicated by the scoffing/smug expression he makes), directed toward his brothers, is overheard by Aphrodite across the room. Aphrodite is as jealous in Lore Olympus as her namesake is in mythology. However, in a long instance of dramatic irony, her attempt to embarrass Hades ultimately helps bring Hades and Persephone together.