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* TheCallHasBadReception: Apollo has a prophetic vision of Leif being involved in Zeus's resurrection and so tries to recruit him. (Leif initially refuses, reasoning that refusing to help Apollo is less risky than helping him and getting a bunch of other gods angry.) [[spoiler:It turns out Leif is only involved because he's due to fall in love with Tracy, Zeus's daughter and key to returning Zeus to life.]]
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* ElementalEmbodiment: Played for laughs when Zeus creates an ice cream elemental named Baskins to turn the tide against the Titans.
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* ElementalEmbodiment: Played for laughs when Zeus creates an ice cream elemental named Baskins to turn the tide against the Titans.[[spoiler:the Titans]].
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* SwirlyEnergyThingy: When the Ninjas Templar manage to get the cans containing [[spoiler:the Titans]] opened, their release involves coming out of the resulting vortex of energy.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Jason]] is flung to his death by the Furies with little fanfare, and [[spoiler:Hecate]] is unceremoniously offed bya [[spoiler:a flailing Titan.Titan]].
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* PutOnABusToHell: Late in the first book, [[spoiler:Dionysus]] is pushed into the vortex used to seal [[spoiler:the Titans]] and is summarily ejected from the narrative.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Aphrodite hits Leif with a love arrow to make him fall in insta-love with Tracey.
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* IdiotBall: The Muses have access to the actual Idiot Ball, which is usually kept safely in conceptual form in their Hall of Creative Abstract Concepts on Olympus. [[spoiler: Thalia has the other muses coalesce it into physical form for her as part of a plan to free Leif and Tracy from Dionysus's casino. Then Dionysus hands it off to the other gods during a meeting. Problems occur.]]
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* IdiotBall: The Muses have access to the actual Idiot Ball, which is usually kept safely in conceptual form in their Hall of Creative Abstract Concepts on Olympus. [[spoiler: Thalia has the other muses coalesce it into physical form for her as part of a plan to free Leif and Tracy from Dionysus's casino. Then Dionysus hands it off to the other gods during a meeting. Problems occur.meeting, which helps unleash the Titans, and it's eventually used to defeat Cronus and start the Second Withdrawal.]]
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* SeriousBusiness: Pomegranates for Hera. Enough that she'll force Apollo to mess with the sun so more can grow.
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* SequelHook: The first book ends with most plotlines resolved, but mentions that [[spoiler:the exiled Ares, Hermes, Hades, and Aphrodite]] could very well return should a necessary plot contrivance arise.
* SeriousBusiness: Pomegranates for Hera. Enough that she'll force Apollo to mess with the sun so more can grow.
* SeriousBusiness: Pomegranates for Hera. Enough that she'll force Apollo to mess with the sun so more can grow.
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* BackFromTheDead: The majority of the first book's plot revolves around reviving the killed Zeus.
* ConflictKiller: [[spoiler:The Titans escaping]] almost instantly stops the Olympians fighting each other and forces them to team up against the threat.
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* DaddysGirl: Aphrodite. Zeus outright declares her his favorite.
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* DaddysGirl: Aphrodite. Aphrodite will do anything to make her father happy, and Zeus outright declares her his favorite.favorite. [[spoiler:It's later deconstructed when she uses this line of reasoning to kill Zeus, as making ''her'' happy was also what he wanted]].
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:After being chainsawed to death by the Furies, Jerry the tree is brought back to life when Zeus restores Apollo's godhood]].
* ElementalEmbodiment: Played for laughs when Zeus creates an ice cream elemental named Baskins to turn the tide against the Titans.
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* JerkassGods: Multiple instances, including: The gods sink Iceland in order to raise Atlantis just so they can return to the world with some style. One god, purely for kicks, tosses a minotaur into the mix during the running of the bulls in Spain. Aphrodite collapses a supermodel's clifftop home for trying to sue her over a botched facelift.
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* JerkassGods: Multiple instances, including: The gods sink Iceland in order to raise Atlantis just so they can return to the world with some style. One god, purely for kicks, tosses a minotaur into the mix during the running of the bulls in Spain. Aphrodite collapses a supermodel's clifftop home for trying to sue her over a botched facelift. [[spoiler:This, among other reasons, is why Leif and Tracy convince the majority to withdraw once more and take less active roles in mortal affairs]].
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* KillTheCutie: The Guardian-tree is one of the most innocent characters in the story, as he was commissioned by Zeus to guard a temple when he was just an acorn and had little to no contact with anything before the heroes arrived except for rocks, the sky, and lizards. [[spoiler:The Furies chainsaw him to death]].
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* KillTheCutie: The Guardian-tree is one of the most innocent characters in the story, as he was commissioned by Zeus to guard a temple when he was just an acorn and had little to no contact with anything before the heroes arrived except for rocks, the sky, and lizards. [[spoiler:The Furies chainsaw him to death]].death, though thankfully it doesn't stick]].
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* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler: Jason.]] "Oh, gods! No one survives a plummet!"
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* TookALevelInKindness: Demeter was once as temperamental as the other Olympians, but millennia of nurturing turned her into a kind, sweet grandmotherly type who loves cakes and knitting.
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* Myth/ClassicalMythology: The book is entirely about Greek gods in the modern world.CrazyPrepared: After Orpheus and Aeneas got past Cerberus with music and laced treats, Hades took precautions to ensure it wouldn't happen again and reinforced Ceberus's stomach lining and had him listen to music 24/7. [[spoiler:Elephant-grade tranquilizers, however, are still fair game]].
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* DecoyProtagonist: Since Jason has the qualities of a traditional Greek hero, Apollo briefly wonders if he's Zeus's child instead of Leif [[spoiler:or Tracy]]. Instead, Jason sacrifices himself to save the heroes.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Jason saves the group from a frog-like monster and some razorwings, and Apollo helps save them from the Furies later on.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Since after Zeus's death it's a rule that gods can't attack other gods, [[spoiler:Apollo diminishes his divinity and powerset to hide after he strikes Ares to save the mortals]].
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* LoopholeAbuse: LoopholeAbuse:
** Since after Zeus's death it's a rule that gods can't attack other gods, [[spoiler:Apollo diminishes his divinity and powerset to hide after he strikes Ares to save themortals]].mortals]].
** The Unmaking Nexus' lethality is only truly lethal if the recipient has no idea of its existence, and [[spoiler:Zeus both creating it and storinga remnant of his power in the amulet allows for a loophole to restore him]].
** Since after Zeus's death it's a rule that gods can't attack other gods, [[spoiler:Apollo diminishes his divinity and powerset to hide after he strikes Ares to save the
** The Unmaking Nexus' lethality is only truly lethal if the recipient has no idea of its existence, and [[spoiler:Zeus both creating it and storinga remnant of his power in the amulet allows for a loophole to restore him]].
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In 2019, a sequel, ''Zeus Is Undead'', was released, focusing on Athena managing an imminent ZombieApocalypse.
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In 2019, a sequel, ''Zeus Is Undead'', Undead: This One Has Zombies'', was released, focusing on Athena managing an imminent ZombieApocalypse.
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The novel has received praise from fantasy authors such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Lynn_Nye Jody Lynn Nye]], Brian Rathbone, and Seamus Cooper (author of ''[[LovecraftLite The Mall of Cthulhu]]''). In 2019, a sequel, ''Zeus Is Undead'', was released, focusing on Athena managing an imminent ZombieApocalypse.
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* SacrificialLion: Jason Powers, star of the ''Monster Slayer'' show, is introduced as a potential love rival to Leif, but is a stalwart hero and expert at monster-slaying. His death at the Furies' hands after saving the group from other monsters hammers home how big the stakes are and shows that even his brand of courage has its limitations.
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** The "guardian-tree" at Zeus's old temple.temple is tasked with not letting anyone but Zeus in, though it makes an exception for others with his bloodline.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Repeatedly defied with Tracy, who, while willing to use whatever advantages she can, refuses to use her body that way and is able to snap herself out of Dionysus' intoxicating aura.
* TheGambler: Leif spends time initially losing online poker matches, and Dionysus' portfolio includes gambling. They later square off in a card game with the amulet at stake.
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* TheHedonist: Dionysus. Hedonism is part of his divine purview.
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* IdiotBall: The Muses have access to the actual Idiot Ball, which is usually kept safely in conceptual form in their Hall of Creative Abstract Concepts on Olympus. [[spoiler: Thalia has the other muses coalesce it into physical form for her as part of a plan to free Leif and Tracy from Dionysus's casino. Then she loses track of it.]] Problems occur.
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* TheHedonist: Dionysus. Hedonism is part of his divine purview.
purview, and he spends much of his time on wine, women, and gaming.
* IdiotBall: The Muses have access to the actual Idiot Ball, which is usually kept safely in conceptual form in their Hall of Creative Abstract Concepts on Olympus. [[spoiler: Thalia has the other muses coalesce it into physical form for her as part of a plan to free Leif and Tracy from Dionysus's casino. Thenshe loses track of it.]] Dionysus hands it off to the other gods during a meeting. Problems occur.]]
* IdiotBall: The Muses have access to the actual Idiot Ball, which is usually kept safely in conceptual form in their Hall of Creative Abstract Concepts on Olympus. [[spoiler: Thalia has the other muses coalesce it into physical form for her as part of a plan to free Leif and Tracy from Dionysus's casino. Then
* KillTheCutie: The Guardian-tree is one of the most innocent characters in the story, as he was commissioned by Zeus to guard a temple when he was just an acorn and had little to no contact with anything before the heroes arrived except for rocks, the sky, and lizards. [[spoiler:The Furies chainsaw him to death]].
* LampshadeHanging: Many tropes and adventure genre conventions are called out by name and discussed, particularly by the Muses and Leif.
* LampshadeHanging: Many tropes and adventure genre conventions are called out by name and discussed, particularly by the Muses and Leif.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Hecate and her ardent follower Brittany have minor story roles, but their actions end up [[spoiler:unleashing the Titans from their cans]].
* SmarterThanYouLook: Dionysus is a hedonistic god of pleasure who's drunk all the time, but he's smart enough to briefly capture the heroes and even resists the influence of the Idiot Ball using ExactWords on a gambling bet, which Thalia attributes to him being drunk all the time anyway.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Dionysus is a hedonistic god of pleasure who's drunk all the time, but he's smart enough to briefly capture the heroes and even resists the influence of the Idiot Ball using ExactWords on a gambling bet, which Thalia attributes to him being drunk all the time anyway.
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* CuteIsEvil: The razorwings are feral kittens that spit poison and tear people to shreds, but their cuteness is perhaps their greatest weapon.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Aphrodite hits Leif with a love arrow to make him fall in insta-love with Tracey.
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-->'''Hermes:''' He's actually a decent enough chap. A bit inexorable. A tad strict, perhaps, but it's his job to keep the dead out of the world of the living. You don’t want someone like me in charge of that. One good distraction and wham! Zombie apocalypse!
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-->'''Hermes:''' He's actually a decent enough chap. A bit inexorable. A tad strict, perhaps, but it's his job to keep the dead out of the world of the living. You don’t want someone like me in charge of that. One good distraction and wham! Zombie apocalypse!apocalypse!
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* GenreSavvy: Leif is a self-proclaimed geek and tends to think in terms of tropes and how they can be applied to reality, as do the Muses, who helped create some of the more popular ones.
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The novel has received praise from fantasy authors such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Lynn_Nye Jody Lynn Nye]], Brian Rathbone, and Seamus Cooper (author of ''[[LovecraftLite The Mall of Cthulhu]]'').
Cthulhu]]''). In 2019, a sequel, ''Zeus Is Undead'', was released, focusing on Athena managing an imminent ZombieApocalypse.
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* ZombieApocalypse: Invoked by Hermes at a press conference when speaking of [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades]]:
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* GlamourFailure: Invisibility, when used against humans, works pretty well, but gods can still spot other invisible gods if they concentrate.
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* EskimosArentReal: At the gods' first press conference, Hera specifically states that [[AMythologyIsTrue while the Olympian gods ARE real]], other gods such as [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor, Loki]], [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]], and Elvis Presley are not.
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* EskimosArentReal: At the gods' first press conference, Hera specifically states that [[AMythologyIsTrue while the Olympian gods ARE real]], other gods such as [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor, Loki]], [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]], and Elvis Presley Music/ElvisPresley are not.
* GodlySidestep: Jesus Christ is mentioned to exist, but he and the Greek gods aren't on speaking terms. Beyond that, nobody's talking about it.
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* RunningGag: Tracy's recurring craving for an ice cream sundae.
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** Tracy's recurring craving for an ice cream sundae.
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** The Orthlaelapsian Wraith, which [[spoiler: guards the nine cans in which the Titans are imprisoned...in the back room of an antiques shop in Swindon]]
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** The Orthlaelapsian Wraith, which [[spoiler: guards the nine cans in which the Titans are imprisoned...in the back room of an antiques shop in Swindon]]
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* OneGenderRace: Of a sort. After Helen of Troy, Zeus stopped fathering daughters; partly to avoid another Trojan War, but partly because he didn't like there being attractive women he couldn't have sex with. [[spoiler:This is why no one considered Tracy might be his child until she had the vision revealing the fact]].
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* RealityTV: Since mythological creatures returned soon after the gods, there is a show called ''Monster Slayer'' that's akin to DirtyJobs but with the star traveling around slaying monsters.
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** Leif. He may even be a little ''too'' genre-savvy, as certain things he expects to happen just don't. Still, he gets it right more often than not. [[spoiler: Zeus eventually recruits him for this very reason.]]
** The Muses could be considered to be this, too, since they spend most of their time helping craft stories.
** Leif. He may even be a little ''too'' genre-savvy, as certain things he expects to happen just don't. Still, he gets it right more often than not. [[spoiler: Zeus eventually recruits him for this very reason.]]
** The Muses could be considered to be this, too, since they spend most of their time helping craft stories.
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''Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure'' is a comedic contemporary fantasy novel by Michael G. Munz.
Just about 3,000 years ago, Zeus, the immortal king of the Olympian gods, commanded the entire pantheon to withdraw from the mortal world. That changed nine months ago when ''someone'' found a way to assassinate him. With Zeus out of the way, the Olympians returned to the public eye, and soon had their own temples, casinos, and media empires. Some of them are even on Twitter.
The only god not having a grand time of things? Apollo. With the modern global population at over 7 billion, and a bursting portfolio that includes the sun, literature, music, medicine, truth, light, prophecy, archery, gelatin desserts, etc., the amount of email he receives from rapacious mortals turns his life into a living hell.
Just about 3,000 years ago, Zeus, the immortal king of the Olympian gods, commanded the entire pantheon to withdraw from the mortal world. That changed nine months ago when ''someone'' found a way to assassinate him. With Zeus out of the way, the Olympians returned to the public eye, and soon had their own temples, casinos, and media empires. Some of them are even on Twitter.
The only god not having a grand time of things? Apollo. With the modern global population at over 7 billion, and a bursting portfolio that includes the sun, literature, music, medicine, truth, light, prophecy, archery, gelatin desserts, etc., the amount of email he receives from rapacious mortals turns his life into a living hell.
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* SoapBoxSadie: Wynter, aka Brittany Simmons, became a loyal follower of the Goddess Hectate only to mess with her family. When she turned out to be real, getting her family's support took the fun right out of it.
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* AllMythsAreTrue: Averted. Hera specifically states that while the Olympian gods ARE real, other gods such as Thor, Loki, Anubis, and Elvis Presley are not.
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* CallToAdventure: Leif refuses this, for a little while, when Apollo comes calling, reasoning that refusing to help Apollo is less risky than helping him and getting a bunch of other gods angry.
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Just about 3,000 years ago, Zeus, the immortal king of the Olympian gods, commanded the entire pantheon to withdraw from the mortal world. That changed in nine months ago when ''someone'' found a way to assassinate him. With Zeus out of the way, the Olympians returned to the public eye, and soon had their own temples, casinos, and media empires. Some of them are even on Twitter.
