YMMV / Myth-O-Mania

• Alternate Character Interpretation: Consider how Hades plays up his involvement with the stories he relates, the argument can be made that Hades is just as prone to self-embellishment as he claims Zeus is.
  • There is evidence supporting this theory. Aside from the Series Continuity Error mentioned in Get to Work, Hercules! and Get Lost, Odysseus!, there is also a point in Phone Home, Persephone!, where Hades tells Persephone that he let Hermes in on the secret way to the Underworld because it's Hermes' job to bring the souls of the recently deceased there. Keep a Lid on It, Pandora! reveals that Cerberus showed Hades the secret way, and Hermes followed them, unnoticed, only to almost reveal it later until Hades told him to keep quiet, and Hermes offered to make an arrangement later. Hermes did find out about the path by following Hades, so strictly speaking, Hades isn't lying, but he isn't revealing or implying what actually happened.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In Stop That Bull, Theseus!, Hades finds Theseus trying to lift a boulder the same way he expects Hercules to... with his big toe. This makes more sense after Hades recalls his own exploits with Dumb Muscle Hercules.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • Have a Hot Time, Hades! provides a rare first-person account of baby Hades getting swallowed by Cronus, capped off with Hades hearing a scream from Rhea.
  • Say Cheese, Medusa! really plays up the Gorgons' Transformation Horror.
• Strawman Has a Point: While Zeus' versions of the myths distorted mortals' perception on who is good or evil, one can't blame him for re-writing parts that wouldn't have made sense to Ancient Greek readers (eg, the gods using technology that hadn't developed on Earth yet).
• Ugly Cute: Cerberus' three heads make him look frightening, but his mutual devotion to Hades proves adorable.
• Unexpected Character: The updated epilogue to Get to Work, Hercules! plays up the sight of Hestia^note goddess of the hearth and Hades' third-youngest sister working for Stone Arch as a surprise, which could work on readers who've noticed that she rarely plays a major role in Greek myth retellings, including prior Myth-O-Mania novels.