Welcome back to Echoes of Olympus, where the echoes of creation give way to the rise of kings – and the shadows that follow them.

I’m Nikki, your guide through the myths of gods, monsters, and mortals – stories that remind us that every triumph is bought with consequence.

In our last episode, the heavens bled.

Cronus – the youngest of the Titans – lifted Gaia’s sickle and struck down his father, Uranus.

From the wounds of the sky came new life: the Erinyes (furies), born of vengeance; the Giants, born of rage; and from the sea’s foam, the goddess of beauty herself – Aphrodite.

Her arrival marked both an ending and a beginning.

For as love entered the world, so too did the cycle of desire, envy, and betrayal that would shape all who followed.

And as the storm quieted – the Earth – at last – took a ...