The second season of Blood of Zeus revolves around Hades’ plot to obtain the Eleusinian Stone, with Heron and Seraphim getting involved in it. The new season is now streaming on Netflix.
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Plot summary
During the war between the Giants and the gods, Zeus sends his sister Hestia to take the Eleusinian Stone to Gaia to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
Hades wants the stone’s power for himself, but his soldiers fail to stop Hestia from delivering the stone to Gaia, who then takes it to the hidden realm.
After Zeus sacrifices his life, Gaia resolves to ensure that Zeus’ will is carried out. She takes it upon herself to prepare Heron for what lies ahead.
She visits him in his dreams and urges him to find the sword that Zeus forged for him. She tells him that by doing so, he can save his brother, Seraphim.
Meanwhile, when Seraphim arrives in the Underworld, Hades, who needs him to retrieve the Eleusinian Stone, promises to spare him in exchange for his obedience.
However, Seraphim, unwilling to be a pawn again, refuses and does not repent when his actions are judged. As a result, he is sentenced to endure eternity in Tartarus.
Despite this, Hades continues to visit Seraphim, seeing him as his only hope. Seraphim, being part Giant, can enter the hidden realm, which is open only to Giants and Zeus himself.
Hades claims he has been helping Seraphim all along, providing him with his bident and directing him to consume the remains of Giants, which saved his life.
Hades explains to Seraphim the power of the stone. He tells him about a monstrous creature more powerful than the Giants and Titans combined.
Python, the great serpent, persuaded the creature to bide its time and grow before unleashing its immense power.
The gods, unable to kill the creature, managed to subdue and imprison it beneath Mount Etna using Eastern witchcraft and magic.
The creature’s powers were stripped and imbued into the Eleusinian Stone. The creature’s name must never be spoken, as it will awaken it.
Zeus divided the world into three realms to be ruled by himself, Poseidon, and Hades. The ruler of the Heavens was to possess the stone.
However, Hera rigged the division process, making Zeus the ruler of the Heavens and the stone’s holder.
The three brothers were bound to their realms. Hades was discontent among the dead but could not leave the Underworld for long.
He then fell in love with Persephone, whom he brought to the Underworld, but Demeter, Persephone’s mother, disapproved of their relationship.
To tie herself to the Underworld, Persephone ate six pomegranate seeds, leading a furious Demeter to claim Hades kidnapped her daughter.
To appease Demeter, Zeus decided that Persephone would spend six months with Hades and the rest of the six months with her mother.
Hades also knows Seraphim’s story. Seraphim was once saved by a priestess named Gorgo. He fell in love with her.
However, he was consumed by revenge. Instead of marrying Gorgo, he went to get his revenge, which led to him consuming Giant remains.
Seraphim changed and lost the chance to marry Gorgo, who was later killed unfairly by the tree bender.
Hades promises to free Gorgo’s soul from misery once Seraphim retrieves the stone. For the sake of Gorgo’s restless soul, Seraphim agrees to help Hades.
On the other hand, Heron is told by the Fates that someone cut his lifetime during the war, which means his death is approaching. He can turn this into a blessing, but he is not told how.
Then, to honor the fallen Zeus, various Olympians participate in games. Hera, who now regrets her actions, comes to pay her respects.
Her presence results in the gods fighting amongst themselves, which leads to Gaia announcing that all of them can vie for the crown in a challenge that will take place three days later.
The most worthy of them will be awarded the Eleusinian Stone and become Zeus’ successor. Zeus’ soul speaks to them all one last time, and Heron gets Zeus’ ring.
Hades must get the stone before the challenge begins. He gives his bident to Seraphim and changes his appearance, allowing him to leave the Underworld undetected.
While Seraphim sets out for the hidden realm, Heron starts searching for his sword with his companions, Alexia, Evios, and Kofi. Unfortunately, Evios leaves them halfway through.
Heron needs to put some adamantine, from which the sword was forged, in a compass, and the compass will take him to the sword.
Meanwhile, Zeus is judged in the Underworld. While Hera defends him, Hades speaks against him, highlighting how Zeus selfishly did not reunite Electra with Seraphim.
When he brings up how Zeus became the ruler of the Heavens, it is revealed that it was Hera’s doing and that Poseidon supported her decision to cheat, deeming Zeus as the most worthy.
It is decided that Zeus should be punished. He will reside in Tartarus until his station is raised by the good deeds performed in his name.
Heron goes to his old home and discovers a secret chamber, where Zeus accumulated all his knowledge for him.
He finds out about a prophecy that says that when evil will rise again, a prophesied demigod will rise and rescue everyone; Zeus believed that Heron is the prophesied demigod.
Heron then saves the villagers who mistreated him and his mother, and in the process, he unleashes his power, realizing the corrupting influence of power.
Before going to the hidden realm, Seraphim seeks revenge on the tree bender. He kills him but not without sustaining injuries.
On his way to his mother’s grave, Heron comes across an injured Seraphim but does not recognize him due to his changed appearance.
Heron rescues Seraphim, just as Gaia had foretold. When Seraphim wakes up, he introduces himself to Heron as Icarus.
After paying his respects to Gorgo, Seraphim disappears, and Heron gets the invitation to participate in the challenge for Zeus’ throne.
Heron then gets the adamantine he needs from his mother’s grave and successfully retrieves the sword with his companions’ help.
When he speaks with the Amazons his group encounters, Heron realizes that Icarus is actually Seraphim and that he is working for Hades, who wants the stone.
Demeter also discovers Hades’ plans and allies with him after she makes him promise that she will rule the Heavens with him and Persephone.
To sabotage the other gods’ chances in the challenge, Demeter spreads parasitic spores everywhere, killing mortals and weakening gods.
Initially, the gods suspect Hera, but they soon realize that Demeter is behind the chaos, leading them to kidnap Persephone.
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Challenges faced and lessons learned
Seraphim outsmarts the Curetes by making them drink water from the Lethe, which erases their memories.
He tells them that his name is Nobody, so when questioned if anyone entered the hidden realm, they can truthfully answer that Nobody has entered.
Once inside, Seraphim has to face challenges to obtain the stone. The first challenge tests his wisdom, and although he considers himself not wise, he answers the question as a wise king would.
After that, he fights a dragon. Meanwhile, Heron arrives at the scene and proves to the Curetes that he is Zeus’ son; he enters the realm alone using Zeus’ ring.
Heron faces the same challenges as his brother. The next challenge tests their courage, and both brothers pass.
Heron also learns from Gaia that his failure stemmed not from his inability to forgive Seraphim, but from his inability to forgive himself.
Gaia aims to teach forgiveness to the gods through Heron. She asks him to let go of his guilt and forgive himself. This is the only way to become the one who was prophesied.
Who gets the stone?
Heron finally comes face to face with his brother and tries to stop him from freeing the bird carrying the stone, but he fails as the bird escapes with the stone.
Outside the hidden realm, all the gods gather for the challenge. Hades arrives with his army and Demeter, Ares with his supporters, and the other illegitimate children of Zeus.
The three factions are ready to go to war to get the stone, but Hera intervenes, asking them to think about those who will be sacrificed in their war.
Hera’s intervention proves ineffective as Hades refuses to listen to her advice, and the gods start fighting each other.
Hades manages to rescue Persephone, who is being held captive by the weakened gods. Heron and Seraphim also join the battle for the stone.
Amidst the chaos, Heron and Seraphim protect each other as they fight. Ultimately, it is Heron who gets the stone and its power.
The return of Typhon
Heron immediately puts an end to the fighting. Now that Heron possesses the power to kill Hera, Seraphim urges him to take revenge.
However, Heron chooses forgiveness over revenge. He wishes to be remembered not for weakness but for his capacity to forgive.
Heron offers everyone a chance to start anew by forgiving past grievances. He also insists that Hades keep the promise that he made to Seraphim.
Hades gives Seraphim a vial that can end Gorgo’s suffering and bring her peace. Seraphim leaves as soon as he receives it.
Heron then commands everyone to return to their respective palaces, but Hades is unwilling to part with Persephone again.
He resorts to stabbing and killing Heron. Although Hades gains possession of the stone, he does not become ruler of the Heavens.
Infuriated by Hades’ actions, Gaia intervenes. She decided that no god is worthy of wielding the stone’s power.
To restore the stone’s power to its rightful owner, she invokes the name of the creature whose name must never be spoken: Typhon.
The stone shatters, and Typhon is awakened. Gaia declares the end of the Olympians’ reign and the return of the Titans.
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