In the second season of Blood of Zeus, the Eleusinian Stone becomes a major cause of conflict among the gods.
Before Zeus sacrifices his life in the battle for Olympus, he instructs Hestia to give the Eleusinian Stone to Gaia to keep it safe.
Gaia then takes the stone to a hidden realm, but even there, it is not safe. The stone is desired by many because the possessor of the stone gets to rule the Heavens.
Hades, weary of the annual separation from his wife, wishes to steal the stone and become the ruler of the Heavens.
The origin of the Eleusinian Stone
The story of how the Eleusinian Stone came to be goes back to the time of the fall of the Titans, when a monster called Typhon is born.
Typhon lies low and allows his power to grow for a long time before wreaking havoc on the world. Typhon has become more powerful than the Titans and Giants combined.
The gods struggle to defeat Typhon in a battle like no other. They somehow manage to imprison the monster beneath Mount Etna.
As Typhon is elemental and the gods cannot kill it, they call upon witchcraft and magic from Anatolia in the East.
A witch goddess strips Typhon’s power and imbues it into a diamond that comes to be known as the Eleusinian Stone.
She warns the gods that Typhon’s name should never be spoken by any living soul, as doing so will free it from her spell and return its powers to it.
The Eleusinian Stone conflict
Zeus, believing that no god is wise enough to wield the power of the Eleusinian Stone, did not want one god to rule the whole world.
Hence, he decided that the three realms—Heaven, Water, and the Underworld—would be divided among himself and his two brothers.
The ruler of the Heavens would possess the stone. To choose this ruler fairly, a draw was held. Hera, convinced that only Zeus was worthy, rigged the draw.
Poseidon knew about this but did not protest because he agreed with her. As a result, Zeus got the Eleusinian Stone and became the ruler of the Heavens.
Hades, who became the ruler of the Underworld, suffered as he was surrounded by darkness and death. He eventually fell in love with Persephone and married her.
For her and their children’s sake, Hades now desires to possess the Eleusinian Stone and leave the Underworld.
When Gaia announces that all the gods can participate in the challenge to become the next ruler of the Heavens, Hades employs Seraphim to steal the stone before the challenge begins.
Seraphim manages to bring the stone out of the hidden realm, triggering a fight among all the gods vying for its power.
Eventually, it is Heron who acquires the stone and its power, thus becoming the ruler of the Heavens. However, Hades, refusing to accept defeat, stabs Heron.
Witnessing a hero like Heron, the only one who chose forgiveness over vengeance, being betrayed, leads Gaia to the conclusion that no god deserves the stone and its power.
To bring an end to the reign of the Olympians and bring back the Titans, Gaia invokes Typhon’s name and awakens it.
Typhon’s power returns, and the grand Eleusinian Stone, which all the gods wished to possess, shatters just like that.
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