Olympus (2015)

The Temple of Gaia

We find Hero in the cave of the Cyclops, risking life and limb to rescue the Oracle Of Gaia. Hero defeats the Cyclops, sending it plunging to his apparent death and frees the Oracle. Hero is determined to bring her back to the temple so she can answer the riddle of his life: why was he brought up in hiding in the Forest of Troezen? On the way to the temple, Hero and Oracle are set upon by two highwaymen who threaten to kill them. Hero manages to kill one of the robbers and capture the other who turns out to be Oracle's brother Theo. Meanwhile, the city of Athens is under siege by Minoan troops. King Aegeus is leading the futile attempt to stem the Minoan tide, while his wife, Queen Medea, is attempting to solve the riddle of the Lexicon which she believes lies inside their son, Lykos. The Lexicon leads to the door of Olympus and any mortal who is able to enter Olympus will be welcomed by the Gods and become an immortal. In the midst of all this, the King's brother Pallas is plotting an assassination attempt on Aegeus. The King is struck down by an arrow, but Medea uses her sorceress powers and knowledge of exotic herbs and potions to save his life. After assuring that her husband is safe, Medea puts an end to the political/military coup by exposing, and poisoning, Athens' top general, and then placing her son Lykos in charge of the army. Hero, Oracle and Theo arrive at the Temple of Gaia. Oracle has a vision, divining that Hero is the first born son of Aegeus, the King of Athens and as such, he carries inside him the Lexicon. Both Hero and the High Priest Cyrus are stunned. Oracle, however, has had an earlier vision that she hasn't shared with Hero - one where Aegeus will be responsible for triggering events that will wipe out mankind. Her goal is to get into Athens so that she can kill King Aegeus. Cyrus does not let Hero, Medea and Theo leave the temple as he wants the Lexicon for himself which results in a deadly fight between them.

Daedalus

At the Temple of Gaia, Hero is being bled by Cyrus who is looking for answers to the riddle of the Lexicon in Hero's blood and the whereabouts of the ring of the Magi. Oracle manages to free Hero and they escape from the Temple of Gaia. On the road, they come upon Daedalus. Daedalus and his son Icarus had been held in a Minoan prison tower until they escaped by creating gliders but Icarus soared too close to the sun, his glider failed and he plunged to his death in the ocean. Hero plans to head back to his home in the Forest of Troezen to get proof of his lineage, hoping to find a ring that Aegeus left with Hero's mother. Oracle and Daedalus follow: Oracle because he's her ticket into Athens, and Daedalus because he's interested in this extraordinarily ring. In Athens, Medea learns of Hero's existence and orders Cyrus and two ruthless warrior priests to find Hero and bring him to Athens immediately. In order to contain her husband, King Aegeus, Medea sedates him. Prince Lykos discovers his courage and makes tactical suggestions which prove to be successful in combat. Lykos is heralded by the court but when he refuses to murder a captured Minoan soldier, Pallas realizes that Lykos was attracted to the soldier and uses this insight to establish a deeper relationship with Lykos by providing him with a scribe, Kimon who will serve as his lover, and as Pallas' spy. Hero, Oracle and Daedalus come across a bridge of stone spires extending over a deep chasm. As they carefully make their way across, Hero is suddenly struck with a vision and time freezes all around him. As Hero tries to comprehend this, things get worse - when a terrifying beast materializes out of thin air and attacks him. Hero snaps out of his vision just in time to avoid plunging to his death. He, Oracle and Daedalus move from the stone spires onto a what seems to be a huge expanse of smooth stone but what they are actually crossing the palm of a gigantic hand.

Ring of the Magi

Minos