#marit korina’s origin

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Korina’s Origin Headcannons Part 3

Mors and Keres are able to see in the dark. Their eyes glow in dark spaces due to a combination of reflecting light and magic shenanigans.

Korina and Asteria have a very faint glow to their bodies, and Stella has a stronger glow. They are also warm to the touch, but normally not hot to a painful degree.

Luchnos is a spirit and has no need for food, however he still eats and drinks because he wants to. Any food or drink he consumes while in his puppet body just gets converted into fuel for the candle flame on his head. (Its brightness/intensity can be used as an indicator of his energy levels)

Longer lists of headcannons below:

Wing headcannons

Korina and Asteria have Quail wings - Quails are associated with Asteria in Greek mythology (she turned into one to escape Zeus’ advances) and throughout many cultures they are often symbols of harmony, prosperity, family, and love, which are traits that fit well with their characters and stories. These are elliptical wings that have shorter, rounder feathers and are built for short bursts of flying rather than long flights.

Morpheus has Halcyon Wings - Ovid’s Metamorphoses is the only major mention of Morpheus (technically Roman mythology and not Greek, but again it’s the only major mention of Morpheus in classical literature). The story of Ceyx and Alcyone, which he was heavily involved in, ended with them being transformed into halcyon/kingfisher birds. I went for the Common Kingfisher since they're in Greece, and I think they have elliptical wings? (Idk Google didnt tell me anything so I made an educated guess)

Keres and Mors have Vulture Wings - Vultures were associated with death, decay and war in Greek culture. They were also used in the punishment of the giant Tityos in a similar fashion to Prometheus (who, in some versions was also tortured by a vulture rather than an eagle). (Also irl vultures are chill I'm just going with the mythology symbolism on this one) They have passive soaring wings, which are broader and have longer primary feathers with gaps between them.

Thanatos has Screech Owl Wings - Screech owls specifically are associated with Hades, but I thought their connection with death and the Underworld was fitting enough. Most owls have elliptical wings, though they are also known for near-silent flying (other birds’s feathers usually make a lot of noise)

Xiphos has Crow Wings - Crows in Greek mythology are associated with bad luck and death, though they are also depicted as servants of certain gods such as Athena and Apollo. Not a direct fit for Xiphos’ story, though I do think it’s close enough. Crow wings are elliptical like those of the quail, which I explained above.

Last Name Headcannons:

Okay I don't think anybody has any actual last names aside from son/daughter of *insert god here*. Plus also last names weren’t really a thing in Ancient Greece so there’s not really any point to this. This is just a fun little "what would their last names be if they had them?" sort of thing, mainly for the demigods

Mors Grivas Athanasiou & Luchnos Athanasiou

The last name Athanasiou means “immortal” and is derived from Athanasios, which in of itself is derived from Thanatos. I can imagine both Mors and Luchnos having the last name Athanasiou because of their connection to Thanatos, though I imagine Mors would have Grivas tacked onto his name at Keres’ request, with Grivas meaning vulture and presumably the type of last name a Keres child would have.

Korina Galanis

Galanis mean “pale blue eyes”, and both Morpheus and Korina have blue eyes, so I thought it was fitting. (Also there weren’t any cool last name related to the stars of heavens that I could find, so…)

Keion Vasilios & Zenobia Vasilios

Vasilios means “royal, kingly”, but it can also be translated as basil lol. I was also considering Aetos as a last name since it’s derived from Zeus’ eagle companion, but I thought Vasilios sounded cooler.

Nefeli Apostolos

Apostolos means “messenger” and also has some Abrahamic connotations because of the apostles. Couldn’t find any other surnames that really fit, so Apostolos it is.

Marit Kazantzis

Kazantzis is actually derived from the Turkish language and refers to a cauldron maker, such as with the type of cauldrons used to make alcohol. Child of Dionysus, alcohol making, what more do I have to say?

Tryphon Onassis

Onassis means “lover, favored one” which is fitting for an Aphrodite child for obvious reasons (this could also apply to the other Aphrodite kids, but I was mainly focusing on Korina’s Origin)

Sophist Anagnostis

Anagnostis means “reader or scholar”, like Apostolos, this name also has an Abrahamic connection.

Masika Anubis Fouad

So I looked up Egyptian naming conventions, and usually the name includes the names of your forebears (father, grandfather, etc.) Thankfully Masika only has 1 ancestor that we know of so I didn’t have to make the name too long. Fouad is an Egyptian/Arabic last name that means “heart-soul”, and Anubis’ job is to judge people’s hearts so I thought it fit.

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Theories and Analysis on the Demigod names

Something I just realized about the demigods’ names…

Korina, Marit, Zenobia, Sophist, Tryphon - all names with Greek origins.

Mors and Kion are the only two demigods with non-Greek names (Mors is Latin, Kion is Gaelic but could also be Persian depending on the spelling)

With Mors, I just assumed he was given a non-Greek name to show how he doesn’t fit in with the other demigods. Maybe this is me looking too much into things, but either Kion has a non-Greek name to parallel Mors, or he’ll end up having some issues fitting in with the gods / conflict with his identity. I mean, he did kind of imply in a previous episode that he’s one of the kids that Zeus neglects. Or maybe his human mom named him. Idk.

Also while we’re here, I want to look at name meanings and what they mean for the character.

Korina - maiden (also young woman, bride, and other similar meanings). Fitting for her innocent nature as well as her current predicament in the story.

Mors - death; name of the god of death in the Roman pantheon. Mors is a child of a god of death and ends up having to fill the role as he gets older, so pretty fitting.

Marit - pearl (also lady or mistress of the house). We don’t know much about her yet, but I guess it could be referencing her being a daughter of Dionysus? Something about the lady of the house holding parties or something I guess

Zenobia - life of Zeus, whose life derives of Zeus (just all stuff related to Zeus); very straightforward for a daughter of Zeus.

Sophist - a person who practices clever, specious reasoning, expert, wise man, etc. Makes sense for a son of Athena.

Tryphon - soft, delicate, one who lives in luxury. He’s a son of Aphrodite, and from what we’ve seen he seems a bit on the arrogant side.

Kion / Keon - god is gracious, ancient, of Cian, young warrior (Gaelic); king, realm (Persian). More vague than Zenobia, but still places the emphasis on the power and status he has as a son of Zeus.

Addendum: Nefeli - Greek name that means cloud. She’s a child of Hermes, so something sky / flight related makes sense.

Also I’m not going to do the demis like Mitch and Bryan who were name dropped but will probably never make any physical appearances in the series. Besides, they’re Origins of Olympus characters, and this is about Korina’s Origin.