Lore Olympus: Volume One

How do reputations and gossip impact the way that characters are treated? What characters live up to their reputations or the gossip spread about them, and what does this imply about them?

Smythe uses dramatic irony—a situation where the audience is better informed about a character’s circumstances than the character is—many times in Lore Olympus Volume One. Identify examples of these instances and explain their importance.

Hades and Persephone’s early relationship is hindered by various examples of miscommunication. What causes this miscommunication? How is it exacerbated by other characters in the series?