Seraphim is the son of King Periander of Corinth and Queen Electra. Due to unprecedented events that followed his birth, he was cared for by Ariana, a servant and friend of Queen Electra. He is the half-brother of Heron, who himself is the son of Zeus and Electra. He is the temporary wielder of Hades' Bident and leader of the Demons.
History[]
Seraphim is the son of King Periander and Queen Electra of Corinth. Before his birth, his mother had an affair with the God Zeus and ended up pregnant with twins, one of whom was Seraphim and the other, his half-brother Heron. While Seraphim was the son of Periander, Heron was Zeus' child, and this enraged Hera, Zeus' wife. Enlisting the Oneiroi to alert Periander of his wife's infidelity, he threatened to kill whatever child she bore that was not his. Seraphim was born first, temporarily relieving the King, but Electra was still in pain. The King was swiftly informed that there were two placentas, which two placentas meant there were two fathers. Shortly after, Heron was born. Before Periander could execute Heron, Zeus arrived and stopped him. Electra then killed Periander before he could hurt Heron, before she and Heron were taken to safety by Zeus, leaving Seraphim behind.
Despite Zeus assuming Seraphim would be better off amongst his father's kin, he underestimated his uncle Acrisius' greed. Acrisius forced the servant Ariana to keep the story surrounding Seraphim's birth a secret and then threw his newborn nephew off a cliff to ascend the throne himself. Despite having taken fall damage, Seraphim survived and was taken away by Ariana to be raised in secret. Procuring her sister's aid, Ariana fled. Eventually, she was forced to take shelter in a bear's cave, where she prayed for God's help. Zeus heard this prayer and, trying to make some amends for his misjudgment, compelled the bear sow who dwelled there to nurse Seraphim alongside her own cubs.
Ariana raised Seraphim, and he was led to believe she was his natural mother. He and Ariana befriended the bears of the area, and Seraphim had them as playmates and companions. One day, Acrisius' sons managed to track Ariana down after they tortured and killed her sister's family. Together with the bears, Seraphim tried to save Ariana but failed. After receiving a scar from one of his cousins, Seraphim is about to be killed, but Zeus arrives as a bear to save him. Taking refuge along the eastern shores of Melidoni, Seraphim became consumed with a vengeance.
Years later, Seraphim eventually met a priestess named Gorgo. The two fell in love and decided to run away together. However, on the day they had agreed to meet up, Seraphim had learned of the location of his adoptive mother's killer. Choosing his vengeance over love, Seraphim abandons Gorgo, seeking to get his revenge.
Seraphim tracked down his adoptive mother's killer and viciously murdered him. When armed guards pursued him, he fled and came upon the remains of a giant washed ashore on a beach. Though he did not know it, this evil began poisoning him after he came into physical contact with the Giant, and a mysterious voice compelled him to consume its flesh. Feasting on the Giant's flesh, Seraphim was transformed into a monstrous creature, and he came into the possession of Hades' Bident, who was sheathed in the Giant's flesh. He single-handedly killed twelve men, and after the last three begged for their lives, swearing allegiance to him, he spared them and forced them to become a "demon" like him. Ever since then, he has been hunting Acrisius and his sons.
Throughout the Series[]
Season 1[]
Past is Prologue[]
A pregnant Electra is seen being seated on the chair, in pain and worried that Periander will kill her baby, which would later be born first and named Seraphim. King Periander was content with Seraphim and was beginning to believe what the Oneiroi and Hera told him in his dream was a lie. Ariana told him there was a second placenta, meaning two fathers. This enraged Seraphim's father, who was ready to kill who would later become Seraphim's maternal half-brother Heron. It only got worse when he saw that Heron's eyes were blue and not brown. Before King Periander could further hurt Heron, Zeus flies in and causes Periander to die from falling from a high place and stabbing in the eye by Queen Electra.
Seraphim is separated from Heron and his mother and is left in the hands of his uncle Acrisius and Ariana.
The Raid[]
The villagers of Heron's childhood town are running for the mines as the Demons and Seraphim are scouring the town for Alexia and Heron. The two began to lag after Seraphim commanded a three-headed dog to chase after them (which was later killed by them). As Alexia and Heron make their getaway, the two are headed toward Electra, who they assume is in or headed for the mines as well. However, Seraphim catches Heron, and a fight ensues between them. Unbeknownst to Seraphim, Heron is helped by Zeus to save Heron's life, who wants to continue fighting Seraphim.
Seraphim then turns his attention towards the mines and Alexia, blocking the path with other demons. He introduces himself, dubbing himself the leader of Melidoni. He is looking for Alexia, who has valuable information. The noble, Aratus, brings himself forward after Seraphim explains he will spare his family and land if he points him toward the girl. Seraphim immediately recognizes Aratus, and the two exchange a bit of lore that would reveal that Aratus is cousins with King Acrisius. Knowing this now, Seraphim also tells Aratus that his cousin happened to give him the scar on his eye. He tells Aratus that nothing pleases him more than watching nobles die. Unfortunately for Aratus, a demon scout relays to Seraphim that they have a lead on Alexia.
Aratus Theogonis is swiftly killed, as Seraphim decides that he does not need the noble anymore. The demons head out towards the lead, but Zeus interferes again and hides Alexia in a tree by covering the opening with rose bushes. Hera also interferes and causes the demons to go after Electra by following Alexia's cape. The gods get into an altercation because of this, arguing that a law is being broken. While they do that, the demons and Seraphim catch up to Electra, and Seraphim begins interrogating Electra.
Electra does not know where Alexia is and is beaten. Heron is hiding in the brush, angered at his mother's abuse. He decides to interfere at once but fails. Seraphim gives Heron and his mother an ultimatum: join them or perish. Sadly, Heron does not concede the defeat, and Electra dies as Seraphim takes him captive.
A Monster is Born[]
Seraphim finally catches up to who he believes is Alexia. Later, when he has her cornered, it is revealed that Alexia is not who she says she is (in this episode, which is worth noting) due to the bident cutting her cheek and it heals perfectly. Alexia transforms into Hera, who is willing to "manipulate" and negotiate with Seraphim, in a sense. Hera sees this as a fair game if Zeus can help Heron, which is still undisclosed to Seraphim. She has difficulty getting Seraphim to kneel before her, but he kneels reluctantly after getting hurt by her.
She takes this opportunity to expose Zeus and all that he has done to Seraphim by using her powers to manipulate his backstory. She shows Seraphim how Zeus contributed to his father's death, King Periander. Hera justifies his anger towards Acrisius, who shows him dropping baby Seraphim down a waterfall to ascend to the throne. Ariana was the one who saved Seraphim, as she was the one who took him and ran to a bear's cave. There, Hera shows Seraphim that she was the one who saved him whenever he was in trouble and commanded the bear to yield to the two. In this episode, Seraphim and Ariana are also attacked by Acrisius' sons in later years, who had recently tortured and killed Ariana's family after Ariana's sister gave away Ariana's location. The result of this is deadly; several people, including Ariana, are among the fatalities, despite the bears whom they had befriended defending Seraphim and his adoptive mother. Seraphim sustains an injury on his left eye, making him partially blind. This event takes an emotional toll on Seraphim, and he makes a vow to hunt and kill his cousins and Acrisius himself. Until then, he settles on the shores of Melidoni.
Seraphim is successful in this by the aide of the Giants remains that beckoned him, and he promptly consumed. He was being chased by the guards who had been sent out due to Seraphim's brutal murder of one of his cousins in an alleyway who participated in the homicide. He killed all but three who swore their loyalty to him in turn for their lives, and they became the main antagonists, which are Demons. He killed a total of twelve men in the cave near the remains. Once Seraphim had this newfound power, he found Acrisius in a cave with the help of his griffon-like lion. Acrisius knew that Seraphim would find him. Little words are exchanged before major gore commences. Acrisius dies by blunt force trauma.
But in the same breath, Hera tells Seraphim that Ariana is not his real mother. She reveals that the woman he had killed, Electra, was his real mother. This makes Seraphim unimaginably upset. Hera does not give a definitive answer to Seraphim as to why she would want to turn him against Zeus. She only tells Seraphim that true vengeance would come from killing Zeus, whom she blames for Seraphim not becoming King.
Escape or Die[]
Hera tells Seraphiim to go Heron with the sword Zeus made for him.
Back to Olympus[]
Hera harangues Seraphim for failing to kill Seraphim.
The Fields of the Dead[]
Zeus tells Seraphim where Acrisius is. Seraphim kills Acrisius and retrieves the Cauldron of Darkness. Seraphim then offers Heron the choice of joining him, but Heron refuses, so Seraphim attempts to kill him.
War for Olympus[]
Seraphims join in the assault on Olympus. He later joins the Giants in betraying Hera and the gods that sided with her. Heron then kills him. Later in the underworld, as a wraith, Seraphim meets Hades, who tells him to kneel, causing Seraphim to scream no in anger.
Season 2[]
A Shadow Emerges[]
In A Shadow Emerges, Seraphim is seen fighting alongside Hera's side against Zeus' side. Sometime after the war, Persephone gets the idea of using him to retrieve the Eleusinian Stone for them from Gaia. She then asks Hades if Seraphim has a passage through the Underworld, and he'd later go to the surface world, find Seraphim's body, and place two coins over his eyes.
Weights & Measures[]
In Weights & Measures, Hades confronts Seraphim, who tries to persuade him to join his cause but refuses and chooses to be judged for his sins.
During his trial by the Three Judges, presided over by Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Aeacus, and overseen by Hades, Seraphim was judged for his sins and virtues, which he is found guilty. When given the chance to repent, Seraphim refused despite vocal discontent from Hades. He'd also exacerbate his situation by listening to the past sins of his judges, citing they have no right to judge him for his crimes. This'd lead Seraphim to be whipped by a Shadow, which he kills, so Rhadamanthus summons an abomination to deal with him.
Eventually, Seraphim is bound to a tree in Tartarus, and later, he is visited by Hades, who unsuccessfully tries to convince him to join his cause. Still, Seraphim refuses to serve under a God again.
Winter is Born[]
In Winter is Born, Seraphim is visited again by Hades, who reveals his past with Persephone to him and that the love of his life, Gorgo, had died and became a Wraith. Hence, Seraphim agrees to help Hades under the condition that he receive a vial of water from the river of Lethe to erase her memories of him.
Funeral Games[]
In Funeral Games, Hades returns his Bident to Seraphim , he gave him a potion that, when he drunk, allowed him to regain his human appearance so that no one would recognize him and takes him to the surface, where they find a pack of Chimera and manages to tame one by turning it into his mount. When Hades returns to the surface and can briefly talk to Persephone, he conveys to her that Seraphim has accepted his offer.
Judgement Day[]
In Judgement Day, when Zeus visits Electra in the Underworld, they huggingly embrace at first, and she slaps Zeus in the face for Seraphim.
Meanwhile, Seraphim would be given Hades' Bident again and led to the surface, where he found a group of Chimera.
Seraphim would also be mentioned during Zeus' trial for abandoning him and leaving his fate to his uncle Acrisius and later his sons. Zeus' choice not to adopt Seraphim was based on his hatred for Periander, which Zeus did not contest.
Riding on a Chimera, Seraphim, while being followed by an Owl, Hades used his clairvoyance to communicate with Seraphim. However, when Seraphim locates Sinis, the one who killed his beloved Gorgo, he kills the owl and confronts Sinis in his human form. Sinis would ask if Seraphim wants to cross the gorge, to which he answers yes, and Sinis claims he'll need to answer a riddle before he does. On the other hand, Seraphim holds Sinis to his word on his proposal, citing the young priestess who once approached him. Seraphim's remark would jog Sinis' memory of Gorgo, and in a rage, Seraphim would attack and kill Sinis in his Demon form. In doing this, however, Seraphim would become wounded, but despite this, he'd then ride his Chimera away from the area.
Crossing Paths[]
In Crossing Paths, Seraphim, riding on his Chimera, starts to lose consciousness and falls off it. Landing on the ground, the Bident was stuck in a tree, and Seraphim transformed into his human form.
Within the Underworld, Hades releases another owl to track Seraphim.
Soon, Seraphim would be discovered by Heron and his group. Because Heron only saw him in his demonic form, she did not recognize him and asked Alexia to help him with his injuries. His wounds would be treated, and after regaining consciousness, Seraphim tries to assassinate Heron but doesn't after hearing Heron's confession at his mother's grave about his regrets of killing Seraphim. Trying to walk away, Heron stops him, and the two talk about Seraphim's identity, who decided to call himself Icarus, and how the other got their wounds. Alexia then asks why Seraphim was there, and he responds that he's searching for the grave of a priestess known as Gorgo. After agreeing to help him find Gorgo's grave, Kofi would tell Alexia that his eyes reflect: Love, War, and the Gods.
Around dusk, Seraphim finds Gorgo's grave and expresses his regret to her, stating she was right about everything she had told him. Before leaving it, Seraphim tied a white bandage to her grave, and he told Heron not to blame himself for his mother's death, which perplexed Heron.
Secretly parting ways with Heron's group, Seraphim returns to his Chimera, where he slew the poachers trying to capture it, and after returning to the sky, Hade's owl regroups with him. Through the owl, Hades chastises Seraphim, informs him about all that had occurred since they lost contact, and reinforces that if he fails, they all fail. However, Seraphim assures Zeus that he won't fail.
The Hidden Realm[]
In The Hidden Realm, Seraphim's true identity is uncovered when Heron's group learns about the current events in the world from Chrysanthe.
Meanwhile, Seraphim reaches his destination, where he's joined by the Oneiroi, who assist him in making the Curetes drink the water from the Lethe River, causing them to have their memories wiped. From there, Seraphim approaches them, going by the name of "Nobody," and tells them Zeus' backstory and how it relates to their purpose. Before passing through the gate, he asks the Curetes to tell anyone who comes after him that if anyone was there, answer "Nobody" did.
In The Three Trials, Seraphim enters the Hidden Realm where he's met by what appears to be Gorgo, but he is dismissive that she is the real one. True to Seraphim's notion, it was Hecate who offered him the chance to change any moment in his life, but he refused and was forced to fight against a dragon, which he defeated with Hades' Bident. With that completed, Seraphim contacts Hades and informs him that he's completed the first trial.
Progressing forward, Seraphim encounters the Sphinx, making him face his greatest fear, locked inside a small box. However, Seraphim boldly accepts it, knowing he's already faced and conquered his worst fears. This is proven true when Seraphim opens the box, and nothing is inside. Hence, the Sphinx allows Seraphim passage into the labyrinth, which entraps him.
Meanwhile, Heron and his group discover that Seraphim is there, even though the head Curetes said that "Nobody" has passed through there.
After Heron passes through the labyrinth and reaches the end, Gaia congratulates him and mentions Seraphim by the end of it. The moment Gaia disappears, Seraphim appears and notes the irony of how they constantly cross paths with each other. Their conversation would reveal Seraphim's motives and the purpose of his alliance with Hades'. Seraphim then tosses Hades' Bident at Zeus' eagle's cage, which releases it, leading Heron and Seraphim to skirmish as the eagle escapes.
Eventually, the two reach the surface amidst a budding conflict between Hades, Ares, and Athena's allies and armies. Despite Hera's attempt to mediate the conflict between the sides, a battle breaks out for the Eleusinian Stone. Seraphim briefly fights against Ares, and Heron saves Seraphim from him. Immediately after this, Demeter restrains Seraphim, but is later released.
In the end, Heron gets the stone and abstains from following Seraphim's plea to use the stone against Hera for orchestrating the death of their mother. Instead, Heron forgives her, Seraphim, and all who have wronged him. He also convinces Hades to give Seraphim what he wants and, in the end, is killed by him. The act would make Gaia appear, chastise them all, and speak Typhon's name, causing him to resurrect.
Season 3[]
In A Breath Before Dying, Seraphim nearly fell into a fissure created by Gaia, but his creature rescues him.
Later, he attempts to steal the Adamantium Sword from Heron but fails as he latches onto his arm and then his creature's tail, causing it to fall to the ground at a nearby beach. Seraphim then fought Heron for his sword, but ultimately lost, and citing his death, Heron saw and felt the pain of Seraphim and had hoped to help him, but Seraphim rejected it. After summoning his bident, Gaia encased him on earth, releasing him after Heron reasoned with her. The two then fly off on his creatures to a destination unknown.
In Hellebore, Seraphim tells Heron, after they feel an ominous wave pass by them, that what they feel is the death of an immortal. As Heron winces in pain, Seraphim states that Heron's wound is becoming infected and must be treated, so Seraphim takes Heron to the same cave that Gorgo once took him to, and Heron realizes this. Heron also realizes the Hellebore he was going to use was tainted with Gorgon blood, which Seraphim confirms and explains its backstory. Once Heron takes the medicine that Seraphim gave him, Heron winces in pain and explains to him that the left side of a Gorgon's blood is poisonous while its right is regenerative. Thankfully, Seraphim gave him one from the right side.
Outside the cave, Seraphim reveals to Heron his intention of stealing the Necklace of Harmonia to get Charon to allow Gorgo passage to the Elysian Fields. Heron offers to help him in exchange for placing coins by his side when he dies, as his lifeline was cut.
In Brothers' Journey, Seraphim and Heron reach one of Zeus' ruined temples, which a Titan destroyed. Seraphim opines about which regime takes over the other. They then head into the forest where they're ambushed by a Keres that Heron once encountered in the past and by numerous Satyrs armed with bows and arrows. The Keres discloses that Kronos has put a bounty on their heads and uses a black marble to summon Typhon with. The two try and fight against Typhon, but cannot win against it.
Amid fleeing from Typhon, Heron is rescued by Kofi and Alex. Not wanting Seraphim to die, Heron rescues him, too.
Once the coast is clear, Seraphim gets into an argument with Alexia over their tense past with each other, and Seraphim tries to leave and take Heron along with him. Heron then explains to the confused Alexia and Kofi that he agreed to help Seraphim with his goal and believes he's the prophesied one.
In The Head of the Maenads, Seraphim and the others witness the Maenad tribe performing the Rite of Sparagmos as Theope sacrifices an ox and tosses its heart into the bonfire. After she does this, hallucinogenic gases spread throughout the area. The group intervenes when the tribe decides to sacrifice Evios.
Upon seeing this, Seraphim and the others reveal themselves to the tribe and attempt to reason with them; however, the tribe uses the hallucinogenic gases to their advantage. That is, until Heron unleashes his lightning god powers to disperse the gas and demands that the tribe lead them to where Orpheus is.
In the cave where Orpheus was, Alexia answered Orpheus' riddle correctly, and he informed the group that the necklace they seek is in the possession of Potnia in the Wind Tower. Outside the cave, Theope parted ways with the group, and Evios rejoined the group under Kofi's influence.
In The Tower of the Winds, Seraphim and the group infiltrate the Wind Tower, despite having a setback involving one of the sentries stationed outside giving them false information about the bells used to communicate with the other sentries. Inside the tower, the group discovers the room where the former Wind Gods sat, and Potnia makes her presence known by taunting the group. Potnia also possesses Alexia, Seraphim, and finally Heron to attack one another. It's thanks to Alexia that she discovers that Potnia was observing them through her mirrors and tells the group to break all of the mirrors in the place. As they do, Potnia repossesses Seraphim and later Heron, until Kofi kills her by falling into a ring of fire she created with her.
Later, the group escapes the Tower and reaches the Underworld, where only Heron and Seraphim can proceed forward.
In Land of the Dead, Seraphim, accompanied by Heron, navigates through the Underworld where they reach Charon's home and Heron, who knocks over a coin from a pile on his table, alerts Charon of their presence. Seraphim negotiated with Charon to allow a Wraith to pass through the River of Styx, and initially, Charon refused, but Seraphim convinced him.
Although Charon agreed to do what Seraphim wanted, he advised the two to make themselves "unseen" as they progress. They accomplish this by riding under Charon's boat, and midway, Kronos appears and his foot causes the boat to rock, causing Seraphim to lose his grip and nearly be drowned by the drowned souls. Thankfully, though, he's rescued by Heron.
Reaching where the Wraiths were, Charon beckoned Gorgo to his side to be led across the River of Styx. Perplexed as to why, Gorgo learns that Seraphim, who was in his human form, was the reason why. The two share a bonding moment together, and after Gorgo is led to the opposite side of the River and regains her mortal form. Gorgo asks that she accompany Seraphim, but Seraphim refuses and reveals his Demon side to her. Before leaving her, Seraphim leaves a bottle of water from the Lethe River for her to forget her memories of him.
Eventually, Seraphim sees a Furie carry Gorgo away and tries to stop it, but is prevented by Heron, as it was reckless to do so.
Outside the Underworld, Seraphim and Heron find Alexia and Evios with Hera, who pleads with them to side with her to stop Kronos. They agree and side with the Olympian Gods when Kronos and the Titans confront them. Kronos offers them one final chance to join him by surrendering and drinking the water from the Lethe River. He also extends the offer to Seraphim and Heron, citing the misdeeds the Gods have committed against them, and notes that he has Gorgo in his possession as well. Seraphim steps forward, despite Heron trying to stop him.
In A Champion's Challenge, Seraphim seemingly was tempted to accept Kronos' offer, because Gorgo was in his possession, but is stopped by Heron, who advises him to be mindful and turn inward. Soon after this, Seraphim and Heron are chosen to partake in a Battle of Champions, representing the Olympians, and would face off against Kronos and Typhon.
On the day of the battle, Seraphim has a brief chat with Heron, who entrusts him with the Adamantium Sword in the scenario that he dies. The two then fight against Kronos and Typhon, where Seraphim creates a windstorm with his bident, and Seraphim focuses most of his attention on Kronos.
As the battle progresses, Heron sacrifices himself to kill Typhon, and a livid Kronos takes out his wraith on Seraphim, until the arrival of Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus. Amid this, Seraphim rescues Gorgo, and the two share a bonding kiss together.
Ultimately, Seraphim finishes off Kronos with the Adamantium Sword attached to his bident.
In the aftermath of the battle, Seraphim is honored with a statue and would be known from then on as "The One".
Meanwhile, down in the Underworld, Seraphim in his human form, meets his mother, Electra, and conveys his remorse for killing her, but Electra doesn't hold it against him, and they reconcile.
Physical Appearance[]
As a child, Seraphim had long, black hair, brown eyes, and tanned skin. Due to his lack of proper clothing from living in the forest, he wore only a black cloth around his waist for pants. After the attack of Acrisius's sons, Seraphim gained a scar on his left eye, turning his pupil white. He also has visible scars on his chest and both shoulders.
In Seraphim's current appearance, he has white-tied hair with a thick, golden streak running down it that rests on his shoulder. Both of his eyes have black sclerae and red pupils, but due to the scar on his left eye, the outer edge of his sclera has a gold band around it. His skin is a gray color with red markings spreading across it. He has spikes growing out of his head, arms, and back. His clothing consists of a black cape draped off his left shoulder, with leather bands wrapped around his shoulders, and a black, ragged cloth wrapped around his waist, secured by leather bands that hold metal plates on his sides. He formerly carried a golden bident that belonged to Hades, featuring black and red markings that extended to the tip of the blade.
Personality[]
Seraphim is driven by revenge, basing most of his decisions on hunting down Acrisius and his sons. Due to his hatred of Acrisius, he generally dislikes nobles and takes pleasure in watching their lives drain. He tends to show that he refuses any sign of weakness in his subordinates, even going so far as to kill one to "cull the weak." Seraphim believes that hatred must be strong, saying as much to Heron. While portrayed as merciless, he is family-oriented and is shown to care for Heron, giving him a chance to side with him. He also shows regret for killing Electra upon discovering that she was his mother.
Despite his hatred and rage, he is still a man capable of compassion and love. He once had a relationship with a priestess named Gorgo and was driven by rage upon finding out about her death and inability to pass on properly in the afterlife. This motivated him to help Hades find a way for his lover to pass on peacefully.
After realizing the error of his ways, he can still forgive to some extent, such as with his brother, Heron.
Powers and Abilities[]
Upon consuming the flesh of a Giant, Seraphim underwent a transformation that altered his physical features and endowed him with superhuman physical capabilities. As the first Demon, his powers seemed greater than his followers.
- Superhuman Strength: Seraphim's strength was augmented considerably, allowing him to easily overpower several well-built human soldiers, bash his uncle Acrisius' head to a pulp, and even hold his own against his demigod half-brother Heron.
- Superhuman Durability: Seraphim could endure a great deal of physical stress and even survived being hurled a considerable distance by Hera's telekinesis.
- Superhuman Speed: Seraphim is much faster than the average human.
Abilities[]
Expert Combatant: Seraphim is a skilled and cunning warrior, especially with the use of his bident. He is capable of fighting on par with Alexia and his brother Heron. He is also a good marksman, capable of easily throwing his bident to hit enemies from afar, and he does not miss his mark very often.
Weaknesses[]
- Mortality: Despite his demonic powers, Seraphim is still mortal and can die the same way as an ordinary human (blood loss, decapitation, old age, etc.).
- Beheading: Although Seraphim possesses durability and regenerative capabilities, it can be immediately subdued by being beheaded.
- Extreme Heat: He appears to be vulnerable to extreme heat sources.
- Electricity: Seraphim's first death was caused by his brother Heron electrocuting him with a massive lightning bolt.
Equipment[]
- Hades' Bident (formerly): Seraphim discovered his signature bident in the back of a giant and later learned it originally belonged to Hades. After consuming the Giant's flesh, he could mentally influence the bident's movements at will, apparently by manipulating the Giant's blood that tainted its grooves. Upon Seraphim's physical death, Hades took back his bident.
- The Adamantium Sword (temporarily): Seraphim temporarily wielded Zeus's sword that was crafted for Heron. After Heron became frustrated with his father and discarded the sword, Seraphim retrieved it upon being sent by Hera.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Heron[]
Heron is Seraphim's twin brother. At first, he was unaware of this fact and treated him as an enemy. Upon learning of their kinship, he tried to get him to join his side against the gods, but when Heron refused, he insisted on killing him.
Electra[]
Electra was Seraphim’s biological mother.
Ariana[]
Lovers[]
Gorgo[]
Gods[]
Hera[]
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- A Call to Arms
- Past is Prologue
- The Raid
- A Monster is Born
- Escape or Die
- Back to Olympus
- The Fields of the Dead
- War for Olympus
Trivia[]
- Seraphim and his brother Heron are twins born with different fathers; this is an extremely rare occurrence known as heteropaternal superfecundation. Thus, genetically, they are half-siblings.
- Ironically, Seraphim is a kind of angel from the Abrahamic religion/myth, but this character bearing the name here is a demon in a work based on Greek Mythology.
- The three-headed dog he can command seems to reference the Guardian of the Underworld and the three-headed dog Cerberus.
- Heron and Seraphim both have a type of scar on the same side of the face, which is one thing they have in common despite their obvious differences and reasons.
- Seraphim shows similarities to numerous mythological figures.
- Like the Greek heroine Atalanta, Seraphim suckled off a bear.
- Seraphim's punishment in Tartarus, being bound to tree roots as a snake drips venom onto his face, is identical to Loki's punishment for the death of Baldr in Norse Mythology.
- Seraphim's trick of calling himself "Nobody" is identical to the trick Odyssus pulled on Polyphemus in Greek Mythology.
Gallery[]
References[]
See also[]
| Blood of Zeus | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Heron • Zeus • Hera • Seraphim • Electra • Alexia • Evios • Kofi • Ariana • Hermes • Apollo • Ares • Poseidon • Hades |
| Species | Human • Demon • God • Titan • Giant • Wraith • Centaur |
| Items | Cauldron • Hades' Bident • Adamantium Sword |
| Location(s) | Olympus • Underworld • Corinth |
| Season 1 | (Episodes: A Call to Arms • Past is Prologue • The Raid • A Monster is Born • Escape or Die • Back to Olympus • The Fields of the Dead • War for Olympus) |
| Season 2 | (Episodes: A Shadow Emerges • Weights & Measures • Winter is Born • Funeral Games • Judgement Day • Crossing Paths • The Hidden Realm • The Three Trials) |
| Season 3 | (Episodes: A Breath Before Dying • Hades' Choice • Hellebore • Brothers' Journey • The Head of the Maenads • The Tower of the Winds • Land of the Dead • A Champion's Challenge) |