So I ve come to two choices for your mother. Enyo the goddess of war and hate or Eris goddess of chaos, strife, and discord. Also for your romantical options would you want to be with a hero from history or one of the four winged enforcers of Zeus??? It really helps me to give your opinion. 
Hero from historyā¦I think it would add good emotional impact to have you continue to stay young while your loved one diesā¦We could pull a captain america! Lol
That would be so sadā¦maybe Achilles because he dies in battle and not of old age.
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@GrimReaper21 Thereās a reason why itās called a CoG, so I say put both in as the romantic options. I would hate it if you were forced with only one-and-a-half romantic options in a game (e.g. Black Magic and that kind of? Jenny at the end).
Choice in romantic options is always a good thing. Of course the whole dying thing would suck. Itās the staple of the genre, immortal with their lover growing old and dying. Do you kick them out before they get too old or stick around to the end each time? What of children? Seeing your children grow old and die must be tough too.
Iād say rather than heroes from history, since most of those actually have love interests and it would just seem a bit fake, either create original characters, or give us some immortals from myth.
Achilles is the son of Thetis. So maybe after the whole being shot in the ankle thing, he came back as well. And you may as well have some of the other demigods kicking around. Hercules and Perseus are the two obvious ones.
What about Helen of Troy, who was originally from Sparta and who is said to be a daughter of Zeus in some versions of the myth. She would seem like the most obvious choice to have still around. But sheād be old, and have been through so much, and she should probably have developed ways to defend herself.
But give some Choice in the romances. Donāt include too many though, unless youāre planning a romance game. Itās better to include a couple of solid choices with depth, than a dozen very shallow ones.
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OMG, I wanna to say something about Django Unchained really badly.
@Havenstone You know, itās not often people find my stupid brand of humor amusing, but Iām always pleased when people do. 
@FairyGodfeather Aphrodite would probably make the best sense for playing the role of the mother, especially given sheās seductress at thatā¦ Though Iām still more amused by the idea of a war and/or chaotic goddess being the mother. >.>
I think Helen of Troy being a possibly love interest is a great idea. It wouldnāt be hard to stretch that she doesnāt die by age via utilizing the handful of myths that depict her as being a daughter or descendant of Zeus. But even if casting that aside, one can just alter or expand Helenās legend/myth by stating that because she was so beautiful (playing off that aspect of her actual story) that the gods (or simply Zeus himself) chose to preserve her beauty throughout time, thus she doesnāt age.
@Apilis
Iād be interested in a Helen of Troy thatās more than just a pretty face though. Daughter of a God, plagued by the whole Trojan War being flamed on her, where sheās just a prize to be fought over. Sheās a symbol, not a real person whose only real achievement is that she looks beautiful. Iād like a Helen whoās a Spartan Princess. As her birthplace sheās attached to it. A Helen whoās learned over her centuries to defend herself against unwanted attention, be that wearing a disguise, cutting her hair and posing as male, learning how to fight, or finding safe places where she can live in peace. A Helen of Troy whoās doomed to see all of her lovers die as she remains eternally beautiful. Whoās had their love turn to bitterness and resentment as they remain convinced that sheāll never be satisfied with who she is with. One who carries the burden of all those deaths in the war on her shoulders. And whoās seen her children grow old and die. I like the idea of that Helen, one whoās interesting, nuanced, more than just the most beautiful woman in the world. Who is, at times, frustrated with her beauty and her eternal youth, since it means that no one takes her seriously. One who could be an interesting partner.
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Wellā¦ itās a bit off-topic. I had on youtube having a discussion with a chap who said Django Unchained made slavery out to be tongue N cheek because it wasnt a serious type movie and It reminded me of this thread because im like āYo broā¦ itās fictionā¦ Django never existed, but it would be badass if he did, and slavery is not the main idea of the movie itās only a backdrop for a revenge plot.ā and the dude got all mad and was like āEXACTLY! Slavery was one of the worst holocausts that went almost 400 years what gives anyone the right to make a movie that doesnt handle the subject of slavery with the care it deserves!?ā and im like āYo, I thought it was a good movieā¦ letās just agree to disagree.ā
@Ton LoL =P~ thatās a funny
@FairyGodfeather I agree, I was just using her established beauty as the reasoning to why sheād still be alive was because of the Greek godsā tendency to favor those who are physically attractive. A lot of Greek art is surrounded around the superficial and materialistic, physical beauty and pulchritude was held in great esteem by them, even considered āgod-likeā in some cases (like Helen). Hence why the handsome and comely gods tended to be revered no matter what they did, and the more physically unattractive or outright āuglyā were immediately depicted as villainous creatures (a modus operandi within writing in general, often still utilized in the modern era, look at many Disney movies for example). It wasnāt uncommon within Greek mythology, such as Medea, who within her tale she starts out beautiful and attractive, but more and more as sheās cast into the role of the villain the more physically hideous she starts being described as.
Though, now that I mention Medeaā¦ sheād make for an interesting love interest as well. Perhaps a love plot where sheās redeemed or taken out of the role of the villain within her story. Because letās face it, her being tossed into the role of the villain after all she did for Jason was pretty bogus. Albeit, that was often a trend within Greek narratives, where when a woman takes on a more leading role than the male-lead themselves, to get the male-lead back into their āheroicā position, the woman needs to in some way be cast into a villainous light. The most classic example where this happens is with Medea in āJason and the Argonautsā.
A perfect love interest in a way for a female character (perhaps a male, but more iconic for a female character) would be not a mythological figure at all, but the real life poet Sappho of Lesbos. While there is little left of her works, but as a historical figure thereās a good deal out there to draw upon about her.
Eh, in any case, thereās a lot that can be taken, manipulated, skewed, altered, or whatever to make for an interesting adventure. XD
I must point out that in Greek Mythology, morals making the hero is not the case. You will find that most to all hero/heroines had at least one flaw as they were tragic heroes.
@Apillis You are correct to recommend Aphrodite as the most obvious choice for being a possible goddess to be the mother since Aphrodite is known for being attracted to and enloaping with handsome, muscle bound warriors, such as Spartans. That is why she favors Ares the most as her lover, since he is the God of War. Also I believe she has had many many bastard children over the span of her existence, so another reason for her to be a suitable choice.
(Personal opinion of Aphrodite(just throwing this out there)- I dislike her because of many reasons. Some of which cause me not to I blame her for it, it is her very nature as a love goddess to be sexual active.)
@ApillisAnd I agree with your statement on Medea somewhat, she killed her children in one version of the myth but that a-hole Jason betrayed her and broke his word by throwing her aside and marrying some other girl. Depending upon the version of her that is used, she could make a good romance option.
@GrimReaper21 On the subject of romance options, how will that be handled?
I donāt want it to over take the story, have one big moment than nothing after and I donāt want to just sit in the background and wave at you every ten or so chapters.
I was thinking of using a demigod and/or a famous person from history. Achilles, Alexander the great, Cratus one of the winged inforcers of Zeus for females. Alexander the great, Helan of Troy and a few others for Male options. There are so many to pick from. Anyone you would really want to romance in history?
Are you aware of Achilles and Patroclus? Make Achilles a male or female option too.
And might as well make Helen a male or female option as well.
I do like Medea.
The best thing about making all of your romantic interests available to both genders is itās far less work.
Hey do we get to meet Cleopatra?
@fairygodfeather I m not sure yet, I m still builting the time of the MC.
@GrimReaper21 Lol I just had to say it.
