Echidna's purpose

[sythyry]

The dog was rather large.  Even, it was bigger than any three elephants, which made the second and third heads seem excessive.  Kaiju at first thought its black fur was full of vines or roots, but they turned out to be dozens and dozens of snakes.  It crouched in front of a vast arch in a black stone wall, and when it wagged its tail, the wind

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[rowyn]

I kept thinking, back when they were talking to Zeus, that Kaiju should ask about giving birth through one's skull.

It doesn't sound like there will be a lot of Kaiju left in the skull by the time the dragon is ready to hatch tho. D:

[sythyry]

good point Zeus has a unique pov on that

[terrycloth]

Or she could ask Cerberus about growing a few spare heads.

[rowyn]

You know, this sounds like a good solution, tbh.

[xolo]

When Poseidon sinks a ship at sea, do you suppose he usually thinks how it will fit into some larger plan of his?

That sheer randomness was what always amazed me about the Greek pantheon. It seems so at-odds, with a people who were able to work out so much about how the world works, and more by logic than measurement.