(the three brothers, separated)
Zeus was lightning, god of the skies, swift and bright and ever changing. He was power and charisma and leadership, infidelity and deceit and madness. He reigned over Olympus in name only, unwilling and unable to control the others but king all the same. Golden, shining, disastrous Zeus–golden, shining, disastrous Nathan.
Poseidon was the oceans, lord of all things water, the seas and the rivers reaching up and through the land. Water is life, necessary and undeniable, but it can also be destructive; the slow erosion of a mountain or the sudden flood and drowning of a valley. Poseidon was a creator: horses, bulls, the Minotaur. Arthur’s child turned into a monster.
Hades was never an Olympian. Instead he ruled the underworld, a helm of invisibility keeping him in the darkness. He was not Death, but rather, Death’s guardian. His abundant wealth and power meant little, what drove him was people, life. Reliable, intelligent Hades planting flowers in a place without sunlight. Harold fighting against the world’s natural entropy.
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(the students’ paths, diverged)
If a man had no child, no wife and no brothers, upon his death all that remained would go to his apprentice. Harold had none, but what he had–what he gave–were opportunities, doled out generously, heedlessly. To Caleb Phipps, he gave a future. To Claire Mahoney, he offered truth. To Dominic Besson, he presented a choice; because everyone should get a second chance.
Three fates changed because of one man.
At first, they are just seeds. Life and growth and possibility, but even unattended seeds can sprout and bloom and thrive.
Caleb unknowingly continuing Harold’s work, building the components that would become necessary to save The Machine, to make it stronger than ever. Claire, held close to the heart of the enemy, finally seeing with clear eyes what danger has been wrought. Dominic seizing control of the underground, the criminals and the deviants, creating an army out of those who would never obey Samaritan.
The three heads of Cerberus, at first young and uncertain, not quite snapping and tearing away at itself but near enough. With guidance, with the right teacher, the three are a fearsome force, capable of ripping any god to shreds.
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A/N: Finally caught up/finished Season Four of Person of Interest! (So I guess that cold was a good thing…)
Here’s this really blatant Greek mythology parallel, because as I said to @superjinkyo, there’s just something about the MIT trio that resonates really well with the “three brothers” types of stories. Almost Peverell brothers level… And, also, the whole Samaritan vs The Machine war would be all the more emotionally gripping if they had built up the MIT trio feels. Cousins at war! (I mean, the human cousins… I guess Will could also be at war… but I don’t know how? He’s a doctor?!)
And I’m a little upset at YHWH? I mean, it was good, but I also thought it was a little unfair that Caleb got to re-meet Harold and not Dominic? Like, I really thought Dominic was introduced as a character in order to give The Machine side an army of their own to counteract Samaritan’s… 😦
Such a missed opportunity, there… So I fixed it!
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