Aetos is Prometheus's eagle companion. They first were in charge of eating his liver repeatedly as punishment for Prometheus' hubris, but have since bonded and sided with him.
Characteristics and Personality
Aetos is seemingly obedient to its master Prometheus, but aside from this, it has the mind and predatory instincts of a regular eagle.
Physical Description
Aetos is a large golden eagle with bright yellow plumage and piercing blue eyes atypical of its species. It has incredible strength and speed far exceeding ordinary birds. This is likely due to its aeons of continuous feasting on divine flesh.
Gameplay
Aetos is a gameplay element of some fights on Mount Olympus. It will always appear in one standard Encounter, chosen at random, in a player's first visit to the area. A special cutscene will forewarn of its arrival. After this, it has a small chance to appear shortly after the beginning of any standard Encounter on Mount Olympus, once per run. Additionally, it will always appear in the boss encounter against Prometheus.
Aetos acts as an enemy that cannot be damaged or killed. Its presence in normal fights does not offer any additional rewards. When it appears, it will touch down at a point near enough to Melinoë that she is within the range of its first attack and, after a short delay, use the following attacks in this order. The only exception is at the beginning of the Prometheus fight, when it will start at his location and use the Strike attack first instead.
- Spin: Aetos spins in place, dealing damage in a small circle.
- Strike: Aetos dashes at Melinoë, inflicting heavy damage and a short stun if it makes contact.
- Air Blast: Aetos shoots 6 blasts of air in a hexagonal formation centered on itself.
Aetos will then leave the fight. In the Prometheus fight, it will return after a random duration.
Trivia
- αετός (aetós) means eagle in Greek, although it also refers to a myth regarding Zeus' connection with eagles.
- Aëtos was the name of the childhood friend of Zeus, from when he was hiding from Chronos in Crete. He was a beautiful boy born from Gaia herself, and when Zeus became king of Olympus and married Hera, she turned the boy into an eagle out of jealousy, fearing that Zeus was in love with him. The eagle remained loyal to Zeus despite this, and aided in fetching lightning for him during the Gigantomachy, and of course the eternal torture of Prometheus.