In "the Mirror" Hudson says there are three "races", gargoyles, humans and Oberon's Children. I thus thought that every legendary creature would turn out to be either a gargoyle or a fairy. But then the New Olympians came along. They aren't Oberon's children (at least that's what I think, you are free to send me an arguement to the contrary). And they most certainly aren't Gargoyles. So what are they???? I welcome all theories. Send yours in!!

Note: Coldsteel's theory regarding the New Olympians sems a valid one because of the Greek connection he mentions. The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthrow of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place Mount Olympus. Thus New Olympians is probably a reference back to the Greeks. I would love for you to e-mail your comments concerning this theory.

Coldsteel's theory:

The New Olympians could be a race of people transformed by sorcery (or science, in more modern times). After all, in "A Midsummer's Nights Dream" Puck gives the character Bottom the head of a donkey, and Onuncie (the Spider-Fairy) was busily creating a race of were-panthers. What if the Fay weren't always under Oberon's edict of non-interference? It is clear that they enjoy playing at being gods, and the Greek gods were constantly cursing people who irritated them with bizarre appearances, (like Medusa for example). If these curses were carried down to their children, it would explain the New Olympians, who would be the offspring of the original Medusa, the original Minotaur etc. It probably got out of hand, and that's why Oberon reigned in his Children with a non-interference directive, which they have to obey to the current day. Well its just a theory, but it does fit in with Greek mythology I think, as well as add some continuity to the show.

Another support of a Greek connection:

Tauros is descended from the offspring of a Greek princess and a god who had posed as a bull. Proteus is mentioned as the seagod Poseidon's servant in Homer's Odyssey.

Keyser Soze's theory:

In my opinion, they are one of two things: either human/fey hybrids (Oberon was shocked that Titania had found a mate among the humans, indicating that he was not aware that any did) who were born disfigured and so were ridiculed, or, they could be humans. That is humans who either mutated or had some genetic defect that made them look the way they did (maybe even some animal/human hybrids i.e. Minotaur and Centaur, just to name a couple).

Coldsteel uses Medusa as an example of how the fey might have interfered with and changed her appearance. But in classical mythology, she was always like that and had two sisters who looked just like her (she, of course, was the only mortal one though) and Athena did not like her because when Medusa was beautiful she caught her making out with Poseidon in her temple. That's why she and her sisters were changed. If Coldsteel is saying that the fey were the Greek gods, then it makes sense, otherwise no.

First, the Minotaur was the child of Minos' wife (sorry, I forgot her name) and a white bull that was sent to Crete by Poseidon. Also, Proteus was "the old man of the sea" and looked after the seals for Poseidon.

Demeter's and Eagle of Arabia's theory:

Demeter and I have begun a study on the GARGOYLES ADDICTS page about something called Sudden Onset Metamorphosis -- a disease causing people to change forms.

The New Olympians! They're all ancestors of SOM victims! I mean, think about it!

"...but because of the way we look, humans shunned us!"

SOM affected people as far back as the Grecians.

(1) They're mythology is full of instances of changes, sometimes spontaneous, but mostly inflicted. I might go so far as to theorize that SOM was a tool of the Olympian Gods. Some of them might have been Blue class, formulated to the will of the being who weilded it. This triple-helix broke down as time went on, and became the modern Blue class condition.

(2) These people, the New Olympians, are decisive proof that the condition existed in that time. Of course, each monster had it's own creation. Normally a woman and bull are incompatible, but could SOM have changed the woman from the inside first, so that her sexual preferences altered, and perhaps the change was completed later? The son would have (at least for conditions which are genetically transferable) the condition also, but it might have been red. Normal birth (to get him outside of mom without hurting her insides), and gave a partial change later in life, and was killed before the change was completed.

Once upon a time I heard a Greek myth, still my favorite, of a unicorn who spoke with a young hero and gave him good advice. The unicorn, if I may expand a bit, could have been a person with Red class SOM.

Demeter's theory:

I think that the New Olympians were descended from the original Olympians, and the original Olympians were Children of Oberon.

Highlander's theory:

I don't think they have any connection with Oberon's Children. They managed to keep themselves hidden so long that few if any would know about them (immortal or not) and Hudson and his clan were too localized in Scotland to know much of the ways of the outside world. Chances are his knowledge of Oberon's children was probably very limited as well.