[ATHENA]

Father, God King, rarely do I ask for favors

Now, I'm knocking on your door

With hopes to save a friendship

With one who's a prisoner far from home

Odysseus

[ZEUS]

Divine intervention, is that what you seek?

To untie apprehensions that were placed on that Greek?

You are playing with thunder for a man full of shame

But if he's worth the risk of going under

[ZEUS, spoken]

Why not make it a game?

Convince each of them that he ought to be released

And I'll release him

[ATHENA, spoken]

Who's them?

[ZEUS, spoken]

Apollo, Hephaestus

Aphrodite, Ares

Hеra or me

What do you say?

[APOLLO, spoken]

Great

[HEPHAESTUS, spoken]

Very wеll

[APHRODITE, spoken]

Eh

[ARES, spoken]

Alright

[HERA, spoken]

Groovy

[ATHENA, spoken]

Bring it

[ENSEMBLE]

Apollo

[APOLLO]

You all know I'm a fan of catchy songs

So with so many sirens gone

I think Ody's in the wrong

[ATHENA]

They were trying to do him worse

All he did was reimburse them

Now they'll tread with caution first

To live another day and sing another verse

[APOLLO, spoken]

If that's true, release him

[ENSEMBLE]

Hephaestus

[HEPHAESTUS]

Trust is not given, it's forged

Why should I give him my support?

He sacrificed his own cohort

[ATHENA]

Did you forget they failed to listen?

He was betrayed and then imprisoned

But if you make the right decision

He can still build a future with those who miss him

[HEPHAESTUS, spoken]

Fine, release him

[ENSEMBLE]

Aphrodite

[APHRODITE]

Your little high and mighty Odysseus

Claims to love his mother, but let her die of a broken heart

[ATHENA]

He was busy fighting

[APHRODITE]

More like busy spiting the cyclops

Let him feel the pain that his mother felt and rot

[ATHENA, spoken]

Wait

[ATHENA]

Please reconsider this

[ARES]

Really, Athena? These old tricks?

[ATHENA, spoken]

Ares

[ENSEMBLE]

Ares, Ares

[ARES]

What kind of sick coward holds back his power

While his friends get devoured?

He didn't even fight Scylla, didn't even try to kill her

Hides inside a wooden horse to get the job done

Never handles things upfront

Pathetic and weak like his son

[ATHENA]

Hold your tongue now, his son's my friend

And tell your lover that a broken heart can mend

You want more bloodshed? Then set him free

To get back to his homestead, he'll make everybody bleed

[APHRODITE & ARES, spoken]

Ugh, release him

[HERA, spoken]

Hey, baby

[ENSEMBLE]

Hera

[HERA]

So many heroes, so many tales

Give me one good reason why yours should prevail

[ATHENA]

He's got the mind of a genius

[HERA]

Try harder

[ATHENA]

He's pretty skilled with words

[HERA]

You can do better than that

[ATHENA]

He's kind of funny

[HERA, spoken]

Eh

[ATHENA, spoken]

Never once has he cheated on his wife

[HERA, spoken]

Release him

[ATHENA, spoken]

I've played your game and won, release him

[ZEUS]

You dare to defy me, to make me feel shame?

[ZEUS, spoken]

No one beats me, no one wins my game

[ZEUS & ENSEMBLE]

Thunder, bring her through the wringer

Show her I'm the judgement call

The one who makes her kingdom fall

[ARES, spoken]

Is she dead?

[Instrumental Interlude]

[ATHENA]

Let him go, please

Let him go