"Ah." Claudius raises an eyebrow. "Well, that does sound more or less typical of men with too much power. My father also has a tendency to dole out harsh punishments for well-meaning missteps, and my brother continued the tradition. My condolences," he adds, more gently. He'd already gathered from Dionysus that Zeus was less than an ideal parent, or grandparent. It's worse for the immortals, he thinks -- unlike mortals with dynastic-minded parents, Apollo and Dionysus can't simply wait for Zeus to die off.