Hades: The Unfortunate God (2024)

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Did Hades cheat on Persephone? ›

Persephone doesn't exhibit the classic blind faith in Hades typical of Stockholm syndrome: when Hades cheats on her, she cruelly punishes his lover, turning her (Minthe) into a plant, hence the mint plant.

Ares, Hades and Hephaestus had no male lovers as far as I can recall. But even minor gods had same sex lovers such as Zephyrus who was in love with Hyacinthus and Hypnos who was in love with Endymion. And then we have Heracles (or Hercules) who had many, many, many male lovers...

Yes, we think that Hades reply to Orpheus was fair because he got to take Eurydice back with him to the mortal life. He said "you can take Eurydice with you but you cant look at her till you get to the mortal life".

Poseidon functioned as an antagonist of other gods usually not through direct malevolence but rather as a result of egotism and uncontrollable fits of anger; Additionally he is the main antagonist in the epic poems of The Iliad and The Odyssey.

In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Minthe (also spelled Menthe, Mintha or Mentha; Ancient Greek: Μίνθη or Μένθη or Μίντη) is an Underworld Naiad associated with the river Cocytus. She was beloved by Hades, the King of the Underworld, and became his mistress.

Persephone, the goddess of spring, is vibrant, spirited, and independent. She loves Hades but resents the confines of the underworld and yearns for the freedom and vitality of her earthly realm. The love story of Hades and Persephone is one of separation and longing, followed by reunion.

- Apollo, god of the sun, was bisexual. - Hermes, menssager of the gods, was bisexual as well. - Athena, goddess of widsom, was a lesbian.

The protagonist of Hades, Zagreus, is able to date both a man (Thanatos) and a woman (Megara) at the same time, which will prompt other characters to acknowledge and discuss polyamory.

As time went on, Persephone fell in love with Hades and they built an empire which they ruled together as equals. She would become the young, naïve daughter when she descended on earth and rise to the position of the fearsome Queen of the Dead when she ruled alongside her husband.

His music and grief so moved Hades, king of the underworld, that Orpheus was allowed to take Eurydice with him back to the world of life and light.

Why did Orpheus fail to bring his wife back from Hades? ›

Only a few feet away from the exit, Orpheus lost his faith and turned to see Eurydice behind him, sending her back to be trapped in Hades's reign forever. Orpheus tried to return to the underworld but was unable to, possibly because a person cannot enter the realm of Hades twice while alive.

Since his love was not "true"—he did not want to die for love—he was actually punished by the gods, first by giving him only the apparition of his former wife in the underworld, and then by being killed by women.

Medusa was a young priestess who served Athena, and had taken a vow of chastity to honour the maiden goddess she served. There was one more God, God of Sea, Poseidon. When he looked upon her, he fell in love with her beauty but medusa was very loyal to Athena and didn't saw at Poseidon in that way.

Much like Hades, Poseidon did not like Zeus being regarded as the supreme god. He felt that he should be equally as powerful, if not more so, than Zeus. Because of his envy, Poseidon would often plan ways to overthrow Zeus, making the king of the gods feel threatened by his brother.

Since Poseidon is one of the most powerful gods, he is afraid of very little. Most of the gods bow to his authority, especially because he is renowned for his short temper and his tendency to hold grudges. However, he defers to Zeus, since Zeus is one of the few gods who can defeat him.

He simply stole her to the Underworld. I know, it's still not that convincing but hey, Hades did prove to be quite a faithful and loving husband. He never took another wife and seldom do we find accounts of his infidelity. Persephone represents the cycle of death and rebirth.

Hades wasn't much of a cheater on Persephone and had little romantic relationships besides his wife. Yet, there are still two other women besides the Queen of the Underworld that Hades was in love with, for a short amount of time, at least.

Alternatively, Persephone tore Minthe to pieces for sleeping with Hades, and it was he who turned his former lover into the sweet-smelling plant. In another version, Minthe had been Hades's lover before he met Persephone.