Though the character of Zagreus went through some changes to become the more nuanced and fleshed-out young god he is in the game, it doesn't make his actual mythological origins any less interesting.

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The Hades 2 player character is Melinoe (Mel-in-OH-ee).She's the daughter of Hades and Persephone, younger sister of Zagreus, and Princess of the Underworld. Shortly after Melinoe was born, the ...

Whereas the 2020 action-roguelike Hades saw Zagreus battling his way up from Hades (the place) to meet his estranged bio-mom, Persephone, Hades II sees Zag’s sister, Melionë, descending into ...

The tale of Salmoneus, the king who dared to imitate Zeus, reveals ancient fears of hubris, madness, and divine punishment.

In the late second century, researchers believe the cave was consecrated for an underworld deity and functioned as a “place of devotion” to the darker side of religion.

While Osiris is often considered the Egyptian god of the underworld or god of the dead, experts told Live Science it's not that simple. It would be a mistake to call Osiris a god of death, Andrea ...

In the hills outside Jerusalem, a network of caves provides a window into the past. Among them is Mŭghâret Umm et Tûeimîn, or “the cave of the mother of twins,” according to a July 4 study ...

In the late second century, researchers believe the cave was consecrated for an underworld deity and functioned as a “place of devotion” to the darker side of religion.

Kokdu is an underworld god, and the cursed deity is tasked with entering the mortal realm every 99 years to punish humans he believes are pathetic.