Hymn to Zagreus

Hymn to Zagreus is one of the vocal tracks in Hades.

It is sung by Orpheus in game, after he has regained his will to sing, and Dionysus talks to Zagreus about pulling a prank on him. Zagreus fabricates a tale about how he and Dionysus are the same god, which Orpheus turns into a song, much to Zagreus's chagrin.

Trivia
The lyrics of this song reference a variant myth of Dionysus's birth that originated from the Orphic religion. According to this version, Zagreus and Dionysus were indeed the same figure. Zagreus was the son of Zeus, murdered and dismembered by the Titans, and Dionysus was reborn from his heart. Though this myth is not canon in the game's universe, the song is a nod to how contradictory variations of myths can appear and proliferate over time.

Lyrics
Sing,

Of Zagreus, oh muse

Slayer of hydras

First of his name

Born

Of Zeus as a serpent

In spite of Queen Hera

Zagreus came

Torn

To shreds by the Titans

Devoured in pieces

From his heart aflame

The seed

Of Dionysus grew

The God of wine and feast anew

To live

At home on Olympus

Never presuming

His origins true

Wrath

Of thunder and lightning

Struck down the Titans

Burned into sand

Up

From out of the ashes

Born of the Titans

The mortals did stand

To live

The model of the gods

At once divine and further flawed

In twain

The blood of immortals

Of Zagreus ending

It flows in their veins

The prince

Under the mortal ring

Prisoner to his king

Never to leave

Steadfast

Endlessly toiling

Doomed to remain

Endlessly toiling

Doomed to remain