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The concept of Mythology (also known as Legends and Folktales) is present in the world of Hades and Hades II and has existed for thousands of years. There is more than one mythology known to exist, with evidence of both monotheistic and polytheistic faiths.
In the world of Hades it is implied that every myth, legend, and folktale throughout all of human culture and history are real and coexist together despite their often seemingly contradictory cosmologies[1], with the Fates being shown to have their influence spread across multiple different mythologies to an unspecified degree.
Mythologies[]
Arthurian Mythology[]
King Arthur is the king of England that will end up wielding the Stygian Blade. The namesake of the weapon, Excalibur, how it's free from stone and the famous round table where he and his knights gathered are all mentioned.
Chinese Mythology[]
Guan Yu is a noble warrior that will wield the Eternal Spear. The waking phrase speaks of the "crimson phoenix", using it as a reference to the Vermillion Bird of the South, or Zhu Que, one of the Si XiĆ ng, four beasts used to represent the four directions of the compass.
Celtic Mythology[]
Morrigan is a goddess of war, destiny, fertility and a future user of the Sister Blades.
Christian Mythology[]
The Fallen Angel Lucifer was one of the Aspect Bearers of the Adamant Rail. The similarities between his story of defiance towards his father and Zagreus's own story of rebelliousness is pointed out by Zeus, himself another deity who defied his own father mentioning that it's an all-too-common situation among the various pantheons of the universe.
Egyptian Mythology[]
Anubis is the god of the dead that will wield the Witch's Staff.
Germanic Mythology[]
Beowulf is a dragonslayer that will wield the Shield of Chaos.
Greek Mythology[]
Greek mythology is the collection of myths belonging to the ancient Greeks, especially based on accounts written by well-known poets or philosophers such as Homer. It revolves mostly around stories concerning the Ancient Greek pantheon and the mortal heroes such as Odysseus and Achilles.
It is the core setting of both Hades and Hades II.
Hindu Mythology[]
The seventh avatar Rama was a deity that wielded the Heart-Seeking Bow.
Shiva, one of the three biggest powers from his homeland, will wield the Black Coat.
Incan Mythology[]
Supay is a spirit who interacts with the dead that will one day wield the Umbral Flames.
Mesopotamian Mythology[]
The Mesopotamian warrior Gilgamesh was one of the Aspect Bearers of the Twin Fists. His former enemy turned companion Enkidu is also frequently mentioned, being even the namesake of the aspect: Claws of Enkidu.
A god from his homeland going by Nergal would wield the Moonstone Axe.
Norse Mythology[]
Hel, Goddess of the Helheim, the Nordic Underworld, will eventually wield the Argent Skull.
Trivia[]
- Guan Yu is the only hidden aspect bearer to have a small physical description. According to Achilles, he has long black hair and a beard.
- The friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu mirrors that of Asterius and Theseus, a similarity pointed out by many characters.
- Recently discovered dialogue between Ares and Zeus in Hades II implies that outside forces (presumably different pantheons) from other lands have begun to take notice of the growing trouble in Greece and are beginning to get themselves involved with Ares warning Zeus that it could potentially mean trouble for them and Zeus replying that they'll focus on them once the current situation with Chronos has been resolved.[2]