This is a good point that we perhaps didn't clarify enough in this video. We'll try to bring out a video doing a more detailed look at this difference soon
Well, there's some points I'd like to make about Persephone: •The entire kidnapping was sponsored and ordered by Zeus, the primary source of this myth literally strips Hades of all blame except for slipping Persephone six pomegranate seeds •He told Persephone to return to Demeter (pronounced De-may-ter) after finding out about the Winter •Before her departure, Hades told Persephone not to be sad, for as his wife she shall be a Queen of Queens, and highest among the goddesses, for despite the delay, everyone becomes their subject eventually, and in the meantime he shall work to be the best husband he can be •Persephone shares equal power to Hades •They have the most functioning relationship in the whole mythology (except for maybe Eros and Psyche) •Every time someone tries to intrude on their relationship, one of them does something nasty to the intruder (e.g. Hades binding Pirithous to a chair with snakes and settung the Furies on him, along with Theseus; Persephone turned Minthe into a plant then stepped on her) Hades is actually a really nice guy who does his job, keeps his promises and loves his wife. People just hate him because 'Lord of the Underworld = Satan'. Also Hades is god of the Underworld, not death, that'd be Thanatos.
Yea unfortunately people don't know the difference between god of death and god of the dead Same case with Scáthach and the Morrigan Scáthach is the Goddess of the dead while the Morrigan is the goddess of death but many keeps thinking that Morigan is both the goddess of the dead and death
@@JRZTT death is the action of a living thing dying. "The Dead" are the living things AFTER they have died. Hades doesn't control where or when they die, he justs controls the place in which the reside after death
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback ight den man if you like zeus raping girls thats fine just know that im not forcing you to like hades but hades has never cheated on his wife or raped any girls unlike zeus
I think it's neat that Hades also was known for having lots of precious metals and gemstones, being underground and all. I bet Persephone got ALL the bling.
I think Persephone preferred the responsible, loyal and loving husband (that also built beautiful gardens for her in the Underworld) instead of the overprotective and crazy mother.
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback I know in ‘Murica this is accepted language, but in the civilised world we don’t call people brain dead if we don’t agree with them, ‘mkay?
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback if you actually knew anything about mythology youd know that there are many variations of the myths, and in most of them persephone was quite happy with hades.
Mythology : He is Hades, the god of dead and underworld ! Hollywood : So he is the bad guy ! Mythology : No no no ! You got it all wrong. He is a kind person. He loves his wife and loyal to her. He also loves and plays with his dog ! Hollywood : hmmm ! Neah he is the bad guy !
Hades is by far my favorite of the big three Greek gods; he took his job seriously, he absolutely adored his wife and when mortals came to him for a favor he would always give them a fair deal.
Agreed. He was less crazy then most of the other Gods, that's for sure! We just brought out a video on how he met his wife in more depth, you can find it on our channel
In the Percy Jackson books, Hades actually wasn't a villain. In fact, he helped Percy in the final battle against Kronos. He was a misunderstood God in the books. They screwed over him in the movies, though.
If I’d have to choose from the ‘Big Three,’ I would choose HADES. He was loyal to Persephone and he never cheated. Unlike Zeus and Poseidon. He kidnapped his future wife and so what? We all do rash things for the one that we truly desire. If you remember the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades actually granted Orpheus’ wish to return his deceased love back to the living because Hades was moved by Orpheus’ love. I mean, Hades is deep. He is just misunderstood by his siblings because he isn’t taking advantage of his power like them. Dear mortals, it’s what we see in our society today. If you do not conform with the ‘status quo,’ then people would condemn you. Just like how the Gods are treating Hades. 😉
And his kidnapping of Persephone wasn't even controversial when you consider the context of the culture at the time. Before pursuing Persephone Hades went to Zeus (who's Persephone's father) and asked him for her hand in marriage which Zeus agreed to. In Ancient Greece it was the custom for men to ask the father's of their prospective brides permission to marry them, the brides themselves had no say in it. Once that was arranged it was a custom for them to make off with them. Also Hades actually to do a more modern way of proposing to Persephone but it was Zeus who suggested he should do a surprise abduction instead. This was probably because Demeter was such a overbearing smotherer that she wouldn't give her daughter up to anyone.
Acttualy one of the reason Hades never cheat beacuse Persephone is kind of Hera. One girl name Menthe who Hades seem to like her. And Persephone know that. She transform her become a aromatic herb name Mint.
Oh yeah I remember it being said some gods wanted to overthrow Zeus. Of course Hades naturally didn't take part in it. Though sometimes I think Olympus would be better off with Hades as king
He’s just chill guarding Tartarus so the evil Titans don’t escape Meanwhile Poseidon drowning humans And Zeus having affairs and babies with anyone but Hera
I only know really little of greek myths but one thing I really dislike is that every time there is a story based on greek myth, Hades is always the villain were there are others that could fill the role better: Ares and Hera being good examples heck even Athena is kinda villanous. That is one of the reasons I don't like Disney's Hercules and some modern takes on greek myths in media.
One example of Athena's villainousness is when she cursed Medusa just because Poseidon raped her on Athena's temple, paying an innocent for a guilty one
Zeus over Hera. She is completely justified in her anger at Zeus for his constant and ceaseless adultery and cheating, even if she did take out that anger on the mortal women. Zeus was a serial rapist and adulterer, wrathful, narcissistic perk who felt he could get away with whatever he wanted because he was the King of the Gods. Who could stop him?
Even Ares isn’t that bad. I mean, he’s the god of war so of course he’s gonna be violent. Besides, he was the patron god of the Amazons. AKA One of the most powerful groups of female warriors in Ancient Greece. He’s also one of the few gods who managed to sleep with women without resorting to his father’s dirty tricks.
@@avalasialove But he definitely is quite pathetic. IIRC he was scared shitless of Typhon and got locked in a barrel by 2 giants. And there are his squabbles with Athena.
It depends on which variation of the myths you look at, and some variations Persephone was happy to be in the underworld, and in others he kidnapped her. Also it’s completely understandable that he stayed away from the other gods, Zeus this wasn’t the best guy in the world and some of them were very arrogant and conceited. Either way this is a great analysis of hades. Edit: I posted this before the video was done! You basically said the same things!
Yeah we agree. It's kind of difficult to really know how she would of felt. Of course she wouldn't of like that she was kidnapped and forced into marriage. But on the other hand, she was made into the Queen of an entire domain and became pretty respected among the Greeks in a similar way to Hades. We're going to do a video explaining the story of how they got married in more depth soon
There’s also a few older versions where Persephone found an entrance to the underworld and just wandered in and like it there. She decided to stay, and eventually (due to stubbornness), she was allowed to stay by Zeus. Another thing not really mentioned a lot is that Hades offered a *shared* throne, rather than him being the King and her being queen but having no power (see Zeus and Hera). This is actually a big deal in that time since a lot of women were not seen as equal. Some argue Persephone ate the pomegranates knowing she’d be treated equal and she knew what she was doing, others argue it was all forced. Just depends who you ask and what version you read. :)
Tua, the tuatara I think they mean that Persephone would have equal influence and rule over the underworld as her husband. In many cases of royalty the King would call all the shots and have the final say in everything with the queen acting more as glorified advisor or ‘Tsu chef’ shall we say. But here, Persephone would have just as much involvement and say in the matters of the Underworld as Hades whether or not he was present because he wanted her to be his equal. Very respectful of him.
What I hate is when people think Hades hated the underworld and was tricked into having it. In some cases, he was actually portrayed as demanding the underworld to be his, as he didn’t think the other gods were capable of protecting it
"Evil and deceit" I'm pretty sure he actually seduced her in a few versions, and she definitely fell in love with him eventually (which probably was because he was actually a decent spouse unlike literally every other god and not stockholm syndrome), and the whole "six months" thing was actually because she ate food from the land of the dead and therefore could not leave permanently, but Hades actually let her leave for those six months every year, and Zeus has basically no part in the actual agreement from what i remember. Basically: You skim over stuff to make it seem like he's an edgy introvert who is better than the other gods but still a bad person, when in reality he is just a decent person who happens to rule the underworld. Hell, he willingly took the role as god of the underworld when he, Zeus and Poseidon were drawing lots to decide who got what, because he felt bad for the souls of the dead. Cerberus may have meant spotted, he named his gigantic three-headed helldog Spot, he is a giant nerd and a decent person. Also, he wanted to propose, but Zeus said "Nah, kidnap her instead" and probably through sheer annoyance managed to convince him to do it. When he saw how he scared her, he also apologized. Don't diss my man Hades.
I also heard cerberus means "cloud" in some other language, it was commented on other Hades related video, so I'm not 100% sure that's true, but I really like the thought of Hades naming his dog spot or fluffy XD
Your video needs some editing. -He did have a temple dedicated to him at Sila -Bit of a leap saying that just because he preferred to stay in his kingdom, that makes him bad -You are quoting Hesiod's version of events around Persephone. Whilst some versions have that he kidnapped and forced marriage, we would have to overlook that it was a common marriage ritual in a number of Greek city-states to kidnap your wife in order to show that you would be able to protect her in times of war. This was most commonly found in Sparta. Outside of Sparta, wedding vases would have Hades and Persephone on them, not Hera and Zeus, suggesting that even the ancient Greeks knew who had the happiest marriage. In some versions, he kidnaps her outright. In others, he seeks permission from Zeus as the father of the bride and preforms the traditional wedding ritual of bride kidnapping. In others, she goes down of her own accord. Also, think you should probably admit that Poseidon and Zeus both kidnapped and raped their wives themselves, so it's unfair to level that charge SOLELY on Hades because its the more well known story. -Hades is not the God of the Dead, he's the God of the underworld. Big difference.
Lest we not forget the BRIDE AND QUEEN'S opinion on being the widely worshipped God of Spring and Heaven in the form of the Elysian Fields. Because unlike the many brides of the Gods of sea and sky, the only bride of the God of Earth and Under was treated as all of her like should be: A QUEEN. Hades is literally "ALL WOMEN ARE QUEENS"
He is not evil, never harmed anyone without reason, he is perfectly fair on all of his deals, he is professional who is dedicating his whole time on his work, unlike his brothers. And the kidnaping part, you should look at it in ancient greeks perspective, cus form them it was more like a ritual rather than actual criminal act. This ritual still exist is greece, armenia and several other nations, and its had only ceremonial purpose. So no, Hades is many thing, but he ain’t cruel or deceptive. Kudos tu our introvert workaholic
Thank You!! Honestly, Disney version aside Hades wasn’t really that bad at all! He’s probably the only god that didn’t screw around with mortals or rape them as many did. His brothers Zeus and Poseidon were so much more evil compared to him. He’s also not just the god of the dead, but he’s also the god of blacksmith and money. Also, Hades didn’t chose to be the god of the underworld Zeus put him in that position (He is actually the oldest brother). And as you stated there are many different version on the story of Hades and Persephone. In many yes he did kidnap her, in some Zeus did promise him her hand, and in others Demeter was insanely protective of Persephone and she wanted the exciting underworld life Hades gave her, and they did fall in love too! Hades is overall my favorite greek god
Zeus didn't make Hades take the underworld. The three brothers of Cronus drew lots to decide who got what and Hades being the good big brother he was allowed his two younger siblings to go first and decide on which domains they wanted to rule and just took the underworld voluntarily.
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback Lmao. Zeus Simp. i saw another comment where you made an incoherent argument persisting zeus is heroic just because he freed his brothers from cronous' belly. you need to revaluate being a Zeustan.
"This story of abduction, truly shows how evil and deceiving Hades was." I dunno man, he DID ask Zeus for permission to marry Persephone first. The only deception was when he fed her the pomegranate seeds to bind her to the underworld. Compared to all the s*** the other gods did... he was pretty tame and collected.
He kidnapped and made her his wife against her will? Idk man I think he's a pretty bad guy. Even the ancient Greeks thought Hades was a bad guy, and the ancient Greek society had a lot more brutal and violent things and many terrible things were normal compared to today.
Hades didn't care for worship or offerings cause he wouldn't be swayed to take sides is very noble, also he knows that one way or another all mortals end up in his domain and under his rule. Hades is the most responsible of his brothers, preferring to stay home and do his job over going to Olympus and partying or chasing women. Hades may not have kidnapped Persephone, some versions say that she found her way into the Underworld herself and they both fell in love with each other.
Even the kidnapped versions also has things like taking her before her mother turned her into a tree so she could never leave. Also the underworld is where all mortals end up. That's a lot of company.
Honestly the story of Hades and his wife is one of the few that gets worse morally the further in the future you go. As far as I know, in earlier tellings, she did in fact fall in love with Hades. That’s one of the reasons there are next to no stories of Hades fooling around with mortals. In fact, a Nymph was flirting with him once, and then Persephone showed up and squashed her into mint. But with the rise of Christianity, the stories were recontextualized into making Hades a villain, because he was the devil stand in.
Hades, the nice guy/the quiet kid of Greek Mythology And you know you should never piss off anyone that's in charge with running the whole underworld by himself
So glad I am finally seeing justice for Hades. I had a teacher once who had a question on homework or something asking who we thought were good role models out of all the gods and heroes. I chose Hades as one of them and the teacher marked it as wrong! 🤬 I could understand that if you were asking which the GREEKS thought were good role models, but that wasn't the question. How do you mark an opinion as wrong like that? Especially when I gave my defense something similar to this video (though I didn't know all of this when I write it)?
Personally I always saw Hades more akin to the Egyptian god of the dead Osiris than to the Devil. That is he was a fair ruler and judge of the afterlife and not evil or malevolent. Its kinda funny how the Egyptian god of the dead who was a literal zombie isn't maligned by modern pop culture while his Greek counterpart who's very much alive is treated like Satan.
One thing I should point out is that Hades does offer assistance to the Olympians on a few occasions. For example, during the Gigantomachy, Hades is said to have lent Hermes the Helm of Darkness to help the latter fight the attacking giants. Also, in some versions of the clash against Typhon, Hades likewise lends the Helm of Darkness to Hermes when the latter went with Pan to rescue a then-incapacitated Zeus.
Basically Hades is the grumpy responsible sibling who tasked doing a job that he hates but still does it because his brothers are irresponsible jerks. On the brightside he is filthy rich, Has a wife that he really loves and has a goodest boi (probably the reason he rented the Cerberus to Hercules is because Hades wants his boi to take a walk but he can't due to responsibilities lol.)
Even though he's the villain in Disney, Including being my favourite villain of all time, also my favourite character of the "Jerkules" I knew Hades had his reasons, that's why I am glad to call him dad, HaHaHaHa
Let's be real if I had a family like Hades I would avoid them too, plus many sources sites that Zeus actually gave Hades a green light to take Persephone for his wife, so this was a more arranged marriage, yeah him kidnapping her was a bit dickish, but compared to his brothers and how they treated thair women he is pretty much a saint, plus when Persephone got the opportunity to leave, she wasn't really all that enthusiastic as she genuinely loved the guy and Hades treated her super well and never cheat on her unlike pretty much any other god. Also, Greeks feared him because they feared death itself, not because of his horrid actions, again like with the other gods. Therefore Hades is pretty much the coolest and nicest god in my books.
lightning and waves can crash at any moment's notice, causing mass destruction in their wake, and are hard to predict and untrustworthy. the dead, on the other hand, are all but pleasant memories when they pass.
I like how Hades (depending on the variant stories) honors his word and gives you a chance to prove yourself. While other gods would dismiss it, go back on their word, or trick and punish the mortal anyway. He allowed Hercules to bring Cerberus out of the Underworld if he could submit Cerberus without weapons. Despite that Cerberus not guarding the entrance would be a risk to his domain if anyone wanted to escape or enter freely. He allowed Orpheus to leave the underworld with Eurydice. As he was emotionally moved by his music and determination. Giving Orpheus a chance to leave with Eurydice without looking at her until both crossed to the realm of the living. But since Orpheus looked back and Eurydice hadn’t crossed to the realm of the living. Orpheus failed, and did not complete Hades’ agreement, despite the tragedy. He comes across as a lawful neutral personality, open to exceptions with strict stipulations. But he will show his wrath of you mess with him.
The way I studied it, Hades didn't spend a lot of time in Hades because he preferred the company of the dead, but because he was extremely dutiful and cared about doing his job well
Dude, I don't think we can even use 'he kidnapped Persephone' as an excuse to say he's evil... I mean at least he didn't shapeshift into a cow and kidnap a princess unlike a certain thundering Neanderthal brother of his😏
Hades is neither benevolent nor malevolent he actually is neutral since he cares not for neither mortals or God's he is the God of the underworld and punisher of evil but he is also the lord of darkness meaning it balances him as neutral. Poseidon is actually chaos as he's the God of the sea and causes most natural disasters and constantly interferes with humans out of boredom. And zeus is a Misanthrope whos father refused to acknowledge him sufficiently so he decided to murder the guy and take the Throne of Gods for himself. In short all gods are both malevolent and benevolent depending on their mood and level of boredom. The God who finds it funny to see humanity struggle though is ironically zeus not hades as hades couldn't give two fucks less about humanity i always see hades as megatron for some odd reason he's brash, unapologetic, ungodly powerful, and eternally bored 😂
Hollywood Directors making a new Greek movie: I wonder who I should make the villain for this movie? Ah tuck it I'll just go with hades again. I really hate that Hades is always portrayed as the bad guy Even tho he is the most responsible and probably the nicest Greek God Thank you to FGO for making Hades a chad
Hades was a saint in comparison to his brothers. He was the god of the afterlife in my opinion seeing as every mortal serves him eventually. And he was loyal to Persephone.
What you said here is true. Thank you for having weighed every piece of actual information we have from the Greeks about this god. If you're familiar with that chart that lists characters into crossed columns and lines with three categories each: "Lawful" "True" "Chaotic"; "Good" "Neutral" "Evil", I would say Hades could be a Lawful Neutral. I picture Hades as extremely powerful (he's a son of Cronos), as you said interested in other lifestyles than the Olympians, he is introverted in the sense that he is solemn and severe, dutiful, appreciative of his realm and its creatures, quiet, had invisibility (his own name means "he who isn't seen"), prideful but stoic, just and benevolent with the dead and the sincere and pious mortals, but merciless and terrible to those he punished.
One day well get a proper depiction of Hades in the media outside of Percy Jackson. Same with Ares, dudes not evil. Didn’t rape at all from what I know.
Don't forget Disney's version. He might be my favorite character from the movie, but he was done very wrong. Also yes, Ares was not evil, he was just a coward ( if I am not wrong).
“Is there a chance he is being misjudged” Me, an ex greek mythology nerd: PFFFFFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! yes, definitely Edit: and about the whole hades having complaints about persephone leaving thing? Actually he realised that her mother taking life from nature with her daughter gone was a VERY bad thing, but still wanted her to stay, AAAANNNND you forgot to factor in that hades and persephone actually had a pretty decent relationship afterwards anyway
Hades to me is the guy who has to clean after his two brothers Zeus and Poseidon, he hates having to do so but it has to be done. Hades is the only the most responsible gods in Greek mythology.
Hades was a true working man. He had little time for petty things, and I assume he appreciated a real conversation. Why he kidnapped Persephone is understandable. He probably saw a true, innocent person in her and it was something that he needed, because he was always stuck in the underworld. He was free to roam the Earth at his own will, but he cared too much about his duty, and only did so when absolutely necessary. He truly is a saint, in comparison to his brothers.
Funny thing is, if you actually met Hades, you'd probably think "Damn. This guy's a hardass". But then, when you compare him to the absolute clusterfuck that are the Olympians, you probably think "Y'know, Hades is a pretty chill dude as things considering" 🤣
There is quite a bit of controversy over Hades kidnapping of Persephone. Primarily whether or not it was true within the mythologies. Not all of the mythologies have him kidnapping her. In several Iteration of that story, she went willingly.
In some versions of the myth Hades asked Zeus how to get Persephone to be his wife to which Zeus responded he should kidnap her and take her to the underworld, and whilst he did still kidnap her it's more that he took advice from an asshole who thought of abduction and rape as a suitable passtime. But it is a pretty well known fact that of the Greek Pantheon, Hades was the kindest to mortals and the most respectful god. Some examples of these is the Orpheus story as well as one of Heracles' labours.
When you look at the Greek Pantheon, it's very ironic that the 2 most tamest and sanest gods are the God of the Underworld and the God of War. 2 areas you really would not think would have relatively benevolent backgrounds to; Hades is actually very decent when it comes to visitors to the underworld. Hell in the Persephone situation, he is informed that Demeter is basically trying to wipe out all of humanity with an ice age over her empty nest syndrome, and knowing how overworked he'd get allowed persphone to return, and depending on the version she gave into hunger on the way or already ate before Hermes came by to deliver the news. But overall her treatment in the Underworld was actually really good. Hades was said to be very hospitable. Ares I'd say is strangely the 2nd most tame god: Dude was more a punching bag than a danger to mortals. Ares once even got captured by 2 titans and stuck in a giant jar. Ares tends to be the butt of the pantheon's inner jokes at most. But at least the worst he's ever done to mortals outa spite was invent the rooster (in comparisson, Athena created spiders after losing a weaving contest to a mortal girl, she was that big of a sore loser)
Media always portrays Hades as a deranged maniac or literal Satan,when in truth hes really just a chill, if not bored guy, whose faithful and loving with his wife, displays a huge sense of honor and respect for mortals and avoids Posiden and Zeus cause he knows the two are complete assholes.
Hades is the best, you Zeus and Poseidon simps. Fair, hardworking, wise and faithful. Mess with him, he’ll make your stay in Tartarus even more torturous.
Playing Hades (the game) has actually caused me to really like Hades (the God). He seems lonely, like he just needs a friend or something. He has a stressful job. He has a wife who’s mean to him. He has a son who constantly tells him he hates him and says he wants to leave the underworld, yet continues freeloading off of him. He’s definitely a better person than his brothers are. I wish I could give him a hug.
Maybe hades kidnapped her bcuz he didn’t want Persephone to get raped by one of his brothers like Zeus or Poseidon. I mean in the mythology Zeus and Poseidon chose whoever they wanted to have sex with and with hades marrying Persephone that made her technically off limits if she’s the wife of hades. Perhaps he did so to protect her from being another victim.
He did forget to mention the fact that before hand hades asked Zeus and he gave him the ok so it was less of a kidnapping and more like a arranged marriage
Remember that just because he was much nicer than the other gods, that doesn't mean that he was a good guy, he kidnapped Persephone and made her his wife, he was still a terrible person, its just when comparing him to what Zeus and Poseidon did, it makes him look like a saint
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He's the god of THE dead
He makes the paperwork
Thanatos is the god of death
He does the stabby stabby stuff
This is a good point that we perhaps didn't clarify enough in this video. We'll try to bring out a video doing a more detailed look at this difference soon
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Does that make Thanatos Darth Vader to Hades's Emperor Palapatine?
@@DancingBugBoi no dude. Hermes doesnt take souls
@@DancingBugBoi just kidding. Hermes took their souls to the underworld, and then Charon takes the boat.
I think Hades might be the most responsible of the Greek Gods.
It definitely seems that way. Let us know what Greek Gods you want us to cover next
@@mythologyretold6884 Oooh! What about some lesser known ones, like Hecate, Morpheus, Thanatos or Hestia!
And compared to the rest of the pantheon, he is the less evil and more sympathetic of them
@@mythologyretold6884 he 100% is the most responsible Olympian
yeah right munipulating ones own niece into a truely unwanted relationship is the most irresponsable acts of an immortal deity like hades
Well, there's some points I'd like to make about Persephone:
•The entire kidnapping was sponsored and ordered by Zeus, the primary source of this myth literally strips Hades of all blame except for slipping Persephone six pomegranate seeds
•He told Persephone to return to Demeter (pronounced De-may-ter) after finding out about the Winter
•Before her departure, Hades told Persephone not to be sad, for as his wife she shall be a Queen of Queens, and highest among the goddesses, for despite the delay, everyone becomes their subject eventually, and in the meantime he shall work to be the best husband he can be
•Persephone shares equal power to Hades
•They have the most functioning relationship in the whole mythology (except for maybe Eros and Psyche)
•Every time someone tries to intrude on their relationship, one of them does something nasty to the intruder (e.g. Hades binding Pirithous to a chair with snakes and settung the Furies on him, along with Theseus; Persephone turned Minthe into a plant then stepped on her)
Hades is actually a really nice guy who does his job, keeps his promises and loves his wife. People just hate him because 'Lord of the Underworld = Satan'. Also Hades is god of the Underworld, not death, that'd be Thanatos.
Yea unfortunately people don't know the difference between god of death and god of the dead
Same case with Scáthach and the Morrigan
Scáthach is the Goddess of the dead while the Morrigan is the goddess of death but many keeps thinking that Morigan is both the goddess of the dead and death
@@rcbg623 I'm not Eng speaker can you explain the diff?
@@rcbg623 Which pantheon are those two part of?
@@JRZTT death is the action of a living thing dying. "The Dead" are the living things AFTER they have died. Hades doesn't control where or when they die, he justs controls the place in which the reside after death
@@americanalligator1284 likely Celtic, or maybe Gaelic
He spends most of his time alone,
He stays clears of his brothers because they are pricks,
I think me and Hades would get along just fine
Same here
It might be next year but I would too
Same here too. I can see a lot of parallels of Hades and my personality too, aside from thr kidnapping and all
hades is an evil prick not zeus or poseidon
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback ight den man if you like zeus raping girls thats fine just know that im not forcing you to like hades but hades has never cheated on his wife or raped any girls unlike zeus
so basically an edgy introverted, but 'kind' god, who just wanted a waifu
Like Squidward!
MARCELO BARBOSA but isn’t Persephone his wife?
The first weabu
Also didn't he treat Persephone with kindness and respect unlike any of the other Greek gods?
Hades was around souls all day. He is an introverted extrovert.
I think it's neat that Hades also was known for having lots of precious metals and gemstones, being underground and all. I bet Persephone got ALL the bling.
All the other goddesses were just goddesses. Persephone, she was a true QUEEN
Fun fact: She 100% did.
Persephone definitely ran off with him.
hades is not married to persephone he is married to hestia
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback Actually Hades is married to Persephone, one single google search could tell you that.
I think Persephone preferred the responsible, loyal and loving husband (that also built beautiful gardens for her in the Underworld) instead of the overprotective and crazy mother.
Yeah that may have been one of the reasons she decided to stay with him also he gives her a lot more freedom
are you brain dead persephone preffers to be with her mom
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback I know in ‘Murica this is accepted language, but in the civilised world we don’t call people brain dead if we don’t agree with them, ‘mkay?
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback if you actually knew anything about mythology youd know that there are many variations of the myths, and in most of them persephone was quite happy with hades.
@@Lazulii33 nah bro, there are two types of ppl, one that's for Persephone and hades, and one that is against. One is way more toxic than the other
Mythology : He is Hades, the god of dead and underworld !
Hollywood : So he is the bad guy !
Mythology : No no no ! You got it all wrong. He is a kind person. He loves his wife and loyal to her. He also loves and plays with his dog !
Hollywood : hmmm ! Neah he is the bad guy !
Hades: guys I'm not evil! I swear!!
Hollywood: "Unfortunately for you, history won't remember it that way!"
Once again, Hollywood never fails to earn my blame.
Reference to Mythology guy I see
Greek mythology: You f**king worthless piece of s**t!
@@tcsproductions4244 unfortunately for you more people are realizing that you're wrong Hollywood
The fact that demeter asked for zeus's help to get her daughter when he was the one who suggested the kidnap incident
Lol
Hades is by far my favorite of the big three Greek gods; he took his job seriously, he absolutely adored his wife and when mortals came to him for a favor he would always give them a fair deal.
Hades has to be the more related out of all the gods, to me at least, thumbs up if you can relate too. lol
Agreed. He was less crazy then most of the other Gods, that's for sure! We just brought out a video on how he met his wife in more depth, you can find it on our channel
Imagine Hades's reaction to the modern era. He may have been disliked, but now the internet loves him.
He is most like hestia. She never got into the drama either
Definitely agree. Both of them seemed less bother about the petty drama that the other Olympians were so keen on
@@mythologyretold6884 im suprised there aren't any stories involving those two together
Hades and Hestia were the actual gods there. Not children throwing tantrums at humanity.
@@EmilioReyes_97 There is, it's on webtoons and it's called Lore Olympus. It's really good
Hestia and Hades, the no Drama siblings.
I guess the directors of Clash of the Titans and Percy Jackson didn't do any research on the real Hades.
In the Percy Jackson books, Hades actually wasn't a villain. In fact, he helped Percy in the final battle against Kronos. He was a misunderstood God in the books. They screwed over him in the movies, though.
Ziggy Wynder actually he was good in PJO only in the first book he was “evil” because he thought Percy stole his helmet.
@@thedemonthatchasedyouupyou1747 true
Once again, the books are better than the movies
@@theboogeyman2590 I loved the percy Jackson movies as a kid. Then I read the books
If I’d have to choose from the ‘Big Three,’ I would choose HADES. He was loyal to Persephone and he never cheated. Unlike Zeus and Poseidon. He kidnapped his future wife and so what? We all do rash things for the one that we truly desire. If you remember the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades actually granted Orpheus’ wish to return his deceased love back to the living because Hades was moved by Orpheus’ love. I mean, Hades is deep. He is just misunderstood by his siblings because he isn’t taking advantage of his power like them.
Dear mortals, it’s what we see in our society today. If you do not conform with the ‘status quo,’ then people would condemn you. Just like how the Gods are treating Hades. 😉
And his kidnapping of Persephone wasn't even controversial when you consider the context of the culture at the time. Before pursuing Persephone Hades went to Zeus (who's Persephone's father) and asked him for her hand in marriage which Zeus agreed to. In Ancient Greece it was the custom for men to ask the father's of their prospective brides permission to marry them, the brides themselves had no say in it. Once that was arranged it was a custom for them to make off with them. Also Hades actually to do a more modern way of proposing to Persephone but it was Zeus who suggested he should do a surprise abduction instead. This was probably because Demeter was such a overbearing smotherer that she wouldn't give her daughter up to anyone.
Not to mention he respected her and no way tried to rape her
@@spinozilla2421 didn't he actually seduce her?
Acttualy one of the reason Hades never cheat beacuse Persephone is kind of Hera. One girl name Menthe who Hades seem to like her. And Persephone know that. She transform her become a aromatic herb name Mint.
He’s certainly a better person than Mr High-&-Mighty, Mr Hey-You-Get-Off-Of-My-Cloud
It's funny that Hades made him a villain when it was Poseidon the one who wanted to rule Olimpus, Hades was a chill dude.
Oh yeah I remember it being said some gods wanted to overthrow Zeus. Of course Hades naturally didn't take part in it.
Though sometimes I think Olympus would be better off with Hades as king
@@florencejohnpaclibar.1b872 if I remember correctly he was the one who sent the Hecatoncries to help Zeus
He’s just chill guarding Tartarus so the evil Titans don’t escape
Meanwhile Poseidon drowning humans
And Zeus having affairs and babies with anyone but Hera
And poseidon bullying a poor mortal who just wants to go home.
@@zeronos2844 do you mean Odysses.
@@lisagaughan7154 yeah. But to be fair he Odysseus blinded his son, who happens an ogre man eater
@@zeronos2844 I hate to be that person, but Cyclops.
Damn 😂😂
I only know really little of greek myths but one thing I really dislike is that every time there is a story based on greek myth, Hades is always the villain were there are others that could fill the role better: Ares and Hera being good examples heck even Athena is kinda villanous.
That is one of the reasons I don't like Disney's Hercules and some modern takes on greek myths in media.
One example of Athena's villainousness is when she cursed Medusa just because Poseidon raped her on Athena's temple, paying an innocent for a guilty one
At least the first DCEU wonder woman was different in that regard
Zeus over Hera. She is completely justified in her anger at Zeus for his constant and ceaseless adultery and cheating, even if she did take out that anger on the mortal women.
Zeus was a serial rapist and adulterer, wrathful, narcissistic perk who felt he could get away with whatever he wanted because he was the King of the Gods. Who could stop him?
Even Ares isn’t that bad. I mean, he’s the god of war so of course he’s gonna be violent. Besides, he was the patron god of the Amazons. AKA One of the most powerful groups of female warriors in Ancient Greece. He’s also one of the few gods who managed to sleep with women without resorting to his father’s dirty tricks.
@@avalasialove But he definitely is quite pathetic. IIRC he was scared shitless of Typhon and got locked in a barrel by 2 giants. And there are his squabbles with Athena.
It depends on which variation of the myths you look at, and some variations Persephone was happy to be in the underworld, and in others he kidnapped her. Also it’s completely understandable that he stayed away from the other gods, Zeus this wasn’t the best guy in the world and some of them were very arrogant and conceited. Either way this is a great analysis of hades. Edit: I posted this before the video was done! You basically said the same things!
Yeah we agree. It's kind of difficult to really know how she would of felt. Of course she wouldn't of like that she was kidnapped and forced into marriage. But on the other hand, she was made into the Queen of an entire domain and became pretty respected among the Greeks in a similar way to Hades. We're going to do a video explaining the story of how they got married in more depth soon
Thanks for replying!!!
There’s also a few older versions where Persephone found an entrance to the underworld and just wandered in and like it there. She decided to stay, and eventually (due to stubbornness), she was allowed to stay by Zeus.
Another thing not really mentioned a lot is that Hades offered a *shared* throne, rather than him being the King and her being queen but having no power (see Zeus and Hera). This is actually a big deal in that time since a lot of women were not seen as equal. Some argue Persephone ate the pomegranates knowing she’d be treated equal and she knew what she was doing, others argue it was all forced. Just depends who you ask and what version you read. :)
@@kak4191 can you explain more about this shared throne???
Tua, the tuatara I think they mean that Persephone would have equal influence and rule over the underworld as her husband. In many cases of royalty the King would call all the shots and have the final say in everything with the queen acting more as glorified advisor or ‘Tsu chef’ shall we say. But here, Persephone would have just as much involvement and say in the matters of the Underworld as Hades whether or not he was present because he wanted her to be his equal. Very respectful of him.
What I hate is when people think Hades hated the underworld and was tricked into having it.
In some cases, he was actually portrayed as demanding the underworld to be his, as he didn’t think the other gods were capable of protecting it
"Evil and deceit" I'm pretty sure he actually seduced her in a few versions, and she definitely fell in love with him eventually (which probably was because he was actually a decent spouse unlike literally every other god and not stockholm syndrome), and the whole "six months" thing was actually because she ate food from the land of the dead and therefore could not leave permanently, but Hades actually let her leave for those six months every year, and Zeus has basically no part in the actual agreement from what i remember. Basically: You skim over stuff to make it seem like he's an edgy introvert who is better than the other gods but still a bad person, when in reality he is just a decent person who happens to rule the underworld. Hell, he willingly took the role as god of the underworld when he, Zeus and Poseidon were drawing lots to decide who got what, because he felt bad for the souls of the dead.
Cerberus may have meant spotted, he named his gigantic three-headed helldog Spot, he is a giant nerd and a decent person. Also, he wanted to propose, but Zeus said "Nah, kidnap her instead" and probably through sheer annoyance managed to convince him to do it. When he saw how he scared her, he also apologized. Don't diss my man Hades.
That’s the way Rachel wrote him in her WEBTOON
I also heard cerberus means "cloud" in some other language, it was commented on other Hades related video, so I'm not 100% sure that's true, but I really like the thought of Hades naming his dog spot or fluffy XD
With Hades he isn't good or bad, he simply doesn't care either way.
He is cold but fair
@@lunerblade13 Exactly.
Hades the best of the Greek 12 gods .
We've got another video looking in-depth at Hades and how he met his wife coming out soon!
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@@DancingBugBoi are you saying hades is a minor god
Your video needs some editing.
-He did have a temple dedicated to him at Sila
-Bit of a leap saying that just because he preferred to stay in his kingdom, that makes him bad
-You are quoting Hesiod's version of events around Persephone. Whilst some versions have that he kidnapped and forced marriage, we would have to overlook that it was a common marriage ritual in a number of Greek city-states to kidnap your wife in order to show that you would be able to protect her in times of war. This was most commonly found in Sparta. Outside of Sparta, wedding vases would have Hades and Persephone on them, not Hera and Zeus, suggesting that even the ancient Greeks knew who had the happiest marriage. In some versions, he kidnaps her outright. In others, he seeks permission from Zeus as the father of the bride and preforms the traditional wedding ritual of bride kidnapping. In others, she goes down of her own accord. Also, think you should probably admit that Poseidon and Zeus both kidnapped and raped their wives themselves, so it's unfair to level that charge SOLELY on Hades because its the more well known story.
-Hades is not the God of the Dead, he's the God of the underworld. Big difference.
Lest we not forget the BRIDE AND QUEEN'S opinion on being the widely worshipped God of Spring and Heaven in the form of the Elysian Fields. Because unlike the many brides of the Gods of sea and sky, the only bride of the God of Earth and Under was treated as all of her like should be: A QUEEN.
Hades is literally "ALL WOMEN ARE QUEENS"
He is not evil, never harmed anyone without reason, he is perfectly fair on all of his deals, he is professional who is dedicating his whole time on his work, unlike his brothers. And the kidnaping part, you should look at it in ancient greeks perspective, cus form them it was more like a ritual rather than actual criminal act. This ritual still exist is greece, armenia and several other nations, and its had only ceremonial purpose. So no, Hades is many thing, but he ain’t cruel or deceptive. Kudos tu our introvert workaholic
Thank You!! Honestly, Disney version aside Hades wasn’t really that bad at all! He’s probably the only god that didn’t screw around with mortals or rape them as many did. His brothers Zeus and Poseidon were so much more evil compared to him. He’s also not just the god of the dead, but he’s also the god of blacksmith and money. Also, Hades didn’t chose to be the god of the underworld Zeus put him in that position (He is actually the oldest brother). And as you stated there are many different version on the story of Hades and Persephone. In many yes he did kidnap her, in some Zeus did promise him her hand, and in others Demeter was insanely protective of Persephone and she wanted the exciting underworld life Hades gave her, and they did fall in love too! Hades is overall my favorite greek god
Zeus didn't make Hades take the underworld. The three brothers of Cronus drew lots to decide who got what and Hades being the good big brother he was allowed his two younger siblings to go first and decide on which domains they wanted to rule and just took the underworld voluntarily.
Hades is my favorite as well
zeus does not rape thats posideons doing and hades.s doing
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback he does cheat, though.
Plus Hades isn't the God of Blacksmithing, that's Hephaestus
Hades was just a chill introverted guy who loved his dog and wife.
Hades:
Perfectly Humble
Perfectly kind
Perfectly responsible
Perfectly capable
Perfectly himself
Hades
stop puting those atrobutes to hades and start putting them to zeus
Hades is evil regardless of what anyone says
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback Lmao. Zeus Simp.
i saw another comment where you made an incoherent argument persisting zeus is heroic just because he freed his brothers from cronous' belly. you need to revaluate being a Zeustan.
@@tremendousyeet3467 zeus is my dad and i dont appreciate people making fun of both me and my father
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback well Hades is my mother, and mothers are more valuable than fathers. and you saying shit about her is *hella* annoying.
"This story of abduction, truly shows how evil and deceiving Hades was."
I dunno man, he DID ask Zeus for permission to marry Persephone first.
The only deception was when he fed her the pomegranate seeds to bind her to the underworld.
Compared to all the s*** the other gods did... he was pretty tame and collected.
He kidnapped and made her his wife against her will? Idk man I think he's a pretty bad guy. Even the ancient Greeks thought Hades was a bad guy, and the ancient Greek society had a lot more brutal and violent things and many
terrible things were normal compared to today.
The assumption that dead= bad jumps out of nowhere here
Hades didn't care for worship or offerings cause he wouldn't be swayed to take sides is very noble, also he knows that one way or another all mortals end up in his domain and under his rule.
Hades is the most responsible of his brothers, preferring to stay home and do his job over going to Olympus and partying or chasing women.
Hades may not have kidnapped Persephone, some versions say that she found her way into the Underworld herself and they both fell in love with each other.
Some versions also claim Zeus pretty much forced him to abduct has part of getting his blessing to marry Persephone.
Even the kidnapped versions also has things like taking her before her mother turned her into a tree so she could never leave. Also the underworld is where all mortals end up. That's a lot of company.
@@ADerpyReality In terms of power, Hades is more powerful than Zeus, Which is why Olympus and the Underworld can't interfere with each others laws.
If you are going to make a story about Greek myth the main villain should be someone like ares or typhon
Honestly the story of Hades and his wife is one of the few that gets worse morally the further in the future you go. As far as I know, in earlier tellings, she did in fact fall in love with Hades. That’s one of the reasons there are next to no stories of Hades fooling around with mortals. In fact, a Nymph was flirting with him once, and then Persephone showed up and squashed her into mint. But with the rise of Christianity, the stories were recontextualized into making Hades a villain, because he was the devil stand in.
Ah I see, its a case of Stockholm syndrome then, now that makes Hades a saint doesn't it?
Hades, the nice guy/the quiet kid of Greek Mythology
And you know you should never piss off anyone that's in charge with running the whole underworld by himself
By himself? No
So glad I am finally seeing justice for Hades.
I had a teacher once who had a question on homework or something asking who we thought were good role models out of all the gods and heroes. I chose Hades as one of them and the teacher marked it as wrong! 🤬 I could understand that if you were asking which the GREEKS thought were good role models, but that wasn't the question. How do you mark an opinion as wrong like that? Especially when I gave my defense something similar to this video (though I didn't know all of this when I write it)?
As someone that have not like nearly at all read mythology. Perhaps him not hanging around his brother's made him a good person.
Personally I always saw Hades more akin to the Egyptian god of the dead Osiris than to the Devil. That is he was a fair ruler and judge of the afterlife and not evil or malevolent. Its kinda funny how the Egyptian god of the dead who was a literal zombie isn't maligned by modern pop culture while his Greek counterpart who's very much alive is treated like Satan.
Hades is more evil and malevolent
the guy above me is a triggered Zeustan angry about the attention his Idol isn't getting. don't argue with him. he's nit here to make sense. pathetic.
@@tremendousyeet3467 thats where you are pathetically wrong zeus is a hero
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback nice joke
@@degeneratesupreme860 im not joking
He didn’t abduct her. He had her father’s permission to have her. In Greek times, that was the right way to do things.
One thing I should point out is that Hades does offer assistance to the Olympians on a few occasions. For example, during the Gigantomachy, Hades is said to have lent Hermes the Helm of Darkness to help the latter fight the attacking giants. Also, in some versions of the clash against Typhon, Hades likewise lends the Helm of Darkness to Hermes when the latter went with Pan to rescue a then-incapacitated Zeus.
I agree with you. Hades is a good, just and fair god.
He's not evil, but even a saint. He is the most brave and good of all.
He kidnapped his wife?
Basically Hades is the grumpy responsible sibling who tasked doing a job that he hates but still does it because his brothers are irresponsible jerks.
On the brightside he is filthy rich, Has a wife that he really loves and has a goodest boi (probably the reason he rented the Cerberus to Hercules is because Hades wants his boi to take a walk but he can't due to responsibilities lol.)
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Even though he's the villain in Disney, Including being my favourite villain of all time, also my favourite character of the "Jerkules" I knew Hades had his reasons, that's why I am glad to call him dad, HaHaHaHa
This comment would be so, so much better if your user name was Nico Di Angelo
Fuck Disney, DC, and Marvel for turning the good boi into a villain.
Let's be real if I had a family like Hades I would avoid them too, plus many sources sites that Zeus actually gave Hades a green light to take Persephone for his wife, so this was a more arranged marriage, yeah him kidnapping her was a bit dickish, but compared to his brothers and how they treated thair women he is pretty much a saint, plus when Persephone got the opportunity to leave, she wasn't really all that enthusiastic as she genuinely loved the guy and Hades treated her super well and never cheat on her unlike pretty much any other god. Also, Greeks feared him because they feared death itself, not because of his horrid actions, again like with the other gods. Therefore Hades is pretty much the coolest and nicest god in my books.
lightning and waves can crash at any moment's notice, causing mass destruction in their wake, and are hard to predict and untrustworthy. the dead, on the other hand, are all but pleasant memories when they pass.
Hades did one bad thing and get hated, while other gods did tons of bad thing and get away with it
Hades is the type to hide in his room when he has family over
Now I want to live in the underworld under hades he seems like a pretty chill and cool dude he might become my homie
Yet Zeus always cheated and chains a god that made us to a mout and tortured him every day and he didn’t even make us
I like how Hades (depending on the variant stories) honors his word and gives you a chance to prove yourself. While other gods would dismiss it, go back on their word, or trick and punish the mortal anyway.
He allowed Hercules to bring Cerberus out of the Underworld if he could submit Cerberus without weapons. Despite that Cerberus not guarding the entrance would be a risk to his domain if anyone wanted to escape or enter freely.
He allowed Orpheus to leave the underworld with Eurydice. As he was emotionally moved by his music and determination. Giving Orpheus a chance to leave with Eurydice without looking at her until both crossed to the realm of the living. But since Orpheus looked back and Eurydice hadn’t crossed to the realm of the living. Orpheus failed, and did not complete Hades’ agreement, despite the tragedy.
He comes across as a lawful neutral personality, open to exceptions with strict stipulations. But he will show his wrath of you mess with him.
The way I studied it, Hades didn't spend a lot of time in Hades because he preferred the company of the dead, but because he was extremely dutiful and cared about doing his job well
Dude, I don't think we can even use 'he kidnapped Persephone' as an excuse to say he's evil... I mean at least he didn't shapeshift into a cow and kidnap a princess unlike a certain thundering Neanderthal brother of his😏
Hades is evil regardless of what anyone says
@@jasonwemissyoucomeback retarded asf
Hades is neither benevolent nor malevolent he actually is neutral since he cares not for neither mortals or God's he is the God of the underworld and punisher of evil but he is also the lord of darkness meaning it balances him as neutral. Poseidon is actually chaos as he's the God of the sea and causes most natural disasters and constantly interferes with humans out of boredom. And zeus is a Misanthrope whos father refused to acknowledge him sufficiently so he decided to murder the guy and take the Throne of Gods for himself. In short all gods are both malevolent and benevolent depending on their mood and level of boredom. The God who finds it funny to see humanity struggle though is ironically zeus not hades as hades couldn't give two fucks less about humanity i always see hades as megatron for some odd reason he's brash, unapologetic, ungodly powerful, and eternally bored 😂
What bro, Zeus father try to ate him. What acknowledgment do you talking about?
Hades DIDNT kindnapp her!! In older myth she find gate to underworld herself. Lord Hades love his wife and she love him.
Hades was actually thrilled when I gave him the key to Tartarus and let him decide when to let Zeus, Jesus and Diabolos out.
Actually I think out of all the Olympians he was the most just and honest
Poor Hades he’s misunderstood🥺
Hollywood Directors making a new Greek movie: I wonder who I should make the villain for this movie?
Ah tuck it I'll just go with hades again.
I really hate that Hades is always portrayed as the bad guy
Even tho he is the most responsible and probably the nicest Greek God
Thank you to FGO for making Hades a chad
and let's not forget that Aphrodite made a girl fall in love with her own father- that's pretty sick.
And that Athena turned someone into a spider because her tapestry was better than hers.
I’m not afraid of dying. I’m more afraid of how I’ll die...
Hades is ironically the nicest major god in Greek Mythology. At worst you can say he wasnt nearly as bad as most other gods especially his brothers.
Hades was a saint in comparison to his brothers. He was the god of the afterlife in my opinion seeing as every mortal serves him eventually. And he was loyal to Persephone.
The 13th god ... that breaks the circle.
What you said here is true. Thank you for having weighed every piece of actual information we have from the Greeks about this god. If you're familiar with that chart that lists characters into crossed columns and lines with three categories each: "Lawful" "True" "Chaotic"; "Good" "Neutral" "Evil", I would say Hades could be a Lawful Neutral. I picture Hades as extremely powerful (he's a son of Cronos), as you said interested in other lifestyles than the Olympians, he is introverted in the sense that he is solemn and severe, dutiful, appreciative of his realm and its creatures, quiet, had invisibility (his own name means "he who isn't seen"), prideful but stoic, just and benevolent with the dead and the sincere and pious mortals, but merciless and terrible to those he punished.
One day well get a proper depiction of Hades in the media outside of Percy Jackson. Same with Ares, dudes not evil. Didn’t rape at all from what I know.
Don't forget Disney's version. He might be my favorite character from the movie, but he was done very wrong. Also yes, Ares was not evil, he was just a coward ( if I am not wrong).
@@valentinkambushev4968 Exclaty, Disney made him a good guy in Ducktales.
“Is there a chance he is being misjudged”
Me, an ex greek mythology nerd: PFFFFFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! yes, definitely
Edit: and about the whole hades having complaints about persephone leaving thing? Actually he realised that her mother taking life from nature with her daughter gone was a VERY bad thing, but still wanted her to stay, AAAANNNND you forgot to factor in that hades and persephone actually had a pretty decent relationship afterwards anyway
so basically he might just be antisocial
(you try bing trapped with your 1 brothers and 3 sister in your fathers cramp stomach for who knows how long)
Hades to me is the guy who has to clean after his two brothers Zeus and Poseidon, he hates having to do so but it has to be done. Hades is the only the most responsible gods in Greek mythology.
being the eldest son. Hades is badass. would definitely like to know him better
Hades was a true working man. He had little time for petty things, and I assume he appreciated a real conversation. Why he kidnapped Persephone is understandable. He probably saw a true, innocent person in her and it was something that he needed, because he was always stuck in the underworld. He was free to roam the Earth at his own will, but he cared too much about his duty, and only did so when absolutely necessary. He truly is a saint, in comparison to his brothers.
Funny thing is, if you actually met Hades, you'd probably think "Damn. This guy's a hardass". But then, when you compare him to the absolute clusterfuck that are the Olympians, you probably think "Y'know, Hades is a pretty chill dude as things considering" 🤣
There is quite a bit of controversy over Hades kidnapping of Persephone. Primarily whether or not it was true within the mythologies. Not all of the mythologies have him kidnapping her. In several Iteration of that story, she went willingly.
Hades basically: misunderstood, wise, stoic, good pondered, dilligent and spooky guy!
In some versions of the myth Hades asked Zeus how to get Persephone to be his wife to which Zeus responded he should kidnap her and take her to the underworld, and whilst he did still kidnap her it's more that he took advice from an asshole who thought of abduction and rape as a suitable passtime. But it is a pretty well known fact that of the Greek Pantheon, Hades was the kindest to mortals and the most respectful god. Some examples of these is the Orpheus story as well as one of Heracles' labours.
Hades is the most responsible and respectable of the Greek Gods
When you look at the Greek Pantheon, it's very ironic that the 2 most tamest and sanest gods are the God of the Underworld and the God of War. 2 areas you really would not think would have relatively benevolent backgrounds to;
Hades is actually very decent when it comes to visitors to the underworld. Hell in the Persephone situation, he is informed that Demeter is basically trying to wipe out all of humanity with an ice age over her empty nest syndrome, and knowing how overworked he'd get allowed persphone to return, and depending on the version she gave into hunger on the way or already ate before Hermes came by to deliver the news. But overall her treatment in the Underworld was actually really good. Hades was said to be very hospitable.
Ares I'd say is strangely the 2nd most tame god: Dude was more a punching bag than a danger to mortals. Ares once even got captured by 2 titans and stuck in a giant jar. Ares tends to be the butt of the pantheon's inner jokes at most. But at least the worst he's ever done to mortals outa spite was invent the rooster (in comparisson, Athena created spiders after losing a weaving contest to a mortal girl, she was that big of a sore loser)
Awesomely told
Thank you!
it was very flawed. but was still god's work.
Hades was theoretically more of the god of the underworld, for Thanatos was the god of death
Lol I think poeple forget that marriage 2 thousand years ago ment kidnapping ur significant other.
Even gods are misunderstood if introvert. We don't stand a chance.
Media always portrays Hades as a deranged maniac or literal Satan,when in truth hes really just a chill, if not bored guy, whose faithful and loving with his wife, displays a huge sense of honor and respect for mortals and avoids Posiden and Zeus cause he knows the two are complete assholes.
I know, Disney made him a good guy in Ducktales.
I would say Hades is better person then Zeus Poseidon Ares Aphrodite Hera and Apollo 100%.
Hades is the best, you Zeus and Poseidon simps.
Fair, hardworking, wise and faithful.
Mess with him, he’ll make your stay in Tartarus even more torturous.
He was chosen to rule the underworld... he was given a job and he does it
Playing Hades (the game) has actually caused me to really like Hades (the God). He seems lonely, like he just needs a friend or something. He has a stressful job. He has a wife who’s mean to him. He has a son who constantly tells him he hates him and says he wants to leave the underworld, yet continues freeloading off of him. He’s definitely a better person than his brothers are. I wish I could give him a hug.
Maybe hades kidnapped her bcuz he didn’t want Persephone to get raped by one of his brothers like Zeus or Poseidon. I mean in the mythology Zeus and Poseidon chose whoever they wanted to have sex with and with hades marrying Persephone that made her technically off limits if she’s the wife of hades. Perhaps he did so to protect her from being another victim.
Hades is the only one right in the head
Hes literally the only god that doesnt punish people / gods for shit and giggles
I don't recall Hermes or Dionysus purposely punishing others. Key word being purposely.
My man chill as hell
It's just because modern culture associates Gods with good and death and underworld with bad and thus Hades just got labeled as similar to Satan.
He was like a Volunteery Black Sheep of the family.
He didn’t kidnap her,she ran away and he took her in and helped her,and her mom threw a big fit.
from a recourse that I herd from Zeus approved of the OG kidnaping of Persephone
He did forget to mention the fact that before hand hades asked Zeus and he gave him the ok so it was less of a kidnapping and more like a arranged marriage
So let me get this straight people will think you’re evil just because you’re dark but yet you don’t do any bad things can someone explain it to me?
I LIKE HADES ALOT AND PERSEPHONE 😊😊😊😊
Remember that just because he was much nicer than the other gods, that doesn't mean that he was a good guy, he kidnapped
Persephone and made her his wife, he was still a terrible person, its just when comparing him to what Zeus and Poseidon did, it makes him look like a saint
Let's hope that Hollywood instead of making a movie about zues thaeu should start making one about Hades.
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tbh. i'm done with this world. i won't midn if Hades kidnaps me too
Oie oie the idea that he kidnapped persephone is in itself vague
It's more of possibility that they just married