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  2. The Troy Game - Wikipedia

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    The Troy Game is a quartet by Australian author Sara Douglass consisting of four books: Hades' Daughter, God's Concubine, Darkwitch Rising and Druid's Sword. It centres on a group of characters who are reincarnated at the end of each book and take the form of renowned historical figures from different ages. The entire series is set in London ...

  3. Persephone in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    She becomes the queen of the underworld through her abduction by Hades, the god of the underworld. [1] The myth of her abduction represents her dual function as the as chthonic (underworld) and vegetation goddess: a personification of vegetation, which shoots forth in Spring and withdraws into the earth after harvest. Proserpina is the Roman ...

  4. Hades in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Hades appears in the Kingdom Hearts series with a personality based on his appearance in the Disney movie Hercules. James Woods reprises his voice as Hades. Hades appears in Age of Mythology and Age of Empires: Mythologies. Hades plays a major role in Herc's Adventures. Hades is the main antagonist in Kid Icarus: Uprising, voiced by S. Scott ...

  5. Rape of Persephone - Wikipedia

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    The Rape of Persephone, or Abduction of Persephone, is a classical mythological subject in Western art, depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades.In this context, the word Rape refers to the traditional translation of the Latin raptus ('seized' or 'carried off') which refers to bride kidnapping rather than the potential ensuing sexual violence.

  6. Lore Olympus - Wikipedia

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    Persephone is the goddess of Spring, Queen of the Underworld, and wife of Hades; she is depicted as a young pink woman, and, briefly in later chapters, has green hands. She is a naive, warmhearted newcomer to the Olympian life, and is searching for her independence. [ 3 ]

  7. Hades (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Hades also was the first game to be awarded a Hugo Award as part of a special video games category introduced for the 2021 Hugo Awards. [69] In a review of Hades in Black Gate, John ONeill said of its Hugo Award win, "I hope the WSFS decides to continue this category. Video games have become a solid reservoir for powerful storytelling, and 16 ...

  8. Jen Zee - Wikipedia

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    Hades, Supergiant's fourth game, is an action roguelike set in Greek mythology with the main character Zagreus attempting to flee the Underworld.For the game, Zee said she was inspired by the work of comics artist Mike Mignola and Fred Taylor, a 19th-century poster artist. [14]

  9. Necromanteion of Acheron - Wikipedia

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    The Nekromanteion (Greek: Νεκρομαντεῖον) was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone. According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to be the door to Hades, the realm of the dead.