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Hades. (video game) Hades is a 2020 roguelike action role-playing game developed and published by Supergiant Games. It was released for macOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows following an early access release in December 2018. It was later released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in August 2021, and was released for ...
Coins for the dead. Depiction of Charon crossing the river Styx with the deceased after they paid the cost of the crossing. Die Gartenlaube (1886) Coins for the dead is a form of respect for the dead or bereavement. The practice began in classical antiquity when people believed the dead needed coins to pay a ferryman to cross the river Styx.
Charon's obol. Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre-Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope. Charon's obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth [1] of a dead person before burial. Greek and Latin literary sources specify the coin as an obol, and explain it as a payment or bribe for Charon, the ...
Hal Finney (computer scientist) Harold Thomas Finney II (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014) was an American software developer. In his early career, he was credited as lead developer on several console games. He later worked for PGP Corporation.
Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also made him the last son to be regurgitated by his father. [3] He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated their father's generation of gods, the Titans, [4] and claimed joint rulership over the cosmos.
Charon. Attic red-figure lekythos attributed to the Tymbos painter showing Charon welcoming a soul into his boat, c. 500–450 BC. In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (/ ˈkɛərɒn, - ən / KAIR-on, -ən; Ancient Greek: Χάρων) is a psychopomp, the ferryman of the Greek underworld. He carries the souls of those who have been given ...
Greg Kasavin. Designed by. Jen Zee. Voiced by. Chris Saphire. Thanatos is a character in the 2020 video game Hades. He is based on the Greek mythological figure of the same name, who is described as a "peaceful death." He is dispatched by the game's antagonist, Hades, to prevent Zagreus from leaving, and challenges him to see who could defeat ...
Megaera is a character in Hades, based on the mythological figure of the same name in Greek mythology. [citation needed] Her design was created by Jen Zee.[citation needed] When asked why the character designs in the game were so attractive, Hades creative director Greg Kasavin attributed this to Jen Zee, the game's character artist.