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  2. Hephaestus in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In its 2013 Expansion (based on Greek and Roman Mythology) entitled Theros, Magic, The Gathering paralleled Hephaestus with the creature card "Purphoros, God of the Forge" mimicking his hammer as well. Hephaestus is a main character in the novel The Automation by the anonymous author "B.L.A. and G.B. Gabbler." The other characters also call him ...

  3. Kid Icarus - Wikipedia

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    It was included in several lists of the best games compiled by IGN and Nintendo Power. It was later re-released for the Game Boy Advance in Japan in 2004. It was released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 and the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2013. A 3D Classics remake was released in Japan in 2011 and in North America, Europe, and Australia in ...

  4. Daedalus - Wikipedia

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    Daedalus escapes (iuvat evasisse) by Johann Christoph Sysang (1703–1757) In the story of the Labyrinth as told by the Hellenes, the Athenian hero Theseus is challenged to kill the Minotaur, finding his way back out with the help of Ariadne's thread. It is Daedalus himself who gives Ariadne the clue as to how to escape the labyrinth. [34]

  5. Characters of God of War - Wikipedia

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    The character Daedalus was designed by Izzy Medrano, who said that he imagined Daedalus as a brilliant architect gone mad, and that Daedalus, similar to Kratos, was a pawn of the gods. The character was originally intended to have long white hair, but was eventually rendered bald, "as long hair is a difficult thing to manage". [23]

  6. Pluto (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The best-known myth involving Pluto or Hades is the abduction of Persephone, also known as Kore ("the Maiden"). The earliest literary versions of the myth are a brief mention in Hesiod's Theogony and the extended narrative of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter ; in both these works, the ruler of the underworld is named as Hades ("the Hidden One").

  7. Hades in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    However, Hades reveals himself to be the true enemy controlling the Underworld. By the end of the game, he is defeated. In Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Hades is Eikichi Mishina's ultimate Persona. Hades appears in Smite, a multiplayer online battle arena, as a playable god. An AI named "HADES" is the main antagonist of Horizon Zero Dawn.

  8. Kid Icarus (series) - Wikipedia

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    Kid Icarus [a] is a series of fantasy video games by Nintendo.The games are set in a Greco-Roman fantasy world called "Angel Land", which is a fictional setting that is loosely based on Greek mythology.

  9. Hephaestus - Wikipedia

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    Hephaestus (UK: / h ɪ ˈ f iː s t ə s / hif-EE-stəs, US: / h ɪ ˈ f ɛ s t ə s / hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Ancient Greek: Ἥφαιστος, romanized: Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [1]