Hades, under his Roman namePluto, appears inPasolini's filmThe Canterbury Tales. He is portrayed by Italian actor Giuseppe Arrigio. In the film, he encounters the blind cuckold Sir January while strolling through January's secret garden. He feels pity for January, so he uses his powers to give him back his eyesight so that he may see his wife cheating on him. See alsoThe Merchant's Tale
In the 1997 Disney filmHercules, Hades appears as the main antagonist. Unlike the mythological Hades, this version is a fast-talking, hot-tempered, and evil deity; a combination ofSatan and a dodgy Hollywood agent. He plans to overthrowZeus and rule the universe, attempting to kill Hercules so that he cannot foil his plot. However, he fails and is trapped in theRiver Styx. The character was voiced byJames Woods and has gone on to appear in various Disney media, with Woods reprising the role.
In theDC Comics TV seriesSmallville, the powerful and demonic deityDarkseid was known in Earth's history by many names, includingHades andLucifer, and was also connected to theHindu goddessKali.
In the anime television series adaption of the PSP gameKamigami no Asobi, aired from April 2014 until July 2014, Hades is one of the gods sent by Zeus to an academy located in a separate realm which resembles a human high school to learn about the meaning of love and humanity, in an attempt to reverse the weakening bond between humans and the gods.
Hades appears in the Japanese mangaSaint Seiya written byMasami Kurumada were it's portrayed as the main villain in Hades Saga, enganging in war against the godess Athena and his saints. He also appears inRecord of Ragnarok, known in Japan asShūmatsu no Warukyūre (終末のワルキューレ; lit. "Doomsday Valkyrie"), written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by Azychika, as a representative of the Gods fighting in the 7th round againstQin Shi Huang,
Cheyenne Jackson portrayed Hades in the 2019Disney Channel television filmDescendants 3. This version is also based on the Disney version fromHercules. He is depicted to be the father of the protagonist Mal, that he had from his former marriage withMaleficent, the villain from the Disney filmSleeping Beauty.
Hades also appears in the Netflix animated seriesBlood of Zeus. Introduced in the first season (2020), he becomes a main antagonist in the second season (2024). Hades is voiced byFred Tatasciore.
Hades appears in the anime adaption ofDisney: Twisted Wonderland as the Disney interpretation of him. While still a background character, clips of him from the 1997Hercules film are used in intro for the first episode, and a sequence in the second episode of the first season.
South Korean boy bandVIXX's 2016 albumHades presents Hades as the character theme of their album and the title song "Fantasy", the second album in a series about Greek Gods.
The name of musician Aidoneus is a reference to the origin of Hades' name, the earliest attested form being Aḯdēs (Ἀΐδης), which later branched into popular poetic variations, such as Aïdōneús (Ἀϊδωνεύς). One of his songs, "Persephone in the Garden", is sung from the perspective of Hades.
Weird Sisters' third album has a song "Pomegranate Tango", sung from Persephone's viewpoint about her abduction.
Puerto Rican rapperHades 66 uses the name in his honor.
Hades appears in several installments of theGod of War video game series. He was voiced byNolan North in the first game, where he served as a minor supporting character and ally, and byClancy Brown inGod of War III, where he serves as a major antagonist, andAscension, where he is again a minor character in the game's multiplayer mode.
Hades is one of the main characters of the PSP gameKamigami no Asobi: Ludere Deorum, translated asMischief of the Gods, where he is a potential love interest for the protagonist.
Hades is the main antagonist inKid Icarus: Uprising, voiced byS. Scott Bullock, with a personality similar to James Woods' version of Hades. He first appears at the end of Chapter 9, whenPit andPalutena believe the war against the Underworld Army is over, and reveals himself to be the true enemy controlling the Underworld. By the end of the game, he is defeated.
An AI named "HADES" is the main antagonist ofHorizon Zero Dawn. Created as a subordinate function of theterraforming system GAIA, HADES was designed to take control and reverse the terraforming process in the event that the process had failed, allowing the system to start with a clean slate.
Hades appears as a pivotal character in the roguelike action role-playing video gameHades bySupergiant Games, as the father to the main characterZagreus.
Hades appears as the final boss ofRayman Legends. Known as Hades' Hand, he was created by a form of dark energy that gives him the ability to shapeshift at will.
Hades appears inDisney: Twisted Wonderland based on the Disney version of him inHercules. He is a minor character in the game and is only referred to as "King of the Underworld", but his character inspired the sixth dorm and chapter in the game, as well as being the inspiration for Idia Shroud.
The Disney version of Hades appears in the racing gameDisney Speedstorm as a playable character, with Woods reprising his role.
Hades appeared as a skin in the gameFortnite as part of the Chapter 5: Season 2 Battle Pass. The game’s incarnation shows him as a mysterious black figure wearing a gas mask. He is also capable of changing his form with his Built-In Emote, Dark Transformation. During the Season, the player could challenge him to a fight in The Underworld area of the map, and defeating him would reward the player with a Medallion that would make the player stronger.
The Hades is a playable robot in the computer gameWar Robots, released as Walking War Robots in 2014. It is a member of the 'pantheon' set, which also includes the Ares and Nemesis robots.
He also has three revealed demigod children in the series,Bianca andNico di Angelo, andHazel Levesque (who is technically the daughter ofPluto, his Roman aspect). Nico and Hazel are the only ones alive, with Hazel having been resurrected by Nico.
InJohn C. Wright'sTitans of Chaos, Hades, off-stage, is one of the factions who must be appeased about how the children are kept. Furthermore, he puts forward his wife's claim to the throne of Olympus after Zeus's death. He is referred to as "Unseen One" and "Lord Dis".[4]
InPoul Anderson's retelling of Orpheus, "Goat Song", the computer SUM preserves all dead humans for a foretold resurrection and is the Hades figure that he must persuade to bring his dead love back to life.[5]
Hades appears in theGod of War comic series (2010–11) byDC Comics, which spans from the video game franchise. In it, he enters into a wager with five other Olympian gods who each choose a champion to search for the Ambrosia ofAsclepius, an elixir with magical healing properties.
InHiro Mashima's anime/manga seriesFairy Tail, Hades is an alias for the character Master Purehito of the guildGrimore Heart, who seeks to find the black wizard Zeref to create "The Grand Magic World".
Hades makes a brief appearance in the bookSkin Game, a part ofThe Dresden Files series byJim Butcher. Harry Dresden is pressed into helping break into Hades' vault in search of a holy relic and later meets the Greek God.
InIchiei Ishibumi's light novel seriesHigh School DxD, Hades is the main antagonist of Volume 11 and Volume 12, commanding a legion ofGrim Reapers and aiding Khaos Brigade's Old Satan Faction and Hero Faction behind the scenes in a scheme to destroy theDevils andFallen Angels.
Hades is the main character in the webcomicLore Olympus.
Hades appears in the mangaRecord of Ragnarok, where he fights for the gods in the 7th round of the tournament against humanity'sQin Shi Huang.
InMatthew Reilly'sJack West Jr series, "Hades" is another name for the King of the Underworld, a title held by mortal men for centuries. The Underworld is one of thefour legendary kingdoms whohave ruled the world for millennia from behind the scenes, and the Hades of Greek mythology was not a god, but rather a previous King of the Underworld whose exploits and relationships with historical figures were embellished into legend. The current Hades, introduced inThe Four Legendary Kingdoms, is an ultra-wealthy shipping magnate whose royal duty is to host the Great Games of the Hydra in order to stave off an apocalyptic event and further empower the four kingdoms. He is depicted as a moral and fair-minded individual who does not enjoy his duties, and he ultimately joins Jack West in his mission to thwart the apocalypse without propping up the kingdoms in the process.
Winter Harvest is a novel of the Greek historian Ioanna Papadopoulou published in 2023. It is based onTheHomeric HymnToDemeter and while the aforementioned goddess is the protagonist, Hades is one of the main characters, first as a close ally of the heroine during theTitanomachy, and later as one of the antagonists alongside his brothers Zeus and Poseidon; in particular for kidnappingPersephone.[7]
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011).The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.ISBN978-1-4214--0135-5. ("Hades", p. 113).
