![]() Hades’ rendition of Zagreus has rather unique parallels to the ancient Orphic beliefs around Zagreus, too-that Zagreus was torn apart by Titans and reborn as Dionysos. ![]() Every god’s design is filled with nods to ancient art, mythology, and their core domain of influence. There are other ways Hades weaves a rich tapestry through nuanced references to Greek mythology. The character and the goddess alike are deep, deep wells. The more you think about Artemis religiously, the more you realize her relationship to sexuality and gender is a kaleidoscope of ideas. Rather, she is not a simple deity, not just “a hunting goddess” or “a lesbian goddess” (or, more specific to my understanding of her, “an aroace lesbian goddess”). This, to me, feels real to my religious understanding of Artemis-not that I think Artemis, the goddess I worship, actually struggles with lesbianism. Hades does a good job of depicting Artemis as a goddess struggling with herself and her family as she figures things out, and it does so by using mythological text as a launchpad for contemporary problems like compulsory heterosexuality. The game begs the question, “Well, if there were a closeted lesbian goddess in a mythologically patriarchal pantheon, what would life be like for her?” Pretty hard, it turns out. It’s that Hades thinks carefully about Artemis as a goddess. As Homer writes in The Iliad, Helen of Troy recognizes Aphrodite in the flesh by the “beautiful neck of the goddess, her lovely bosom, and sparkling eyes.” Hades definitely took advantage of this idea and went the extra mile, giving Aphrodite that certain high femme chic that makes her a pansexual baddie who might just give Artemis gay panic.įor me, it’s not just that Artemis, in Hades, is relatable. The whole scene hints at all those larger themes of homoeroticism seen through Artemis and Callisto’s relationship, and it also serves as a reference to Aphrodite’s mythological appeal toward women. ![]() When the two goddesses cross paths in the game, Aphrodite flirts with Artemis, suggesting her body may be too distracting to Artemis to keep her words straight. Things get even more complicated when Aphrodite is thrown into the mix. ![]()
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