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The mythological Greek deity Hades often appears in popular culture. In spite of his present neutrality and lack of bad deeds, he is often portrayed as a villain due to his association with death and the underworld.
Hades (under his Roman name Pluto) appears in Pasolini's film The Canterbury Tales. He is portrayed by Italian actor Giuseppe Arrigio. In the film, he chances upon 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 also The Merchant's Tale .
In the Disney 1997 film Hercules , Hades appears as the main antagonist. Unlike the mythological Hades, this version is a fast-talking, hot-tempered, evil deity; a combination of Satan and a dodgy Hollywood agent. He plans to overthrow Zeus and rule the Universe but kill Hercules before that so the hero doesn't foil his plot. However, he failed, and was trapped in the River Styx. The character was voiced by James Woods.
In the three television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules , Hades was a recurring character, most frequently played by Erik Thomson, although Mark Ferguson and Stephen Lovatt have also played the part. He was depicted as being overworked and understaffed.
In the DC Comics TV series Smallville , the powerful and demonic deity Darkseid was in Earth's history by many names such as Hades and Lucifer, and was also connected to the Hindu goddess Kali.
Hades appears in the remake of Clash of the Titans [1] and its sequel Wrath of the Titans , [2] where he is played by Ralph Fiennes.
An anime television series adaption of the PSP game Kamigami no Asobi was aired from April 2014 until July 2014, where Hades is one of the few 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 also appears in the Japanese manga, Record of Ragnarok (Japanese: 終末のワルキューレ, Hepburn: Shūmatsu no Warukyūre, 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 against Qin Shi Huang.
In 2016, Hades was portrayed by Greg Germann in the fifth season of the ABC fantasy-drama series Once Upon a Time . [3] This version is based on the Disney version from Hercules and is depicted as being in love with Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West.
Cheyenne Jackson portrayed Hades in the 2019 Disney Channel television film Descendants 3 . This version is also based on the Disney version from Hercules. He is depicted to be the father of the protagonist Mal, that he had from his former marriage with Maleficent, the villain from the Disney film Sleeping Beauty .
Hades appears in the 2010 movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief played by Steve Coogan. [4] In the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series on Disney+, Hades appears in the first season and is portrayed by actor and filmmaker Jay Duplass. [5]
Hades also appears in the Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus. Introduced in the first season (2020), he becomes a main antagonist in the second season (2024). Voiced by Fred Tatasciore.
A species of burrowing blind snake, Gerrhopilus hades , is named after the god Hades. [10]
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