Hades, Lord of the Dead

The myth

Hades, son of Cronus and Rhea, drew the underworld by lot and ruled there over the dead, and his name also came to mean the realm itself. He was not death itself, nor an evil god: he was a stern, just king who gave nothing back. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter tells how he carried off Persephone, Demeter's daughter; because she ate pomegranate seeds in the land of the dead, she came to live part of each year with him. He owned a helm of invisibility forged by the Cyclopes, and the hound Cerberus guarded his gates.

Why it has this power

An Epic level-8 card with 2900 ATK and 2800 DEF: the highest defense among the brothers, for nothing leaves his realm. A Darkness Deity, he bears the Moon and Crown constellations of night and the underground throne. Hades's Helm of Darkness strengthens Undead and Darkness creatures, his subjects.

Did you know

Many Greeks avoided saying the name Hades and called him Plouton, the rich one, for the wealth hidden beneath the earth.

Connections

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons (The Void Between Mythologies) — grade S: 20%
• Daily Offering: 0.012% per pack (Epic 0.15% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.045% per pack · 0.27% in the themed pack (Epic 0.24% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.18% per pack · 1.1% in the themed pack (Epic 1% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.49% per pack · 2.9% in the themed pack (Epic 3% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.91% per pack · 5.4% in the themed pack (Epic 6% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 2.6% of days · 1,500 gems
• Craft with card dust: 2,400 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. HADES (Haides) - Greek God of the Dead, King of the Underworld (Roman Pluto) — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
2. Hades (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
3. Homeric Hymns 1-3 (Dionysus, Demeter, Apollo) — Anonymous (trans. H. G. Evelyn-White), Theoi Classical Texts Library