Skip to content

Hades

"The Quiet King"

The one Olympian who kept every promise he made.

Song 11 of Gods of the Dial

Signal incomingThis one is in the works

Hover a dot to preview its song, then click to tune. You can also turn the knob, scroll over it, or use the arrow keys. On a phone, tap a dot to preview it, tap again to tune, and swipe the art.

Figure in this songHades

The myth, as it's usually told

Hades

When Zeus and his brothers divided the world, Hades drew the underworld. He rules the dead, rarely leaves his kingdom, and does not chase mortals the way his brothers do. His most famous act is taking Persephone as his queen, but he is also the god who let Orpheus try, and who keeps every bargain he makes.

What the song hears

The reframe

The most honorable god on Olympus, and the one everyone treats as the villain.

Like or comment on YouTubeSubscribe

Also from the 1980s