Hades/Relationships

##### **Titanomachy**

Kronos is Hades' father. Out of his three sons, Hades was the most traumatized by him. On Hades' 6th birthday, Kronos ripped him away from his mother Rhea, whom he was very close to and loved very much. As a result, Hades was left alone for 13 years within Kronos, his only interactions with others being the times that Kronos would often verbally abuse him. When Hades was set free by Zeus, Kronos attempted to keep Hades from escaping by tearing him nearly to shreds, leaving multiple scars on his body.

When Zeus and Hera came up with a plan to bring down Kronos, Hades was greatly against it, as it involved Hera pretending to seduce him in order to poison him slowly over time. When Kronos discovered this plan, he found Hera on the battlefield and tore her in half, to the horror of the other Traitors. However, because of her sacrifice, the 6 Traitors Dynasty were able to defeat Kronos.

Zeus later gave Hades the "prize" of overseeing Kronos' imprisonment, as he was the one who suffered the most at his hands. Greatly weakened, Kronos was dragged into the Underworld in chains by his son, who would make a deal with Erebos to be able to command Tartarus and thus imprison his father.

##### **Season 1**

In the present day, Hades is still haunted by his father. Despite his imprisonment in the deepest depths of Tartarus, he continues to harass Hades in his dreams with nightmares of his birthday when he taken from Rhea and consumed.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

Hades continually wakes up from nightmares based on him, such as a repeat of the day he was devoured, and Kronos consuming his new love, Persephone. Hades' "true form" also greatly resembles Kronos, a source of great insecurity for Hades that was used against him by his ex-girlfriend Minthe.

##### **Season 2 Part 2**

During the ten years of Persephone's banishment Hades was the first of the Six Traitors to be affected by the scars left by Kronos, his being the most severe and leading him to being the most vulnerable of the five affected.

#### Rhea

##### **Titanomachy**

Rhea is Hades' mother. The two of them had a very close relationship. Rhea was supportive of Hades' creations and continually doted on him. Likewise, Hades became very attached to his mother. Rhea was the one to name him Aidoneus, and she is the reason why Hades dislikes others calling him by his true name. They were separated from each other when Kronos consumed Hades. In the present day, Hades still thinks fondly of his mother and appears upset that some people regard her as a fool for falling in love with and marrying Kronos. It is unknown if how Hades reacted to her death or if he knows at all.

### **Siblings**

#### Poseidon

##### **Titanomachy**

Poseidon is Hades' younger brother. The two get along fairly well, despite Hades' occasional annoyance over Poseidon's reckless lifestyle and childish nature. Despite both being imprisoned within Kronos, the two would not meet until their brother Zeus freed them, as Kronos kept them purposely separated. During their time recovering, they were able to relate to each other as they had shared the same trauma. Hades felt guilt over Poseidon having to share the same prison as him but was glad someone else understood the shock of the outside. However, Poseidon recovered and adjusted faster than Hades, who retained more "sorrow in his blood."

##### **Season 1**

   In the present day, the two remain close, as they attend family brunch together with Zeus, despite Hades' protest at times. Hades appears to be the one that picks up after Poseidon's messes, as he pays for the damage Poseidon causes at the strip club where Zeus chooses to have their brunch. Seeing Hades trying to be quiet about his morning with Persephone, Poseidon teasingly asks if Persephone was available to be his second wife, which results in Hades grabbing Poseidon in anger and telling him to stay away from her. Both Poseidon and Zeus smile at his outburst and get Hades to admit his intense feelings for her. Poseidon also shows great disgust over the idea of Hades proposing to Minthe, stating she is "the meanest nymph he's ever met." When Hera arrives, angry over Hades' lewd attraction to Persephone, Poseidon is quick to defend Hades.

During their second brunch, Poseidon ambushes Hades alongside Zeus despite Hades wanting time alone since he is struggling over his feelings for Persephone. Poseidon goes to make pancakes for his brothers, which prompts Hades to tell him not to make a mess of his cabinets. When talking about Minthe and Persephone, Poseidon warns Hades that his relationship with Persephone could be considered an emotional affair, which could be more damaging than a physical affair. This greatly concerns Hades, as he does not want to cheat on either of the women. When Zeus suggests a "conversional" idea, Poseidon is immediately annoyed, knowing that Zeus' suggestion is not something Hades will want.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

In Episode 130, both brothers agree that Zeus used his status to send out an arrest warrant on Persephone and her mother Demeter without their consent, which annoys both of them. Poseidon later stands with Zeus during the trial, but unlike Zeus, Hades holds no anger towards him. As the trial begins, Hades arrives to confront Zeus about a reporter's claims that Zeus is considering a marriage between Apollo and Persephone. Poseidon appears to be rather concerned about his two brothers fighting yet again. As Zeus tries to defend himself, Hades takes the moment to help Poseidon tie his tie. Although he chooses to stand with Zeus, Poseidon wishes Hades good luck as Hades heads to the courtroom.

When Persephone choses Hades to act as her lawyer, Poseidon watches him leave him and Zeus to be at her side. Unlike Zeus, he is not vocally anger at him but seems more concern over this discussion. While Zeus shows that he forgot who Minthe was during the trial, Poseidon has to lean in to remind Zeus.

#### Zeus

##### **Titanomachy**

Zeus is Hades' youngest brother. Most of the time, they don't see eye to eye, and Hades is frequently annoyed when Zeus demands he tag along on his mischief. Zeus was the one who saved Hades, and Poseidon, from their father Kronos and ever since, Hades felt a great deal of gratitude towards his younger brother. It's because of this that Hades put up with Zeus' behavior in the years after Kronos' defeat.

After the war, Hades' growing feelings for Hera caused a jealous pit to settle within Zeus, as he had "claimed" Hera. When Zeus and Hera came up with a plan where Hera would deceive Kronos by seducing him and slowly poisoning him, Hades was greatly against this plan and pleaded with Hera to not go through with it, claiming that if Zeus truly loved her, he would not make her endanger herself. After Kronos discovered the plan and tore Hera in half, Hades and Hera found themselves growing closer as Zeus could not truly understand what she was going through. A jealous Zeus manipulated Hades into becoming King of the Underworld, intending to separate the two by sequestering Hades away. He also gave Hades their father so that Hades could oversee his imprisonment, Zeus claiming it was because Hades had gone through the most pain due to Kronos.

##### **Season 1**

Despite the complications that came about due to their mutual affection for Hera, and the brief affair between Hades and Hera, in the present day the two brothers seem to have set any mention or thought of this aside. Zeus appears to try to look out for Hades, and he is not without advice and encouragement regarding relationships. He recognizes that Hades' relationship with Minthe is unhealthy and attempts to convince his brother to leave her. He constantly drags Hades along to a number of places, often demanding his attendance. He can be kind to his brother when he gives him advice, telling Hades not to settle for Minthe as an "okay Queen of the Underworld" and telling him he needs an "excellent Queen of the Underworld."

Zeus appears to be supportive of the relationship between Hades and Persephone and was greatly upset with Hera when she showed Hades a photo of Persephone with Apollo to anger him. Noticing how hurt his brother was, he argued that Hades truly cared for her, even suggesting Hera talk to Demeter about the possibility of a relationship. When Hera decides to put Hades through a test to see how strong his feelings are for Persephone, and she later arrives unannounced while Hades is visiting Hebe, she forces the two to stay for dinner. When Zeus makes a comment about Persephone being a vegetarian, Hades kicks Zeus under the table. When she goes outside to start on Hera's garden and Hades goes to follow, Zeus teasingly tells him that grass stains are hard to remove. While the couple is outside, Zeus and Hera spy on them from above, Zeus excited that Persephone is "coming onto" Hades. However, the couple overstay their welcome, prompting Zeus to come out later in a bathrobe and order the two to stop condoling in Hera's garden.

During their second brunch, Hades is struggling with his feelings regarding Persephone while still in a relationship with Minthe. Zeus tells Hades to just kidnap Persephone and make her his bride, saying he wouldn't stop him from doing so. Hades states that he could not do such a thing and wants Persephone to marry him because she loves him. Zeus states love will mean nothing if she joins The Goddess of Eternal Maidenhood.

When Zeus and his son Ares get into a fight, Zeus calls his brothers with a code red. When Hades arrives, he is unintentionally caught in the crossfire and receives a blackeye. After the fight, Zeus gets his brothers to join him in the Mortal Realm to "blow off some steam." Hades finds out about Semele, Zeus' new mortal girlfriend. When Semele's father catches her and Zeus in bed, the brothers return home and Zeus confides in Hades late at night over his struggling relationship with Hera. Hades remains kind and supportive, recommending Zeus think on it later and try to sleep.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

After discovering Persephone's act of wrath that was covered up by Demeter and Hermes, Zeus intends to put her on trial to "make an example" out of her, frustrated with everyone undermining his authority as King. He does this without consulting Hades or Poseidon, with the excuse that Hades is biased in her favor. A furious Hades tells Zeus that he only puts up with Zeus' nonsense because he saved his life from Kronos, but that he has now gone too far. Their relationship becomes increasingly strained when Hades refuses to hand Persephone over to Zeus, and the latter states she is only using Hades. Zeus appears to regret saying this but has no time to apologize as Hades hangs up on him.

When the trial is set to begin the next day, Hades is furious by Zeus' need to go through with it when Persephone has done nothing to threaten Zeus' authority. He is also hurt that Zeus is well aware of his love for Persephone but has decided to still go through with the trial without any thought of how it may affect him. After Persephone breaks down and cries herself to sleep, Hades leaves Zeus a voicemail stating it matters not that they are blood and Zeus better be prepared to deal with the consequences of the trial.

As the trial begins, Hades makes a public statement that he has no intention of blindly supporting his brother. After hearing from reporters that Apollo has gone to Zeus about marrying Persephone, Hades is furious and goes to confront Zeus. Apollo is present and begins to taunt him. Despite their current state, Zeus orders Apollo to leave for antagonizing Hades.

Once Apollo has gone, Zeus explains that he only told Apollo he would consider it but had no plans of allowing the marriage to happen. Hades warns Zeus that Persephone is afraid of Apollo before leaving. As the trial officially starts, Persephone nominates Hades as her lawyer, which he accepts, much to Zeus' shock and anger. As Thanatos starts his testimony and Hades angrily argues back, Zeus decides to let Hades continue as it was entraining but shortly stops him in order for Thanatos to finish. With Thanatos explaining how the plan to expose Persephone was all Thetis', she soon arrives with a cursed Minthe, but Zeus forgot seemingly forgot Minthe was Hades' former girlfriend for many years and needed to be reminded by Poseidon.

Not long after Zeus reveals that he has Persephone's ledger that Thanatos stole from her room and can "prove" Persephone has been planning to undermine Hades' authority as King of the Underworld.  As Zeus present the ledger, Hades angrily grabs his tie and tells him to shut up to allow Persephone the chance to defend herself. When Persephone explains the plans in her ledger were not to undermine Hades but a project, she wished to present to him, he believes her. Hades becomes frustrated over the fact Zeus would believe that her ledger was proof of treason but also the idea that someone like her could never do something nice for him because it was him. He further explains how Zeus only thought of such things because it was him and no one else.

With the ledger out of the way, Hades begins to defend Persephone as her lawyer and explains how Persephone's case should have been an Underworld matter from the start, but he was cut out of the decision by Zeus. He then asks Persephone about the day she committed her act of wrath where she explains how several flower nymphs were killed by humans that trespassed Demeter's land. Both Ares and Athena were upset to discover such important information was withheld from the court and further proved that Persephone did not commit her act of wrath out of cruelty or without reason. Hades would then call out the hypocrisy of Zeus's treatment towards Apollo and Artemis against Persephone as both parties did not receive a permit to commit their act of wrath, but the twins were praised and given medals while Persephone is being held accountable and put on trial which clearly upsets Zeus. As Hades finishes his defense, Demeter asks to speak to Persephone alone and Zeus decides to end the first day of the trial.

On the second day of the trial, after Apollo reveals that he and Artemis are Zeus's children, this revelation shocks Hades. When Zeus then sentenced Persephone to remain in the Mortal Realm until she completes his demands, this severely damaged their relationship, as Hades left with a warning to prepare to live with the consequences of his actions. During the ten years of Persephone's banishment, Zeus had attempted multiple negotiation attempts with Hades, all failing, and the last one going even worse. In the last negotiation meeting when Zeus tried to offer a nymph named Leuce as a replacement, which Hades kindly turned her down and furiously demanded to know if Zeus was enjoying seeing him like this, and refused to meet again unless it was to discuss Persephone's release.

### **Romantic**

#### Persephone

##### **Prelude**

Persephone is Hades' wife. Hades and Persephone first met in the Mortal Realm, although Hades did not remember this meeting. After drunkenly traveling there in order to visit Hecate, who was visiting the realm at the time, Hades is left unattended in a room on Demeter's property. Persephone sneaks in through a window to see him, taking the form of a butterfly. Persephone is surprised that Hades is not as scary as she thought, and in response, Hades ends up frightening Persephone badly enough that she returns to her normal form and lands on him with only dissolved butterflies covering her.

The two then have an exchange, during which Persephone desperately inquires as to whether Hades can return mortals from the dead. Hades responds that he cannot, and Persephone continues to plead with him before ultimately fleeing when she hears Demeter coming, to Hades' disappointment. Hades ends up inquiring about the pink goddess he encountered. Demeter initially tries to deny he saw a goddess, being protective over Persephone. When Hades is insistent at what he saw and wonders out loud if she is available to be courted, Demeter suddenly encourages him to drink more, presumably in order to cause Hades to blackout and not remember the encounter. Unknown to Hades, Persephone hoped and believed he would come back but as she was unaware of Demeter's action, gave up waiting and felt foolish for hoping he felt a connection to her as she did with him.

##### **Season 1**

Hades and Persephone officially meet after the Panathenaea held at Zeus and Hera's. Upon seeing Persephone in the crowd, Hades is smitten, and asks Zeus who she is and why he has never seen her before. After Zeus explains that Demeter raised Persephone in the Mortal Realm, Hades remarks to his brothers that Persephone's beauty puts Aphrodite's to shame. The brothers encourage Hades to go talk to her, which he attempts to do. Unbeknownst to Hades, a jealous Aphrodite overheard his comment and has plotted to have her son Eros intoxicate Persephone and put her in Hades' car. Hades is flustered after being unable to find Persephone in the crowd and decides to head home.

When he arrives, he discovers Persephone in his backseat. He carefully brings her inside his home and settles her in his guest room. When Persephone wakes up the next morning, the two talk and quickly form a connection. Her kind and thoughtful nature and the genuine attention he receives from her make him quick to develop feelings for her. Hades gives her a jacket that was meant for Hera, Persephone asks him about his sevens dogs, and Hades allows her to drive one of his cars, something he doesn't let anyone do.

After dropping her off at home, he shows sadness seeing her leaving as he is convinced the two will never meet again. On his way to brunch with his brothers, he looks at the business card Persephone gave him and notices there's no number to call her. He decides that she would never want him to have her number anyway. He soon gets a text from an unknown number, but tosses it aside, completely unaware of the fact that it is Persephone. At brunch, he talks to his brothers about Persephone. Despite their instant connection, he believes that the Underworld is no place for her and brings up the fact that he is still in a relationship with Minthe, whom he would have proposed to at the party if she had decided to come. Hera arrives, furious over the men talking lewdly about Persephone, which prompts her to show Hades a picture of Persephone and Apollo that Apollo has posted to social media. Hades is clearly upset over this but tells Hera that he's well aware that he's a fool and never once thought he was entitled to Persephone.

After waking up from a nightmare, he sees another text from the unknown number and realizes that it's Persephone. He is greatly upset about not realizing sooner and decides to call her. Despite the late hour she picks up, and the two talk throughout the night. She asks Hades if he chose to become King of the Underworld, and also why he isn't married yet. Despite being uncomfortable with the questions, he answers, and they stay on the phone until they both eventually fall asleep.

They keep in touch throughout the morning, Hades sending her a picture of Cerberus and Persephone sending him a picture of himself from Hera's office. While at work, Hecate confronts him about Persephone's stay at his home when she sees the cover of a tabloid article featuring the two. Hecate slaps him, believing he used her young friend for sex. He tells her what really happened, and he tries to call Persephone to warn her about the article. Hecate tells him to not go after her, fearing if the two are seen together again it would make things worse for her.

    The next day, Persephone arrives to meet with Hades as Hera has assigned her a job at his company, Underworld Corp. A jealous Minthe, recognizing her from the tabloid, sends her to Tower 4. When shades attacking her sets off the alarm system, Hades wastes no time and comes to find her. Once he does, she breaks down in tears for her mistake but Hades assures her it wasn't her fault and the two embrace. He then carries her out in his arms. As he waits for her to finish showering, he starts to believe she may return his feelings when he thinks about their hug. However, he's afraid to act on it as he believes he's a mess, and it would be unfair to burden her with his baggage. When she comes out, he notices her dress, quickly becoming flustered. He then gifts her a hair comb for her to use.

He tries to refuse taking her on as an intern, not wanting her to get hurt again just because she's around him. She convinces him to play a game of chess against her; if she wins, he allows her to become an intern. After thoroughly beating him in chess, Hades has no choice but to allow her to join the company. After giving her a formal introduction to the staff, he takes her home and tells her about the article. To his surprise, she shows no anger, instead finding it a nice picture of the two.

He goes home that night and struggles with his growing feelings for her, both due to their age difference and discovering that she's part of The Goddesses of Eternal Maidenhood. When Minthe arrives late that night and breaks down due to her fear of the relationship ending, he allows her inside. When Minthe falls asleep, Hades writes a letter to Persephone that he never plans on sending. He writes how he is unsure what true love feels like, due to his poor luck with relationships, and as a result is uncertain if he genuinely loves Persephone after only knowing her for a short amount of time or is just infatuated with her. He is also concerned that he will hurt her due to his emotional baggage and her selfless personality, understanding that a relationship with him is a lot to put on someone so young. Due to these uncertainties, Hades decides it is best to keep his distance from her and work on his relationship with Minthe. He adds the letter to a drawer full of gifts from Persephone or things that remind him of Persephone.

As Hades and Hecate are on their way to punish Alex Petre, the paparazzi behind the article, Hecate gives him a letter that was written by Persephone to Hecate. Sometime before Persephone comes back to work, Hecate confronts him about giving Persephone a salary despite being an intern. He argues that since Persephone is a guest in his realm, it would be shameful if he didn't. He then mentions that since she's a beautiful woman she could use the money for beautiful things. Hecate advises him to not let HR hear him say that.

At work, Hades witnesses Hermes carrying Persephone into work and admits to feeling jealous despite trying to distance himself. When the two meet in the elevator, he rejects her offer of baklava, explaining it wouldn't be right as she works for him. Minthe then arrives and kisses him in front of Persephone. He pushes her away and as Minthe talks to him, he is shown to be ignoring her and staring at Persephone who is clearly hurt when seeing the two. When he discovers Persephone doesn't have a license, he becomes upset over the fact she drove his car but she hands him a baklava so he can have it when he stops being 'snippy.'

Hecate gets Hades to give Persephone and although he continues the attempt to distance himself, it fails. When the two are stopped by a reporter who ask questions regarding their relationship, they are unaware of the fact that it was Hera in disguise as she is testing Hades to see if he would be a good suitor for her. The pair eventually make it to the "The Beach" and almost share a kiss until the two see Persephone has gained the ability to fly.

With the day done, Minthe arrives to flirt with Hades and Persephone decides to head home. With Persephone gone, he attempts to focus on Minthe and work on their dinner date at his home but when Minthe fails to show up to their date, Hades decides to break his rule and eat the baklava and read the letter Persephone gave to Hecate. The letter reveals the two have met before the party which causes Hades to panic and wishes to know how they met but is embarrassed to ask Persephone and afraid she would think he's a creep when all he has as proof is the letter. He also sends her a picture to show her he ate the baklava at four in the morning.

On his way to see the Fates, Persephone calls him, and he soon realizes how late he sent her the message which causes him to panic and worry she might think he's a loser. To his surprise, she calls because she was worried about him staying up so late. During the call, Minthe calls but he is quick to ignore it so he can continue talking to Persephone. In Episode 75, he asks the Fates for a tape about his first meeting with Persephone and unknowingly to him, a still image produced by the Fates shows Persephone as Queen of the Underworld, revealing that the two will eventually get married.

After an abusive episode by Minthe, which resulted in her slapping Hades and saying he was the splitting image of his Father, Hera arrives and comfort him. Hera then kissed him, making him pull back and decided to take her home. She convinces him to come inside to see Hebe and Persephone soon arrives, which prompts Hera to force the two to stay for dinner and soon after, they're outside and Hades watches her work on Hera's garden. Unknown to them, Hades and Persephone we're being spied on by Hera and Zeus. The two continue their conversion where Hades reveals he was born in Sicily, just as she was, and she gifts him a pomelia and kisses his cheek. Their moment is interrupted by Zeus who orders the two to stop "canoodling."

Hades takes her home but are confronted by Apollo. Seeing her fear, Hades gets out, but Apollo tries to dismiss Hades and tells him how he's imagining Persephone caring for him. Persephone summons the courage to tell Apollo he was wrong and Hades calls Poseidon who grabs Apollo and leave to the Mortal Realm. After walking Persephone to the door, Hades leaves Hera a voicemail to tell her that the kiss, and their past relationship, could never happen again.

Hearing that he has outgrown her, Hera gives the relationship her approval. Zeus and Poseidon arrive at Hades' home for brunch and the three of them talk about the relationship, but Hades is conflicted as he's still in a relationship with Minthe. Poseidon tells him that his emotional affair could be equally, if not more damaging, and Zeus suggest that Hades takes Persephone and force her to become his wife as she is not yet a member of the TGOEM. Hades is against the idea as he wants Persephone to be his wife of her own freewill, but Zeus suggest him to act fast or he'll lose her to the TGOEM.

When Persephone discover what Hades did to Alex Petre, she comes to the Underworld where she reunites with Ares and he who uses his powers on her to increase her rage. When she arrives to Hades' floor, he is greatly concern hearing she's anger at him but after seeing he kept the pomelia she gave him, she calms down. Ares is shocked with the way their handling the "confrontation" and Persephone soon feels weak as his powers wear off on her. Hades is furious at Ares and takes Persephone away where the two talk about Alex and he apologizes for his actions. They continue to talk and admit that there is a strong connection between them but because of his relationship with Minthe and her commitment to her scholarship and TGOEM, the two come to an agreement to slow down.

They go to the hospital after Persephone convinces Hades to return Alex's eye. He asks her to step outside so she wouldn't see him in his true form but unknown to Hades, she sees him through the window and her powers react and make her go through a "second puberty." As they leave and he takes her back home, Persephone comes up with a set of rules to create bounders for the two not to cross any lines due to their prior commitments. Hades debates telling her how he truly feels but worries that if he did, it would make things harder for the two.

He decides to agree to the rules before leaving but is internally screaming in his head, calling himself a coward for not telling her. He quickly turns around and goes to her front door, seemingly changing his mind but this backfires as Hestia is the one to open the door. Seeing Hestia's anger, the two quickly cover up why he's there, prompting him to stay longer and watch as Hestia shows Persephone her ceremonial gown. With guilt on his face, he makes a check out to Persephone instead of TGOEM and leaves without saying goodbye.

A frustrated Hades goes to Zeus's code red and arrives just as Ares goes to attack Zeus and he accidentally hits Hera. The fighting stops and the brothers leave to the Mortal Realm where he finds a new puppy. When they return to the Underworld, he wishes to send Persephone a picture of his new puppy but decides against it as it would break the rule of contacting Persephone after 9 PM. He feels as though they broke up before being a couple and hopes she knows he'll still be there to help her. He then requests to be her friend on Fatesbook.

It's not until Hades has a dream of Persephone and him being married and have an infant son that he comes to terms with his feelings and breaks up with Minthe. Minthe asks if he is in love with Persephone and although he says it's too early to tell, a childlike image of himself argues that he loves Persephone more than anything. She jealously tells him that he's too messed up to pursue Persephone, to which Hades responds that regardless of whether he and Persephone work out, his relationship with Minthe is over.

Hades and Persephone attempt to follow the rules to slow down their relationship and Hades soon discovers it was Persephone's birthday when Hermes arrives to give her balloons. He becomes self-conscious and states he truly knows nothing about her. He introduces her to his new dog Meli, but she jokingly calls her Pomelia, a nod to the flower she gave him days prior. He helps her get a bank account and Persephone learns about Hades and Minthe's breakup through Eros, making her feel guilty and thinking it was her fault, but he assures it that it isn't.

In Episode 110, after a brief argument over Persephone going to the beach to give coins to the shades, Hades admits to Persephone that he wants her and the two share a passionate kiss. However, Persephone unintentionally turns into butterflies and leaves him. He feels he messed up their relationship by telling her the truth and not having enough self-control despite being thousands of years old. Persephone later calls Hades when she has trouble sleeping and the two discuss their kiss where she reveals that her body reacted in a way she never expected because she got excited. The two-fall asleep in her bedroom despite Persephone knowing she could get in trouble. The next morning, they wake up together when Hades has to go home to feed his dogs, he asks her to come with him to have breakfast. In seconds, she's ready to go and the two return to the Underworld where they spend the morning together, enjoying each other's company before she leaves. After she left, Hermes arrives and gives Hades the videotape of their first meeting. Much to his shock and embarrassment, he discovers the truth of their first meeting and that Demeter had given him more alcohol in order for him to forget.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

Artemis soon arrives with Eros and **Ampelus** after they aren't able to find Persephone and he then brings Hecate in to help him. He finds the hair comb he gave her in a pawn shop and begs the owner for help on her location, realizing that threats and anger would not help him. When he shows Eros the hair comb, Eros is in shock and tells Hades that she loved the comb more than anything which slightly shocks Hades. Hecate then calls him to watch the announcement of Persephone and Demeter being charged with treason and having a warrant for their arrest, He goes to meet Zeus and Poseidon and after Zeus threatens to punish Persephone, he threatens to retaliate.

He soon finds Persephone almost close to hibernation and Hades pleads over her body in tears, begging her to wake up and desires for the two to go Sicily and have her show him around his old home. She wakes up and Hades returns the hair comb to her and lets her stay in the Underworld, letting her tell the truth about her act of wrath. After hearing her out, he shows her the tape of their first real meeting and while she finds it funny, he is still embarrassed. He then opens up to her by telling her the story of his parents, how he was saved by Zeus, and gained his scars.

Hades decides to go to work and after some debating, he brings her and hides her with the cloak of invisibility. When they make it to his office, Minthe is there and goes to remove her robe, revealing she wore lingerie underneath. He quickly ties her robe up and Minthe snaps at Hades for being "still up her ass" which prompts Hades to call her back on her hypocrisy with Persephone being "too perfect" and now being "too wrathful" for him. He says that she can be both and gestures to a furious Minthe to leave. Persephone removes the cloak and Thanatos, having been kicked out by Minthe, watches the two together and realizes that Hermes was right about Persephone being Hades' flavor.

When Zeus orders Hades to hand over Persephone, Hades refuses which causes the brothers to argue and make Zeus lash out by telling him that Persephone was only using him, but Hades knows he only said it to hurt him. The two spend the rest of their days in the Underworld in peace as he teaches her to golf, gets her a new "garbage" phone, watch movies, and continue to work as they wait for the trial to come.

    In Episode 144, Hades and Persephone go shopping which leads to their second kiss and have brief make out session before they stop when she almost disappears again. They talk about her desire for him but how her worries and insecurities are making her feel block. He assures her that a kiss can just be a kiss and that the timing of their relationship isn't ideal but once the trial is done, he will take her out on a date, which signals the start of their relationship. After shopping, the two would go swimming but later that night, Hades wakes up after having a nightmare of his Father, Kronos, devouring Persephone. When seeing him outside her bedroom door, she lets him stay in her bed and rest his head on her shoulder while showing him a video to relax him. He opens up about his nightmare and she assures him that she is safe.

Unknown to them, two workers had caught the two kissing and rumors started spreading all over the Underworld that the two were now in a relationship and the people reporting the make out as a "steamy." This would reach Minthe who refuses to accept their relationship has ended which leads to her snapping and revealing herself as the one who reported Persephone and Demeter to Zeus. Hearing her confession cause both of them to transform into their true form and chase after her. After accidentally cursing Minthe, Persephone tells Hades about her fear of Minthe getting fired or the two breaking up if she told him that Minthe sent her to Tower 4. They admit their attraction to one another in their true forms, When Hecate arrives and ask what happen to Minthe, Persephone admits it was a mix of rage but mild arousal from seeing Hades in his true form, shocking Hades when he hears this.

The flower nymphs from the Mortal Realm arrive but Persephone fears that Hades will not like them while Hades fears they would not like him. After finding them, Hades welcomes them to his home and the nymphs give their approval of their relationship, especially when the two dance together for the first time. During the dance, Persephone ask what Hades would have done if they had met at the party and he jokingly states he would have crumbled at her feet. When he pulls her in his arms, he whispers into her ear what he would have told her that night if she would have accepted a dance from here.

However, Apollo and Artemis's mother Leto sneaks into the Underworld and tells Persephone how he once asked Hera to be his queen, something he had yet to tell Persephone himself. This revelation sends Persephone spiraling and decide to see a therapist to help her deal with constantly feeling overwhelmed. Hades senses the distance between them and worries he may have overstepped when the two danced and arrives to pick her up with a bouquet of flowers. While driving back home, he apologizes if he overstepped but she then confronts him about Hera, which catches him off guard and hit the breaks in his car. Hades shows deep regret over the affair and not telling Persephone sooner.

The two arrive at his home where he tells her the story of him and Hera and when she asks if he had any lingering feelings for Hera, he assures her that the two are officially and forever done but he will always care and respect her as the two have gone through a lot. In the story he tells her how they won the war against his Father, Hera and him growing closer after she was seriously injured, and how he became King of the Underworld, something he was hesitated to talk to her about when they were starting to become friends.

With the story done, Persephone tells him how inadequate she feels knowing that Hera, someone she greatly looks up to, and him were once together but Hades assures her that the affair was based on his desire for intimacy and Hera wanting to get back at Zeus for his affairs. Hades reveals his fears of Persephone looking down on him for having an affair, but Persephone tells Hades she's grateful to have heard the story for him. She goes to lay down on his lap and tells him how she hates being caught off guard which prompts Hades to take her to Tartarus, wanting her to be completely aware of all the cons that come with being in a relationship with him.

He continues his story about his journey to the Underworld where many of the inhibits rejected him as King. Refusing to go back to Zeus for help in fear of him seeing him as weak and wanting to quickly imprison his father before his strength return, he was quick to act. He soon found Erebos, a being of darkness with no physical form, who asked if he truly wished rule the domain, and if so, would have to make a sacrifice. Hades went over to a pomegranate tree, the only living thing to grow a single pomegranate, and ate it.

He woke up as the King of the Underworld, but he is unsure of what was taken from him when he consumes the fruit. He tells her how he is unable to stay away from the Underworld for long and how it may have been the reason he is unable to have children. He starts to stutter but Persephone comforts him with a hug, accepting everything she's heard. They head home where he answers her questions, including if she would ever need to eat the pomegranate to be seen as Queen if they were to ever marry. When all questions are done, she requests that they take a picture together which he nervously accepts.

    When Hades is having a meeting with his nephew Hephaestus, he notices him staring at Persephone through the glass window. He is quick to invite Persephone in and excitedly introduces the two. When Ares arrives unexpectedly, Hades suddenly grabs and holds Persephone in his arms. As Ares and Hephaestus are talking, Hades waits outside with Persephone and suggest the two grab a muffin in the cafeteria. When she wishes to stay to see what's happening with the brothers, he playfully teases her about wanting to stay and hear the gossip. She then shows him her ability to bring a dead plant back to life inside the room, but this leads to Hades killing it with his powers and a playful cycle starting between with the two. Hephaestus, fed up with the two playing around, orders them to flirt somewhere else, leaving the two flustered and apologize to him.
The two are later seen back in his apartment cooking before Hermes arrives and delivers the message that Zeus has Demeter and Persephone's trial will begin the next day. Hades is furious but Persephone accepts her fate and reminds Hades that she must go and ensure her mother is safe. After Hermes leaves, Persephone feels sick and leaves to throw up. Hades is outside the bathroom door and despite Persephone's protest that him seeing her throw up would ruin the mystique, he assures her he's fine and has water for her. She allows him to enter, and he pulls her in his arms where she cries over the upcoming trial and fear of the unknown.

    She asks him if she can remain in the Underworld after her trial and while Hades says yes, he asks why she wouldn't want to return to Olympus. Persephone begins to cry again, and Hades gently lays her down on his lap and tells her they'll find her a beautiful apartment that's close by so the two can continue to visit one enough. She eventually cries herself to sleep and he carries her to her bed before making a threatening phone call to Zeus, warning him of the consequences that would follow if he proceeded with the trial.

The trial begins and Hades arrives with Persephone with reporters all in shock to see the King of the Underworld is not joining Zeus but supporting Persephone. Reporters were quick to see Persephone wearing the pomegranate insignia, which was given to her by Hades after their kiss at the mall days ago. Hades states he had no intentions of blindly following his brother and Persephone was quick to dismiss reporters questioning her relationship with Hades.

When it becomes overwhelming, Hades pulls her to keep walking until they discover that Apollo is petitioning Zeus for her hand in marriage. Persephone calls it pathetic before the two go inside and Persephone starts to get fearful over the possibility of it being true, but Hades comforts her. When Persephone gets worried about her eyes, which have stayed red since the night before, Hades states she is beautiful before leaving her to speak to her mother in private.

After dropping her off, Hades, now furious over the news, goes to confront Zeus and discovers Apollo in the room as well. Apollo claims that Zeus was indeed going to marry Persephone off to him and that it was time Hades and Persephone stopped playing house. Hades starts to transform into his true form and states he's noticed Apollo been going after his wife for months and hasn't gone unnoticed. Apollo notices his statement of calling Persephone his wife which catches Hades off guard and stutters, saying he misspoke. After Zeus orders Apollo to leave, Hades glares at Zeus who claims he only told Apollo he would reconsider the marriage but never actually planned on allowing it to happen. Hades tells Zeus that Persephone is scared of Apollo before deciding to leave.

As everyone arrives in the courtroom, Persephone ties to get her own lawyer and though she is denied at first, Hades and Persephone look at each other and nod. Persephone recalls a loophole in the law that allows her to choose her own lawyer and then choses Hades who accepts despite the glares of Zeus and Demeter, who is now becoming suspicious of Persephone and Hades' relationship.

Hades comes to Persephone's side and comforts Persephone as she cries over her mother's anger. She tells Hades that Demeter is indeed withholding information about her. Hades assures her that they have prepared for the worse. Zeus then has Polymnia tell the courthouse a recap of Persephone's act of wrath and describes Persephone as seducing Hades in order to protect her. Hades comforts her by telling her Polymnia said it on purpose to get Persephone upset.

As Hermes testify and tells the story of how the two became friends and helped cover up her crime, Hades looks at Persephone with concern. While Hades is upset over the fact Hermes did this behind his back, he shows no angry over Persephone. When Hermes reveals Thanatos had reported Persephone to Zeus, Hades was furious. Thanatos arrives to testify and reveals his reasons for why he felt Persephone was suspicious and believed she was deceiving Hades while receiving special treatment from him. Finding it hard to believe that the investigation into Persephone was for his own wellbeing, Thanatos tells Hades that Thetis was the one who came up with their plan as a way for Hades to see who Persephone really was so he could leave her and reunite with Minthe.

When Thetis arrives to show Minthe was cursed by Persephone, Persephone nervously grabs onto Hades and asked how she could have gotten her, making Hades respond back that he has to work on his security. Thetis attempts to prove Persephone is dangerous and "killed" Minthe to be with Hades, but Persephone defends herself by telling the court how she accidentally cursed Minthe. Thanatos, now fed up with Thetis' schemes, explains how Thetis planned this for the sole purpose of having Minthe get back together with Hades, Thetis fires back that Thanatos broke into Artemis and Persephone' house to get Persephone's ledger.

Persephone is furious to discover this and accidentally reveals that other "people" have entered her room without her permission. She apologizes for her outburst to which Hades says there was no need too but asks who else has gone into her room. She dismisses the questions and Hades, although now concerned, drops the subject. As Thanatos reveals he broke into her bedroom to find her ledger, Zeus shows it in court and claims to have found "proof" that Persephone has been undermining Hades the entire time.

As Zeus attempts to push Persephone into confessing that plans and blueprints found meant for her to use against Hades, he grabs Zeus tie and tells him to shut up so Persephone could defend herself. Persephone reveals she not only included the names of the lives she accidentally took but she had been coming up with plans to create a place for exceptional mortals instead of them being placed in various levels of purgatory or Tartarus.

With this, she reveals she has no desire to return to Olympus or the Mortal Realm, which greatly infuriates Demeter and ask about her duty to spring to which Persephone argues that the Mortal Realm doesn't need her. Persephone turns to Hades and tells him she wishes to help him as she feels she could make a difference in the Underworld if he gave her the chance.

She gives him the ledger and states she wanted to show him her project in a more professional manner. When asking if he believed her, Hades questions if the drawings she included were how she saw herself in his realm to which she agrees. When Hades gets up, he orders Thanatos to grab her a chair before he turns to Zeus and expresses his anger over him believing her ledger was proof of treason and that it was hard for him to imagine Persephone would do something nice for him just because she wanted to. He further explains how Zeus only thought of such things because it was him and no one else.

Hades then questions Demeter on why she never came to him when Persephone committed her act of wrath while acknowledging the two have had a rough history. Demeter states Persephone's safety meant more to her than protecting Hades' feelings and while Hades acknowledges this, he turns his focus on defending Persephone as her lawyer. Hades begins by explaining how her trial should have never gone this far and how it should have only been an Underworld matter, but Zeus cut him out of the decisions. As he explains how her punishment should not be extreme, he mentions community services as an option which gets her excited and results in Hades having to stare at her seriously in order for her to stop talking about how much she loves community service.

He then grabs her hands, causing her to blush, before she explains what happen the day she committed her act of wrath, breaking down as she does so. He leans in to whisper that she was doing great, and the trial would be over soon. Hades then provides several important information, such as humans trespassing Demeter's land and killing several flower nymphs were glossed over which resulted in Persephone to commit her act of wrath, to which Ares and Athena were surprised and angry to discover. Hades then proves the hypocrisy between Zeus' treatment towards Persephone as Apollo and Artemis did not receive a permit to commit their act of wrath, but the twins were praised and given medals while Persephone is being held accountable. As Hades finishes his defense, he compliments Persephone by stating she is a "brave, intelligent, articulate, generous, beautiful woman" which worries Demeter.

Demeter stands up and ask to have time to speak to Persephone, which Zeus allows and decides to end the first day of the trial. When Demeter and Persephone leave to have privacy, looks back with concern. As Persephone and Demeter are talking, Hades found himself outside a room where he overhears Apollo confronting Hephaestus in which he indirectly reveals his assault on Persephone. Hades questions the two with glowing red eyes before he leaves to meet Persephone at her hotel room. The two sit down and Hades apologizes as he asks her if Apollo hurt her. Persephone is frightened by his question and when he asks again, he cups her cheek only for Persephone to pull away and change the subject about some loukoumi Megeara gave her. As he tries to get her to stop rambling, she goes on about people being disappointed with lemon flavored loukoumi but believes if they gave the flavor a chance, they may enjoy it.

With the two sitting in silence, she asks Hades to get her a soda but as he tries to ask her again and she tells him about a vending machine in the lobby. Seeing as she wouldn't make eye contact with him, Hades believes he pushed too hard and ruin their relationship. He goes to get her the soda, but she stops him from leaving and brings up the night they spoke on the phone. He walks back into the room where they hug before she pulls away and tearfully confess about Apollo's assault on her that night. Filled with rage, the bright sky becomes dark, and the glass windows of the hotel begin to crack as Hades transforms into a Titan-sized being and begins to crawl out of the room to find Apollo.

Persephone stops him but Hades insist he will find Apollo and kill him. Although she reminds him that he can't kill a god, Hades tells her that could give Apollo a fate worse than death for what he did to her. As Persephone tries to stop him, Hades argues that there has to be repercussions, but Persephone explains that Hades punishing Apollo would not make her feel better. She then hugs his thumb and begs him to stay with her. Hades transforms back to his original state and the two hold onto each other as Persephone breaks down crying and tells him that she needs him. Hades apologizes for his reaction and Persephone needing to console him in the hotel hallway before telling her that Apollo is the one that should be on trial for his crimes. Hades offers to take Persephone anywhere she would like to go.

The two arrive in the Mortal Realm and while Persephone worries if this is allowed, Hades assures her there will be no issues as long as their back to continue the trial in two days. Hades then ask Persephone how Demeter is to which Persephone simply answers that she is mad. When asking if Hades has ever felt like laughing as his whole world fell apart, Hades assures her that he understands. The two arrive to a vacation home Persephone would stay in with Demeter as a child before Persephone notices Hades' hand has not yet reverted back to normal after his transformation.

Hades assures her not to worry about it as they make their way inside. Persephone sees her old loom and offers to make Hades something but as Hades states he would like that; he asks Persephone if she still wanted to talk to him. Persephone comes to the conclusion she has revealed enough for one day and suggest they sleep but Hades apologizes to her for his earlier reaction and hopes she isn't afraid to confide in him anymore. She assures Hades that his outrage didn't affect her and that she was actually fascinated with the idea of what he could do to Apollo, but she doesn't want to feel that way.

The two go to bed as she insisted, and Hades looks at his hand that has yet to return to normal and looks over to see Persephone fast asleep. Hades eventually wakes up and questions if she slept at all before noticing she was crying over finishing her design. Hades pulls her in his arms and hugs her, allowing her to cry more before he takes her outside and tells her that she could tell him as much or as little as she wants too. After some time, she talks to him about the assault and asks what he thinks to which Hades states that his thoughts on the matter are the last thing she should worry about. As Persephone explains she wanted to simultaneously tell Hades every day and never tell him, she is relieved to not keep a secret from him but reveals her fear of Hades' feelings towards her being different now that she told him.

Hades tells her that he feels let her down and was blind to her struggles before describing her as the warmest and kindest being he's ever met and assures her that the assault was never her fault and couldn't change how he sees and feels about her. As he feels he's been useless to her, he apologizes for how he approaches the topic at the hotel before she argues that Hades had been helping her every day without knowing but wished she could have told him herself instead. Hades asks if she was sure he didn't want him to kill Apollo to which she answers no and explains her confusion on how she wants to handle Apollo. She wishes to focus on her mental health for the time being as she experiences days where she feels as though she is doing better and others where she is worse.

Persephone shows Hades her mother's homebrewed ambrosia and offers it to Hades, which he accepts only to hate the taste immediately but allows Persephone to laugh. As the two lay down on the ground, Hades attempts to comfort Persephone by telling her how diamond are created and that she herself is like a diamond. As Persephone was confused by his comparison, she teases Hades for comparing her to a lump of coal. Flustered, Hades tries to correct himself by stating he what he meant to say was she would grow stronger after everything she has been experiencing. The two then fall asleep outside once Persephone grabbed his arm and he holds her.

Persephone is the first to wake up, alarmed when she notices Helios staring at the two. Once she wakes up Hades, he quickly shields Persephone and angrily ask Helios why he was watching the two, but Helios ignores the question by stating how interesting it was to catch the Goddess of Spring canoodling with Hades. While Hades is annoyed by Helios, Persephone is angry at Helios for telling Zeus about her act of wrath, especially since she made him a homemade birthday card every year.

The two spend their days in the Mortal Realm resting and one night, Persephone ask to join him in bed which he accepts. Hades discusses his hope that the next day will be the end of her trial for the two to return home in the Underworld. He then surprises Persephone when he reveals to have her ledger with her plans for the Underworld, but Persephone is distracted with the fact his arm has not changed since his transformation. While he calls his arm ugly, Persephone quickly stops him by taking his hand and making hers turn green with fauna, proving it is not ugly as hers is not either. Although he claimed his arm would revert to normal after sleeping, he confides in her that he has never transformed to titan-sized until the hotel. As Hades discusses how Zeus felt being titan-seized made him look like their father, Persephone is quick to comfort Hades and tell him she not only doesn't see Kronos in Hades but finds him to be special.

The next morning, Persephone prepares breakfast as Hades sleeps. Once awake, the two playfully joke around before Persephone reveals her fear of returning and Hades discusses the idea of telling Zeus about Apollo. Persephone pleads with Hades to not tell Zeus or anyone as she is not ready but Hades fears this only gives Apollo more power to get away with his crime. Persephone assures him Apollo won't but needs Hades to give her time to process and handle the situation in her own time. Although worried, Hades gives Persephone his word to keep her secret.

As they have breakfast, Persephone learns that Hades banished Apollo from the Underworld due to him gossiping about Hades' inability to have children. Sensing how sensitive the subject is for him, Persephone suggests that she could make an heir for him. This both greatly shocks and flusters Hades while Persephone quickly tries to explain what she meant. Persephone explains how Hades could create a flame and she could carry it around, on her shoulders, and the fire should be sentient sometime after. Although she explained, Persephone is mortified by her bold suggestion and hides her face as she kneels to the ground while Hades watches, sipping his drink.

Now back to finish her trial, Hades finds Persephone speaking with Hecate who quickly leaves the two alone. Persephone then gives Hades the blue pocket square she purchased before she ran away. After noticing the dog on the pocket square looks like Cerebrus, Hades tells Persephone how grateful he is for the gift and doesn't think anyone has ever given him such a meaningful gift. Persephone jokes how she had also made him baklava before, but he had rejected which results in the two laughing as they get ready for the trial.

As Demeter takes the stand, Zeus and Hera's eldest child Eris, the Goddess of Discord, arrives and frightens Persephone who recognizes Eris' eyes from her dreams. Hades shields Persephone and prevents her from joining Demeter to keep her safe. Apollo then crashes in, attacks Eris to "save" everyone from her but Persephone steps in by hitting Apollo's head with a vase and freeing Eris. When Apollo turns his attention to Persephone, Hades goes to step in before Persephone stops him and assures him, she is ok. Apollo quickly stops Persephone from speaking by revealing to the court that he and Artemis are Zeus' children as a result of an affair with their mother Leto years ago. ￼

With the news, Zeus panics as he comes to the realization that Apollo is chasing after Persephone, a Fertility Goddess blessed with wrath, to make his claim to the throne and overthrow him as he had done to Kronos and Kronos to Ouranos. With history seemingly repeating himself, Zeus comes to his verdict. He strips Demeter of her powers and banishes her to live with the mortals of Eleusis as a human whereas Persephone is banished to the Mortal Realm where she will continue her role as the Goddess of Spring, become the interim Goddess of the Harvest, return Minthe to her original form. With this sentence, Hades and Persephone are forbidden from any contact with each other and run to each other's side to say their goodbyes. In their last moments, Persephone tells Hades her time with him has been the happiest she has been before the two share a passionate kiss. Hades confesses his love to her, shocking both of them as Persephone begins to disappear and leaves Hades mourning with nothing more than Persephone's roses left behind.

##### 10 Years

As the court fell to madness over the boarders between the realms close, Hades begins to transform into his true form before Hermes and Hecate come to his side and disappear. It's soon revealed that Hades had prepared a congratulation's party for Persephone and is seen mourning her absence. A week after the verdict, Hades appears in a television conference in which it is revealed Persephone's applied to become an Underworld citizen and was granted her citizenship during the trial. As an official Goddess of the Underworld, her removal from his realm is considered a breach in the treaty between Olympus and the Underworld. As a response, Hades furiously shut down the merchandise trading between Olympus and the Underworld until Persephone she is returned safely.

Sometime after, Hades confronts Thanatos on his betrayal in which he shows Thanatos he had a crown created for her and is furious that Persephone could not be home and celebrate the end of her trial. When it seems the two have reach common ground, Hades is soon possessed by Kronos and banishes Thanatos. Kronos possessing Hades would become more frequent as the years came but not before taking Hestia, Hera, Poseidon, and Demeter. As the years went by, Hades continues brought Persephone gifts and kept them in her room.

As the feud between Hades and Zeus worsen over the years, Zeus called on a meeting to discuss her banishment. While angry, Hades believed his brother was giving in as he led Hades to believe Persephone would be brought back during the meeting. Instead, Zeus brought out Leuce, a beautiful sought out pink nymph who agreed to marry Hades to become Queen. Hades gently lets Leuce down by explaining the role for Queen is already fulfilled. With Leuce gone, Hades is humiliated but Zeus explains his belief that Leuce would make Hades. This only further Hades' anger as he yells at Zeus' belief that Persephone could be replaced. Now weaker because of Kronos, Zeus notices Hades is unwell, but Hades refuses his help and vows to never speak or hear from his brother until Persephone is brought home.

##### **Season 2 Part 2**

After the events of the trial and 10-year gap, Persephone returns to the Underworld by making a deal with Ares to go on a lunch date with him in exchange for allowing her to pass through. After fighting a possessed Hermes, she meets up with Zeus and promises she would go back to the Mortal Realm after it was all over. When Zeus tries to argue, Persephone mentions how he doesn't even know where Tartarus whereabouts.

After making their way to Kronos, Persephone tries to defend Hades' body but fails and was forced to run. In a last attempt, she eats the pomegranate in tears and becomes Queen of the Underworld and allows her wrath to engulf her; causing her to have Tartarus swallow Kronos whole. She then finally reunites with Hades after 10 years, marking the end of their suffering.

##### **Season 3**

After the battle, Zeus apologizes to both of them and allows Persephone to stay as Queen of the Underworld. In episode 231, after Demeter emotionally abuses Persephone by berating her efforts and telling her over and over again how much she had betrayed everyone there, Hades uses his powers and breaks out of the glass jar he was captured in with the help of Hestia out of pure anger. He then proposes to Persephone, crying while doing so, as Demeter screams for Hades to not do anything and for Persephone to step back. They escape back to the Underworld in episode 232 while Demeter sobs while the flower nymphs all comfort her. After arriving, Persephone breaks down into tears and then into laughter as she realizes that Hades was half naked the whole time.

In the following episode, however, Demeter put an embargo on their marriage, claiming that Hades had broken the law of Xenia since he broke in, caused a commotion, and proposed to her daughter on her territory and grounds. Hades, Zeus, Poseidon, Persephone, and Hera hold a meeting, with Zeus claiming that he wanted to "take the good side" and allow Hera to come up with some kind of loophole. Hades snorts and says that "Zeus was still the bad guy [in this situation]", while Persephone nudges Hades outside to talk. When Hades asks why she was smiling, Persephone shows that since the embargo started the morning of the next day, there was a possibility that they could marry that night.

In episode 134, Hermes goes around to everyone telling them how they were invited to the wedding of King Hades and Queen Persephone. Demeter, however, is not invited, as Persephone explains the Eros while asking him to guide her down the aisle that she doesn't feel that Demeter was in a position to respect her decisions, therefore she didn't wish to invite her. After all the guests had arrived, Hades and Persephone exchanged vows, with Hades telling her that "When you am lonely, I will sit with you, when you laugh, let me celebrate with you, and when you cry, let me hold you." As his vows, symbolizing that Hades has final found someone whom he will love regardless of the situation. As Hera blesses the marriage, however, Demeter peers inside from a window, sobbing in the process.

#### Minthe

##### **Prelude**

Minthe is Hades' personal assistant and ex-girlfriend. Hades had consistently been in a very conflicting state of mind with Minthe. Hades and Minthe first met during a car show that was meant to be a quick and easy job for Minthe to have money for rent before being evicted. Zeus and Poseidon were with their older brother who was too busy on the phone to notice Minthe until Zeus called him over, took Minthe's hat and placed it on Hades's head. Hades then left with the hat out of embarrassment. Minthe would not get paid for her job with the hat missing and with the owner claiming it was stolen, she marched herself to Underground Corp and yelled at Hades. After hearing her situation, Hades offers her a job and helps her with her living situation. Eventually the two start to date but the relationship quickly becomes toxic. Eros would describe the two being the ultimate on again, off again dumpster fire as they were constantly arguing and break up until they eventually get back together.

Despite their quarrels, Hades has shown to deeply care for Minthe, buying her expensive gifts and paying for her rent. While Minthe appears to care for Hades in her own way, her commitment issues and insecurities have caused her to become abusive towards him. Hades' family, mainly his sister-in-law Hera, Queen of the Gods, has shown great dislike towards her, which has played a great deal of insecurities for Minthe and making her feel like "nymph trash." Minthe would even carry on an affair with one of her friend and coworker, Thanatos, behind Hades' back but it was later discovered he knew all along and never said anything.

##### **Season 1**

Despite their toxic relationship, Hades decided to propose to her and stated she would make an "okay" Queen of the Underworld. She would discover this ring and panic at the idea of becoming Queen. Recalling is family's hatred towards her, she decides to distance herself from Hades to change his mind. When Hades calls her about the Panathenaea party, where he was going to propose, she chose not to accompany Hades and instead told him she didn't feel like being seen in public with him and that he reeked of death. By not showing up to the party, Hades would meet Persephone, the Goddess of Spring and quickly fall for her in the brief morning they spent together. He ghosts Minthe for the weekend after meeting Persephone and confronts his brother about the proposal situation before destroying the engagement ring.

The two meets at work and while Minthe tries to be playful about not coming to the party, Hades is upset and the two argue before Hecate walks in. She then discovers an article with a picture of Persephone leaving the Hades' house which causes her to confront him out of jealously and anger. Hades explains what really happen that night but is shocked to see this side of her and then asked her why she missed the party. While their relationship is on the rocks, she meets Persephone and sends her to Tower 4, which puts her life at risk. Minthe is furious to see Hades carrying Persephone in his arms after saving her. This worsens when Hades announces that Persephone is now an intern at the company and Minthe catches the two laughing and holding hands. Hades and Minthe fight to the side and end with Hades going to take Persephone home and Minthe in tears.

Later that night, Hades thinks about his day with Persephone, stating she's too perfect and starts to wonder if their growing relationship was all in his head, Minthe comes over with the fear of him leaving her for "Miss Perfect" and breaks down in tears saying they are meant to be "messed up together." Hades kisses Minthe and lets her stay the night but when she's asleep, he writes a letter to Persephone, an assignment given to him by her therapist, and reveals that while his feelings for her are strong, he's continuing his relationship with Minthe out of guilt and feeling that she needs him more.

Now an official couple as stated on her Fatesbook, she takes the opportunity to kiss Hades in front of Persephone at work which only makes him uncomfortable. Unknowingly to her, he would keep his eyes on Persephone as she spoke for the rest of the elevator ride. While he tries to keep his promise to stay away from Persephone, Hecate sets him up to give Persephone a tour and gives Minthe a call to cancel all his meetings. As Minthe talks to Thanatos, stopping their relationship at work, Hades finds himself falling for Persephone more which leads to the two almost kissing. After seeing Hades with Persephone, she's quick to flirt with him until Persephone leaves to go home. The two make plans for dinner that night and while Hades preps and cooks, he is thinking about his day with Persephone and Thetis, jealous that her affair with Zeus is going nowhere, takes Minthe out for drinks, causing her to miss the date and disappoint him once more. The next day, she calls him, but he sends her to voicemail as he was talking to Persephone.

A frustrated and angry Minthe arrives at work, believing Hades was with Persephone when she missed the dinner, and goes to confront him. After he tries to tell her that Thetis isn't her friend, she physically and verbally abuses him by striking him and claiming he looks like his father, Kronos, who had traumatized, scarred, and kept Hades' prisoner for 13 years. If it had not been for Hecate, Minthe would have strike again. She is quickly appalled at her own actions and is desperate to apologize, not understanding why she acts this way. Despite this attack and breaking down in tears with Hecate, Hecate only suspends her and lets Hades be the one to decide if she's fired or not.

    For days, Hades is struggling with his complicated feelings for Minthe and his growing love for Persephone. Hades tells his brothers that as much as he cares for Persephone, he doesn't want to cheat Minthe, but Poseidon points out that his emotional affair with Persephone could be just, if not more, damaging than a physical affair. Even after Persephone and Hades admit to having feelings for one another, they both agree that they're both going through their own things and while Persephone doesn't like Minthe, she does not Minthe to be cheated on and shows real guilt over the two forming a romantic relationship when she is still in the picture. It's not until Hades wakes up from a dream of imaging a life with Persephone where there married and have a child, that he decides to finally end things with Minthe.

Despite her desire for another reconciliation, Hades tells her he wants to feel love and safe all the time. When Minthe asks if he loves Persephone, he tells her, "As much as you can love someone you've only known for two weeks." Minthe is angered by his response and then taunts him, stating their relationship would never last as he's too much of a mess to be in a real relationship and will come back to her like he always does. While this statement angers and hurts him, he states that even if the relationship didn't work out, they were done. He allows her to keep her job and apartment out of goodwill. In response, Minthe turns to manipulative tactics to win him back, even going as far to team up with Thetis and Thanatos to report Demeter and Persephone to Zeus after Demeter covered up Persephone's act of wrath.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

When Persephone goes missing, she cleans out Persephone's desk believing Hades has fired her as Zeus plans for Persephone's punishment. Unknown to her, Zeus still not told Hades and Hades snaps at her, telling her to leave her stuff alone and to do her job properly, infuriating Minthe. When Hermes discover the trio had told Zeus, he is quick to tell Minthe off by stating Persephone will be Hades' favor. Ignoring Hermes' words, Minthe attempts to seduce Hades in his office as a desperate attempt to win him back, believing he was hurt and angered by Persephone being charged with treason.

When she goes to reveal her lingerie under her trench coat, Hades quickly puts her coat back on and asks her to leave. Minthe snaps at Hades for being "still up her ass" after her warrant for arrest, which prompts Hades to call her back on her hypocrisy with her being "too perfect" for him and then "too wrathful" for him. He says "Maybe it's both. Wouldn't that be interesting?", gesturing a furious Minthe to the door. Unknown to Minthe, Persephone had witnessed the whole event as she had been there but hid using the Cloak of Invisibility that Hades gave to her so she could come to work with him. Thanatos, having witness Persephone reveal herself to be in Hades' office after Minthe storms off, calls Minthe and tells her that Hades is choosing Persephone which causes her to scream and hang up on him.

Days after the rejection, he calls her to his office, proposing a transfer after witnessing her struggle to move on from their relationship. Minthe spirals and believes this was all Persephone's doing before revealing she had reported Persephone to Zeus. Unknown to Minthe, Persephone was once again present and both Persephone and Hades go after Minthe when she runs away from Persephone in fear. Although Hades came too late to stop Persephone from turning Minthe into a plant, Hades had transformed into his true form out of anger when Minthe revealed the truth. Despite this, Hades wishes to find a way to undo the transformation and revert Minthe back to her true form.

#### Hera

##### **Titanomachy**

Hera is Hades's sister-in-law and former fling. They get along very well, though as Hebe points out, Hera may sometimes take her frustrations with Zeus out on Hades. The two met when he was freed by Zeus and Hera was tasked to help his wounds. When Hades saw her, he as weak and unable to speak but found her beautiful and the two leaned in for a kiss. Hades once said that Zeus "chose" Hera and was therefore off limits but the two remained close, something Zeus was of. Whether the kiss was before or after she started a relationship with Zeus is unknown.

Towards the end of the war, Zeus and Hera came up with a plan to take down Kronos by having Hera seduce and feed Kronos poison little by little. Everyone, including Hades, pleaded with her not to do it, worried for her safety, and states Zeus would never ask her to do it if he truly loved her. Despite the protest, Hera went on with plan, but it was soon discovered by Kronos and during battle, Kronos would grab Hera and split her in two pieces, giving the scar she now has on her stomach. It took her years to recovery and while Zeus tried to help her, he could not understand her the way Hades did and soon found herself looking to Hades for comfort. After Zeus and Hades discussed him becoming King of the Underworld, he asked for Hera to come with him and be his Queen, but she turned him down as Zeus had already asked her to be his Queen, making her the Queen of the Gods.

##### **The Affair**

Despite this, the two still held a candle for each other for centuries and because of Zeus' constant infidelity, Hera, in retaliation, had a long-term affair with Hades. Hades reveals the relationship was based on Hera's desire to hurt Zeus and his desire for intimacy. Overtime, Hades grew ashamed of the affair and the two agreed to stop in the "80s" and have remained close friends. When Hades gets involved with an Underworld River nymph named Mithne, Hera shows great hatred towards her and goes as far as wanting her to not be at family events due to their toxic relationship. When Hades decided, he was going to propose to Minthe, he chose not to tell Hera, knowing wouldn't approve and he didn't want her judgment on his decisions.

##### **Season 1**

When Hera learns of Hades attraction to Persephone, she initially disapproves, mostly because of the massive age difference. After talking to Hebe and realizing she's neglected him in the marriage department after all the years they've known each other, she decides to secretly test him to see if he is suitable for Persephone. This included having Persephone work under him, disguising herself as a reporter to ask about their relationship, and kissing him suddenly after a physical attack by Minthe.

Later that night, she makes Hades stay for dinner with Persephone and would later spy on the two with Zeus. After dinner and dropping Persephone home, Hades leaves a voicemail to Hera, telling her that they could never repeat history as he is done being her go to when she wants to hurt Zeus. Hera was pleased with this voicemail and writes in her journal that Hades has her blessings to court Persephone, giving the relationship her full encouragement and support.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

After Demeter and Persephone have a warrant for their arrest, Hera shows great anger towards Zeus when he basically tells Hades that there was no way that Persephone could truly value him. She later arrives in the Underworld, wanting to speak to Persephone and promises Hades she would not take Persephone to Zeus.

### **Children**

#### **Thanatos**

##### **Prelude**

Thanatos acts as a soul collector for Underworld Corp as well as his surrogate son. The two would first meet when Thanatos was a child and Nyx, Thanatos's Mother and a well-known Primordial Deity of the Underworld, delivered him to work for Hades. Without a say in the matter, Hades is left to take care of Thanatos and becomes a surrogate father to him, but the relationship was strained as Hades' fear of fatherhood and his own father prevented him from getting too close and Thanatos anger over his mother's abandonment resulted in him lashing out towards Hades.

Over the years, Hades became easily annoyed by Thanatos' tendency to slack off at work and resorted to hiring Hermes to pick up Thanatos' slack while berating him for letting his productivity slip. Thanatos appears to both resent and fear Hades, largely cowering from him when he is being yelled at, while also feeling that Hades is being unfair to him. Eventually, Thanatos would start to sleep around with Minthe, his friend and co-worker, during the course of her relationship with Hades. Unknown to the both of them, Hades was aware of the affair the entire time and chose to never be confronted the two about it.

##### **Season 1**

When Thanatos arrived late for a meeting, Hades angrily tells him about his slacking off once again and takes the opportunity to humiliate him by showing him proof of his laziness. This would end once Persephone has accidentally set off an alarm in Tower 4. Hades would then introduce Persephone as a new intern from Olympus, making Thanatos skeptical of her. Thanatos is surprised when he discovers Persephone has driven Hades' car when he refuses to let him even touch it, showing him that Persephone is getting treated differently in the short time she's been around. This worsens when he sees that she also has Hecate on her side. When Minthe and Hades are on the verge on a breakup, he decides to investigate Persephone and believes she only got a job because of her status. This would later lead him, Minthe, and Thetis, to investigate and eventually reveal Persephone's act of wrath to Zeus.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

    Thanatos starts to worry about this plan when Hermes discovers it and warns the three that they will not be able to handle what's coming. When Minthe tries to seduce Hades into getting back together with her, Thanatos witness the ordeal and discovers that Hermes correct about Hades' siding Persephone even after her secret was revealed. Thanatos soon starts to regret his actions out of fear of what Hades will do when he finds out but once he starts seeing a flower nymph named Daphne, a friend of Persephone, he starts to change the error of his ways.

    He arrives with her to Hades' home; Hades tells him not to touch his belongings and has to stop Thanatos from following the two girls. Later on, that night, the two are left alone and Thanatos is visibly nervous being alone with Hades, believing he might be aware about his part in reporting Demeter and Persephone. Instead, Hades tells Thanatos he was aware of him and Minthe's affair, leading to Thanatos fearing for his life. Hades reveals he always knew about the affair and was mostly annoyed as it was not a well-kept secret. Because Hades was aware of their relationship, he shows Thanatos that Minthe was now a plant after Persephone accidentally transformed her and assures him that their trying to change her back.

During Persephone and Demeter's trial, Hermes reveals that Thanatos was one of the members that reported Persephone to Zeus, much to Hades' anger. Thanatos enters the room after Hermes leaves as he is the next one to testify. Thanatos accidentally reveals he had broken into Hades' office to find proof that Persephone only got her internship because of nepotism and goes off to explain all the times Hades had seemingly given Persephone special treatment. Hades argues that some of his grievances were a matter diplomacy which frustrates Thanatos. Hades reminds Thanatos that he only got his job because of his own Mother and that Hades was the one who took care of him as a child. Thanatos was lost for words when Hades asked him if he had forgotten how generous he was to him during that time.

    After Zeus interrupts Hades to let Thanatos continue, Thanatos goes on to explains his suspicious of Persephone given her name, the timing of her arrival, and her wanting to have a friendship with Hades. Finding it hard to believe that the investigation into Persephone was for his own wellbeing, Thanatos tells Hades that Thetis was the one who came up with their plan as a way for Hades to see who Persephone really was so he could leave her and reunite with Minthe.

Thetis would arrive moments later with Minthe and claims it was all Thanatos' plan from the start. Thanatos, now fed up with how the events have escalated, snaps at Thetis only for her to reveal he broke into Artemis and Persephone's house to steal her ledger, further angering Hades who questions him about the break in. When Zeus claims the ledger proved Persephone was using Hades, Persephone defends herself by telling Hades and the court the truth about her ledger. After Hades discovers that Persephone's "plan" was actually a project she wished to present to him, he ordered Thanatos to get her a chair.

##### 10 Years

After witnessing Persephone's banishment, Thanatos is called in for a meeting with Hades in which Hades is shown to be heartbroken and angry over the events and his betrayal. Hades refuses to believe Thanatos acted out of concern and brings up his affair with Minthe and going to Zeus behind his back. Thanatos reveals he was jealous over the kindness Persephone was receiving, feeling as though Hades only raised him because he was given no choice in the matter and was not important enough the way Hecate and Cerebrus were. Hades is shocked to hear Thanatos regarded him as a father, sensing Thanatos had always hated him as a child. As Thanatos continues, Kronos begins to possess Hades and mocks Thanatos before stating he should have drowned him. "Hades" then banishes Thanatos from the Underworld.

##### **Season 3**

With nowhere to go and unaware of the truth of their last encounter, Thanatos lives in the mortal realm for 10 years where Daphne is eventually reverted back to her true form and the two reside with Persephone. After 10 years and her banishment is lifted, Thanatos and Daphne return to Olympus where they begin to make out before Hades arrives with Hecate. Remembering "Hades'" words, he angrily slams the door on him before Daphne opens and ask Hades to hear Thanatos out before she lets him in. As Hades begins to express how Thanatos betrayed him, Thanatos comes back to yell at Hades which result in a screaming match before Daphne ends it and forces the two to sit down and talk without fighting.

As the two discuss the life Thanatos lived in the 10 years, Hades discovers the events of what happen to Daphne and is able to relate to Thanatos' pain to being separated from a loved one. Hades takes the chance to tell Thanatos how lost he felt when raising him. He also admits that fatherhood scared him and feared that the cruelty his father showed him was hereditary. Not wanting Thanatos to become just like him, Hades confesses to being withholding on purpose to make the situation less confusing on Thanatos. Although rather cold at times, Thanatos admits Hades was not a horrible parent, especially since Hades was present in his life whereas his mother had abandoned him. This led to him taking his anger out on Hades, stating he hated Hades and made his life difficult.

With everything out of the way, Hades apologizes for "his" comment on drowning Thanatos and revealing it was actually Kronos who had said it. Thanatos is shocked to hear this and as a mean to start healing their relationship, Hades ask Thanatos to come back to which he accepts. Thanatos apologizes once more to which Hades accepts before asking to speak with Thanatos' brother, Hypnos. After the two drive with Hecate, the three meet Hypnos for answers on Kronos. At the end of the night, Hades has dinner with Persephone and tells her that she might be Thanatos' new stepmother, but the details have to be ironed out, resulting in a confused Persephone.

### **Extended Family**

#### Demeter

##### **Titanomachy**

Demeter and Hades are members of the 6 Traitors Dynasty and Hades' future mother-in-law. According to Hades, Demeter would often argue with him about anything, and he found it difficult trying to get along with her. It is also the main reason he never tried courting her back in their youth.

##### **Fallout**

After the war, it was promised that Demeter would be Queen of the Mortal Realm but when it came time for the six to vote, Hades voted against her and convinced Zeus to do the same. After discovering this, Demeter confronted him and discovered he didn't want to lose his rights to the volcanos. Demeter attempted to pled with him which only resulted in the two arguing and Hades to insulting her and refusing to trade his volcanos. Frustrated and angry, Demeter begins to cry and swears Hades will come to her one day for something and will refuse to ever give it to him. Hades laughs and mocks her before she leaves and the two seemingly never meet again or talk for years to come.

As years passed, Demeter would go on to have a daughter, Persephone, but Hades was among the many who were unaware as she raised her in the Mortal Realm. As Demeter came to suspect Persephone was a Fertility Goddess, she became fearful of a descent of Ouranos, Hades' grandfather, would attempt to use her for her powers just as they did to her mother, Metis. As a result, she did her best to hide her away and conceal her nature by pushing her to join the Goddesses of Eternal Maidenhood.

##### **Season 1**

One night, a very drunk Hades came to Demeter's compound in the Mortal Realm to visit Hecate. Hecate notified Demeter that Hades was there, and she panicked, thinking that Hades had come to investigate the lost souls from Persephone's act of wrath. She was relieved and annoyed to find that he was simply drunk and intended to sober him up with coffee and usher him on his way. However, when he asked her about who the "pink goddess" was, she quickly became tense, claiming he probably just saw a flower nymph. When Hades let slip that he wanted to know if she was available, Demeter panicked and changed the coffee for Hades into alcohol to get him drunk enough to forget her daughter, making sure he wouldn't tell Zeus about her or try to court her.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

While in hiding after Persephone's act of wrath is revealed, Demeter was unaware that Persephone had not only met Hades once again, but she had been hiding in the Underworld with his help and the two have been forming a strong romantic relationship in the weeks she moved for school. Both Hecate and Persephone both show fear on what Demeter might do when she discovers that Persephone has been living with Hades. Leto had also taunted Persephone with the idea that she could lose Demeter if she decided to keep perusing her relationship with Hades.

After Demeter was capture by Leto and the trial for Persephone's act of wrath begins, Demeter is reunited with Persephone but quickly notices the pomegranate insignia she is wearing. She is greatly disturbed by hearing an Underworld staff member calling Persephone "My Lady" and Persephone not asking if she had been staying with Hecate. When their summon to the courthouse, Persephone nominates Hades as her lawyer much to the disapproval of Demeter. She refuses Hades to act as her lawyer despite Persephone's pleads and decides to represent herself. She is notably upset when Polymnia describes Persephone seducing Hades during her time in Olympus.

Throughout the trial, she hears about Persephone and Hades' relationship which infuriates her. When Persephone reveals she has no intention to return to the Mortal Realm and wants to stay in the Underworld to help Hades, Demeter is left shock. While he acknowledges the two have had a rough history, Hades seemed hurt that Demeter didn't trust him and questions why Demeter never came to him. Demeter states Persephone's safety meant more to her than protecting Hades' feelings and while Hades acknowledges this, he turns his focus on defending Persephone as her lawyer.

Once Hades proves his point that most gods such as Artemis and Apollo commit acts of wrath without permits, he goes off and compliments Persephone by saying she is a, "brave, intelligent, articulate, generous, beautiful woman" which worries Demeter. She asks to have time to speak to Persephone, which Zeus allows and decides to end the first day of the trial. As Demeter and Persephone walk away, Hades looks back in concern. Unknown to him, Demeter confronts Persephone on why Hades is in love with her, and Persephone reveals it is she who fell in love with him. After Persephone in Hades and then later tells Hades about Apollo's assault on her, Hades takes Persephone to the Mortal Realm. As they walk together, Hades asks Persephone about Demeter's condition to which Persephone admits she is furious over the day's revelations.

##### **10 Years**

As the trial resumes, it ends in tragedy as Zeus banishes Demeter and Persephone for 10 years. In those years, both Hades and Demeter would fall into a coma due to the scars from Kronos and only wake up when Persephone returns to the Underworld, eats the pomegranate and becomes Queen of the Underworld.

##### **Season 3**

While Persephone celebrates her return and relationship with Hades, Demeter returns to her land where she discovers from Daphne and Artemis the events that took place when she was asleep. As Demeter leaves to return Cerebrus, who had space from the Underworld to warn Persephone, she worries about Persephone's love for Hades and hopes it has gone away. As Demeter waits for the two at home, she is upset when see the happy couple wet and hugging. Their moment ends as Persephone reunites with her mom and Hades gives the two spaces, giving him a chance to start tea and worry how he is going to get make amends with Demeter. As Hades return with tea, he is distraught to hear Demeter requesting Persephone to leave with her and drops the tea.

As Persephone confirms Demeter's fears that she is still in love with Hades, Demeter keeps attempting to talk her out of it until Persephone gives her the ultimatum to leave or stay without insulting the two. As Demeter request a moment alone with Hades, Persephone refuses and insist the two can speak about her in front of her.

Demeter degrades Hades, who remains silent, as she tells him that he is no good for her daughter and should be ashamed for using her gifts, Demeter is only silence when Persephone reveals she is Queen of the Underworld which brings Demeter to tears and questions how Hades could claim he loves Persephone by allowing her to make a deal with Erebos. Not long after, Demeter leaves to return home and is furious over the situation while Hades begins to feel guilt over the Demeter's words.

Days after, Persephone head to the Mortal Realm where Persephone has to fulfil her promise to Ares by having one date with him. Hades accompanies her in the form of the moth to not raise suspicious. from Ares After the "date," Persephone and Hades make their way to see Demeter. Persephone request Hades remain in his moth form to prevent further argument. As mother and daughter meet, Persephone is ambushed by an intervention set up my Demeter and the members of TGOEM regarding her past decisions.

As Persephone is distracted by the sudden surprise, Demeter recognizes Hades is a moth and traps him as she warns him to do everything in her power to prevent him from ruining Persephone's life. When Persephone question her "moth" disappearance, Demeter lies with ease and states it flew away and left her. As the invention begins, Hades listens to Demeter belittling Persephone's accomplishments in the Mortal Realm in Demeter's 10-year absence and questions her ability to be queen. Hades grows furious and the glass he's trapped in begins to crack, catching Hestia's attention.

After forcing Persephone to dress in her TGOEM ceremonial gown and further doubting Persephone's skill, Hestia releases Hades who reverts back to his god form and comes to Persephone's aide. Hades lifts Persephone's spirits up, proclaiming his love for her once more as Demeter tearfully pleads with him to stop talking. With Persephone's encouragement, he continues before he tells Demeter that Persephone owes him a debt which only infuriates her more. Both Hades and Persephone ignore Demeter's plead as Hades proposes and Persephone accepts, further devasting Demeter.

#### **A Horse (name unknown)**

In Episode 136, Persephone mentions having a horse brother to Hades but Hades, Poseidon's older brother, was seemingly unaware of the fact that her brother was also the child of Poseidon and Demeter, making her brother his nephew. It would seem that Hades was not aware until Demeter tells the courtroom during her trial but there is no confirmation about Hades' awareness.

#### Unknown son

The nameless infant is Hades' nephew through Poseidon and Amphitrite. When Poseidon hands him to Hades to hold, the baby is comfortable and calm with him, even falling asleep on his shoulder.

#### Athena

Athena is Hades' niece through Zeus. Athena appears to be very fond of him, as she greets him with an enthusiastic hug when she sees him after a presumably long time. Unlike the rest of her siblings, it would seem that Athena is unaware of the relationship between Hades and Persephone.

Athena would arrive during Persephone's trial and witness Hades' act as her lawyer during the event. While attending Persephone's trial, Hades would bring up how the deaths of flower nymphs at the hands of humans after they trespassed Demeter's land was looked over, shocking and surprising Athena as such important information was withheld from the court.

Ten years after Persephone and Demeter's banishment, Athena was infuriated with Zeus failing Persephone again for an insignificant reason and stated that Zeus needs to relieve the punishment out of concern for Olympus being potentially taken over by Apollo and concern over her Uncle Hades being affected like the Hera, Hestia, and Poseidon from their war scars.

#### **Eris**

Eris is Hades' niece through Zeus and Hera and while is no information regarding their relationship, Hades holds Persephone closely once Eris arrives to witness the trial. He then warns Persephone about Eris' dangerous nature and how it is best to appease Eris to avoid any fallout.

#### Hephaestus

Hephaestus is Hades' nephew through Zeus and Hera. Although not much is known about their relationship, the two seem close, as Hades states that Hephaestus is his favorite nephew. Hephaestus is the man responsible for all the technology produced in the Underworld, and Hades is greatly impressed by his nephew's work. When Hades sees him staring at Persephone through a glass window, he is quick to invite Persephone in for the two to meet.

As Hephaestus is talking to Ares, Hades is outside with Persephone playing a game where Persephone brings a plant inside the room back to life and Hades kills it. Although it seemed like Hephaestus and Ares didn't notice it, Hephaestus snaps at them and asks the two to flirt somewhere else, making Hades apologize for interrupting the brothers. During Persephone's trial, Apollo attempts to convince Hephaestus that Persephone was lying about his assault on her. The conversation ends with Hades overhearing and interrupting, concerning Hephaestus.

#### Ares

Ares is Hades' nephew through Zeus and Hera. Although there is little information regarding their relationship, Hades shows that he is willing to let Ares off without a punishment after he indirectly hurts Persephone when using his powers on her. He also shows anger when Zeus and Ares' fight leads to Ares indirectly hurting Hera and orders the two to shut up. When Ares discovers Persephone's attraction to his uncle, he brings up how his uncle is much older than her but doesn't show much disapproval over the relationship. Hades seems to know about Ares's attraction towards Persephone but does not show great concern over it.

While attending Persephone's trial, Hades would bring up how the deaths of flower nymphs at the hands of humans after they trespassed Demeter's land was looked over, angering Ares as such important information was withheld from the court.

#### Hebe

Hebe is Hades' niece through Zeus and Hera. Hebe appears to be very close to her uncle. She feels bad for Hades when Hera disapproves of his feelings for Persephone, but Hera states Hebe is only defending him because he gave her a tennis bracelet for her birthday. Hebe points out that she's taking her anger out on Hades because of her arguments with Zeus. It would be because of her talk with Hebe that Hera decided to put Hades through a series of tests to see if he was worthy of becoming a suitor for Persephone.

When Hades comes to drop Hera off, Hera persuades him to come inside and surprise Hebe. When Hebe comes down and sees Hades, she is excited and hugs him, stating that he hasn't visited her in forever. He argues that he has, but Hebe states that it's technically been three months since his last visit. When Persephone arrives, both Hera and Hebe are thrilled to force Hades and Persephone to stay for dinner.

#### **Artemis**

##### **Season 1**

Unknown to Artemis for some time, Hades is Artemis' uncle from Zeus. Before Artemis is revealed to be Zeus' child, Artemis believed Hades to be like his brothers who had numerous affairs and hedonistic lifestyles, leading her to consequently distrusting him. When Artemis loses Persephone during the party, Persephone would end up drunk and in Hades' car as a result of a prank by Aphrodite. The only reason Hades did not return Persephone back home was because he was unaware of the fact she lived with Artemis. When she wakes up the next morning, he takes her home and while their saying goodbye, Artemis comes out and demands Persephone to get out of the car.

She warns Hades, she's watching him, but Hades explains he is innocent and had done nothing to Persephone, but Artemis does not believe him. She goes as far as bringing Persephone inside and calls him a pervert before slamming the door. When Persephone and Artemis are alone, she asks again if he touch her and Persephone assures that he did not, which was a lie as she recalls the account of contact the two had made. Artemis, however, believes her and is relieved to hear that as she believes the kings would "screw anything with a heartbeat."

When Eros arrives to apologize for his part in the prank, he quickly notices Persephone's crush on Hades which causes concern or Artemis. Hera then assigns Persephone to work in the Underworld, Artemis feels unsure about it but does not infer as it was a direct order from Hera. When Persephone comes home, Hestia is waiting for her and confronts her about an article showing Persephone leaving Hades' home the morning after the party. The following morning, Apollo and Artemis discuss the event and Apollo gets Artemis to doubt Persephone and confronts her about Hades. Artemis warns Persephone that she would not be any difference from all the other women the Kings have hurt in the past with only angers Persephone and makes her leave.

Persephone comes home later and admits her crush on Hades much to Artemis' dismay. When Persephone tries to get Artemis to admit that Hades is good looking, Artemis admits that she does not find him attractive in any way. After Persephone breaks down crying over having a crush on Hades when he is in a relationship with Minthe, she grows upset and decides to key Hades' and his brother's cars as revenge.

When Hades arrives at the apartment to see Persephone, he quickly covers up the reason why he and Persephone were alone together by saying he was making a donation. Hestia invites himself inside which, making Artemis angry and has to talk to Hestia in the kitchen. Artemis explains how she cannot stand Hades and looking at him makes her body burn, actually proving this as steam was coming out of her.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

    After Persephone goes missing, Artemis looks for her in Hades' home and claims that Hades has not only brainwashed her but has trapped her in a sex cult. Despite the insult and trashing his home in the process, Hades allows her to search for Persephone even prepares tea for her when she's done and calmed down. Although she does not trust him, she does notice his sadness and sincerest about being worried about Persephone and tells him everything she knows.

When Hades ask if she told Demeter, Artemis screams that she does not have a death wish. When Hades tells Artemis that Persephone has been unhappy lately, Artemis was quick to dismiss this until Eros could confirm Hades' statement. When Hades ask if Artemis has nothing anything as her roommate, Artemis is guilt ridden to admit she didn't and thought she was always happy. The group then comes together with the goal of finding Persephone.

Once Persephone is found by Hades and Hecate, Persephone choses to stay in the Underworld with Hades instead which upsets Artemis as she claims the two were playing house and seemingly ending Persephone's candidacy as a TGOEM member. During Persephone's trial, Artemis appears with Hestia and Athena where Hades becomes Persephone's lawyer. When Hades calls out the hypocrisy between Apollo and Artemis against Persephone as both parties did not receive a permit to commit their act of wrath, but the twins were praised and given medals while Persephone is being held accountable, Artemis quickly reinforces that she spared one of the Queen's children.

During the last day of Persephone and Demeter's trial, Apollo reveals himself and Artemis to be Zeus' children, shocking Hades and Artemis over the realization.

#### **Apollo**

##### **Prelude**

Unknown to Apollo for some time, Hades is Apollo's uncle from Zeus. Hades and Apollo have a mutual disdain for each other. Their hostility resulted from Apollo getting his son Asclepius to reveal Hades' infertility to him and then revealed it to the rest of Olympus for no real reason other than entertainment, resulting in a permanent ban of all sun gods from entering the Underworld. Apollo, in return, believes Hades is jealous that Apollo has a better reputation than he does.

##### **Season 1**

After seeing how close Hades and Persephone are, Apollo becomes jealous of Hades and Persephone’s growing friendship and has tried to get between them multiple times. Hades' dislike for Apollo grows when seeing Persephone is frighten by him and argues with him to leave her alone. Apollo tries to belittle Hades by stating he was pathetic for making believe that Persephone would caring about him, but Persephone had found the courage to stand up to Apollo to tell him otherwise. Hades was quick to call Poseidon in order for him to leave Persephone alone. Afterwards, he wonders why Persephone is so fearful of Apollo and wonders if him showing up to her home unannounced is a reoccurring event.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

During the start of Persephone's trial for her act of wrath, Hades is walking Persephone inside when they discover Apollo is trying to petition Zeus into getting Persephone's hand in marriage. While she calmly calls the situation pathetic, once their inside she becomes scared over the possibility of Zeus allowing it and Hades comforts her. Hades arrives to confront his brother, unaware Apollo was present, and states that Hades and Persephone had played house long enough. Hades, furious over the news and knowing Persephone is terrified of him, starts to transform into his true form and when he accidentally calls Persephone his wife, Apollo comments on his statement which causes Hades to become bashful and stutter. Before the argument can go further, Zeus orders Apollo to leave and tells his brothers he only planned on reconsidering the marriage but never planned to go through it. Before leaving, Hades warns Zeus that Persephone is afraid of Apollo.

As the trial begins, Hades calls out the hypocrisy between Apollo and Artemis against Persephone as both parties did not receive a permit to commit their act of wrath, but the twins were praised and given medals while Persephone is being held accountable. When Hades finishes his defense, he goes off to compliment Persephone and Apollo is shown to roll his eyes when hearing him on the tv. As the first day ends and Demeter and Persephone leave to talk in private, Hades finds himself outside the room where Apollo is trying to convince Hephaestus that Persephone was lying about the assault being against her will. Before he can go on, Hades interrupts and questions Apollo's conversation with his nephew with his eyes glowing red with anger.

Hades soon leaves and meets Persephone at her hotel room where he asks her if Apollo had hurt her. Although she attempts to deny it, she tells Hades about that night, infuriating Hades who causes the outside to go from sunlight to darkness, glass shattering, and then transforms and grows into a Titan. As Hades leaves with the intention of killing Apollo, Persephone stops him and reminds him that killing Apollo is impossible as he's a god. After Persephone pleads with Hades to stay with her instead, Hades apologizes and clarifies that Apollo is the one who should be on trial for his crimes. After taking her to the Mortal Realm, Persephone decides against talking about the event until Hades wakes up to see she hadn't slept the night. Hades and Persephone go outside and then tells her to tell him how much or how little she wants.

During the last day of Persephone and Demeter's trial, Apollo reveals himself and Artemis to be Zeus' children, shocking Hades and Artemis over the realization.

### **Friends**

#### Hecate

##### **Prelude**

Hecate is Hades' best friend, having met years ago when Hades first became King of the Underworld. After he made his sacrificed to Erebos, he woke up to see Hecate by his side and entertaining Kronos while Hades rested. He soon recognized who she was, and she would ask him how it felt to be King. When talking about his sacrificed and wondering what was taken from him, Hecate looks to him with sadness seemingly knowing what was taken.

Over the years, the Underworld would go through many changes under Hades' rule, and he would often relay on Hecate for advice and guidance, forming their strong friendship that lasted for many centuries. Hecate has stated that despite him being a King, he will always be the earnest and shy man she met. When questioned why he never tried pursuing Hecate romantically, Hades pointed out that just because two people share the same workplace, it doesn't necessarily indicate that they are compatible. In the present day, Hecate now works for Hades at Underworld Corp as his Director of Operations and Chief Assistant. Although Hades outranks her, they have a causal relationship, and she can often be seen bossing him around.

##### **Season 1**

At one point, Hecate took time off to study in the Mortal Realm and stayed with Demeter and Persephone. One night, Hades arrived intoxicated for the sole purpose of seeing Hecate. Hecate would help Demeter get Hades back in the Underworld and hide the fact that he met Persephone the night he arrived.

A year later, Hecate finds a tabloid article with Persephone and Hades on the cover which greatly angers her, fearing he may have put Persephone scholarship at risk. When she comforts him, he does not deny that it was indeed Persephone. She slaps Hades and reveals her disappointment in him as she thinks he might have slept with her. After revealing that Persephone is only 19 years old and seeing Hades had no idea, he tells her how Persephone ended up in his care and that nothing happens between them.

When Hecate reveals she is friends with Persephone and has been receiving letters her ever since she left the Mortal Realm, Hades asks to read them, but Hecate tells him to get his act together and stop acting like a creep. She does, however, answer his question about Persephone's handwriting which brings him joy to learn she had flawless cursive and excellent spelling and grammar. When Persephone finds herself in Tartarus and Hades saves her, Hecate watches a live feed of the two and sees the two have genuine feelings for one another.

As the two are driving to meet Alex Petre, the paparazzi who did the article of Hades and Persephone, the two talk about Hades and Minthe deciding to have an "official" relationship. Much to his surprise, Hecate actually approves of his growing feelings for Persephone and reveals she was only upset at the beginning as she thought he might have used her young friend for sex. She jokingly teases him for wearing a pink pocket square as pink is Persephone's signature color and offers him advice, encouraging him to get to know Persephone despite his relationship. She hands him a letter that Persephone wrote to Hecate and tells him that it's ok for him to take a breath. They then turn their attention to Alex who screams at them for having a heart-to-heart chat when he's tied up to a chair. Hecate then helps Hades by listing all of the violations Alex committed and watches with glee as Hades removes his eye as punishment.

The following day, Hecate leaves Persephone with Hades so that he could give her a tour. Alecto mentions how it's odd for her to get involved but Hecate states she's doing what's best for the Underworld. The two also comment how they looked like a married couple. Once the day is done and Minthe fails to arrive for a dinner date, Hades opens the letter Hecate gave him. After reading the letter, Hades is in shock and horrified to discovered he met Persephone before and has no memoires. Hades is quick to call Hecate who lectures him for waking her up at 3:45 AM. The two discuss the letter and she reveals how Hades came to find her one day, but she is unaware of how he and Persephone met. She tells him to go to the Fates before hanging up on him.

After showing herself to avoid most of Hades and Minthe's usual arguments, she intervened during Minthe's intense abusive episode towards Hades which resulted in her hitting him, telling him that he was the splitting image of his father and attempt to hit him once more. Hecate comforts Hades with a hug and soon after called Hera to help him when he woke up. Despite her anger over Minthe's treatment to Hades, Hecate did not immediately fire her, knowing that it would be up to Hades how he wants to handle the situation.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

When Persephone goes missing, Hades goes to her for help. After being unable to reach her, Hecate joins Hades in the search for and gives him ideas of what Persephone would do given her situation. The two-go driving all over to different pawnshops and Hecate sees how worried Hades is and is quite to comfort him. The two start to remember what the Underworld was like years ago and when asked if she missed the way it was before his rule, Hecate tells him that while she misses the chaos, she enjoys the changes and having met him. He then asks why she gave him the letter and replies that she misses chaos. When they met a woman with the hair comb Hades gave Persephone, Hecate was quick to end a fight between Hades and the woman, lecturing him over embarrassing her in public.

After the two are unable to find her, they return to work and continue their search with Eros and others. Soon after coming home, Hecate calls Hades to turn on the news as Persephone and Demeter are now being charged with treason. After a meeting with his brothers that end with Hades threatening Zeus, he finds Persephone near hibernation and brings her home where Hecate is there and waiting. She takes Persephone from him and does everything she can to help her as Hades hugs her and pleads for her to wake up. Once Persephone has woken up, Hecate puts her in bed to rest and comes out where the two briefly talk and he thanks her for her help. When Hades ask if she knew the truth about Persephone, Hecate admits to it before she leaves, and Hades decides to focus on Persephone instead.

Hecate and Hades later meet again at work where she catches Hades and Persephone in their true forms and decides to transform herself. After seeing Minthe has been cursed and transformed into a plant by Persephone. Being unable to break the curse herself, she states that the two are now responsible for Minthe's wellbeing and then tells the two she met Demeter, much to Persephone's shock. As Hades gives the women time to talk, they discuss Demeter's future anger when she discovers the truth about Persephone and Hades.

As the trial begins, Hecate arrives with Hades as he plans on standing against Zeus. After discovering Apollo is petitioning Zeus for Persephone's hand in marriage and dropping Persephone off to speak to her mother, Hecate stops Hades on his way to speak to Zeus. While understanding his anger, she warns him to not lose his temper. Hecate would later join Hera in an unknown location and watch the trial as it unfolds.

### **Professional**

#### **Hermes**

##### **Prelude**

Hermes is the God of Trade, Wealth, and Travelling and acts as a soul collector for Underworld Corp and is Hades' subordinate. As Hermes states, he has worked under Hades on and off for several years and was recently rehired so he can help Thanatos with his workload. Due to his years of working in the Underworld, Hermes was able to help cover up Persephone's act of wrath due to his crush on her and Demeter bribing him with money. Despite this, the two seem to have a mutual respect for one another but there have been very limited interactions outside of the workplace. This doesn't stop Hermes from making jokes about Hades or Hades showing to be annoyed by some of the things he does. Hermes has also shown an interest in one day driving Hades' car, which he denies everyone except Persephone.

##### **Season 1**

When Hermes discovers Persephone had stayed the night at Hades' house after Zeus and Hera's party, he jokes about her "surviving" the night. During the time Hades is struggling to distance himself from Persephone to stay with Minthe, he showed jealously seeing Hermes carrying Persephone to work. He's also surprised when Hermes arrives to work with balloons that were meant for Persephone as it was meant for her birthday, making Hades question just how well he knows her.

##### **Season 2 Part 1**

Not long this, Persephone's act of wrath was revealed, as was Hermes' part in covering it up buy Hades has yet to deal with him on this matter. After Hermes discovers Thanatos, Minthe, and Thetis part in revealing Persephone's act of wrath to Zeus, he confronts Minthe and makes it clear that Hades has moved on and has chosen Persephone. Hermes later arrives to Hades' home so he can take Persephone to Zeus, which Hades denies him. This almost leads to a fight until Persephone appears and Hermes realizes he is unable to go through with it and decides to leave instead.

When Hermes arrives to testify during the trial, Hermes tells the story of how he and Persephone met and became friends before her act of wrath. He reveals to have no regret in helping Persephone because of the he bribed he received from Demeter but also because he liked Persephone. Hades allows Hermes a chance to explain how he hid this from him for months and Hermes soon reveals that Thanatos played a part in exposing her to Zeus, much to Hades' anger and Persephone's shock.