Melinoë

* Adonis (Brother)
* Lysander (Brother)
* Macaria (Sister)

**Melinoë** is the Goddess of Ghosts, Nightmares, and Funeral Rites from Greco-Roman mythology. She is the daughter of Hades and Persephone, and the twin sister of Zagreus.

In Orphism, however, her father is Zeus who transformed into a snake to sleep with her own daughter instead.

## Overview

**Melinoë** (Μηλινόη) is a chthonic nymph or goddess invoked in one of the Orphic Hymns and represented as a bringer of nightmares and madness. The name also appears on a metal tablet in association with Persephone. The hymns are of uncertain date but were probably composed in the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

In the hymn, Melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to Hecate and the Erinyes, and the name is sometimes thought to be an epithet of Hecate. The terms in which Melinoë is described are typical of moon goddesses in Greek poetry.

## Appearance

Melinoë appears as a fairly beautiful woman in her early 20s with a heart-shaped face, pale skin, and dark-gray eyes. She has short hair with the right side of her hair dyed black while the right side dyed white, with her original hair color being a dirty-blonde color.

She wears high-fashion clothing, described as having walked straight out of a fashion magazine for business women. When summoned by mortals, she wears a billowing white cloak with a black-and-white mask covering her face.

## Personality

Melinoë is often regarded as the most dangerous daughter of Hades and Persephone. She is known for her sadistic and merciless nature, having absolutely no sympathy for those who are damned to the Fields of Punishment for their earthly crimes, no matter how big or small these crimes are.

She is a natural-born warrior and has an insatiable thirst for fighting against more powerful opponents, even describing the adrenaline rush as extremely pleasurable and "orgasm-worthy". When not performing her divine duties or torturing souls within the Fields of Punishment, she would be fighting within the colosseum within the Elysian Fields against the legendary souls for the crowd's entertainment.

Despite this, she is far from being an Evil God as her name is often invoked by summoners and sorcerers for revenge against those who have wronged them. She has a strong sense of justice and would stop at nothing to make sure justice is delivered.

She is also known for her nightly walks and purifies the unrest souls trapped in cemetaries, graveyards, or haunted sights. Many Ancient Greek purification rituals also invoked her name in purifying evil spirits who couldn't pass onto the Underworld because of unrest matters.

## History

### Ancient Times

Melinoë was born the second-born child of Hades and Persephone, and the twin sister of Zagreus, the crowned prince of the Greco-Roman Underworld. Due to the tragedy that happened to her brother, she was extremely protected by her parents, so tales of her are extremely limited and mostly restricted to ancient chthonic religions such as Orphism or mystery religions such as the Eleusinian Mysteries.

### Alliance of Hell

Sometimes in the Edwardian era, she and her family discovered the existence of the Alliance of Hell, a secret organization consisting of reapers and chthonic gods who strive to overthrow the Three Factions through terrorist acts and to bring forth the Age of Gods, when the gods ruled over humanity and held a near-absolute authority over the world.

To further investigate this organization, she infiltrated the organization as an undercover spy for her family and gathered as much information as possible. According to her, the actions she had to do in order to join the group were something she deeply regretted having to do.

## Equipment

**Death Scythe** (死神の鎌デス・サイズ, *Desu Saizu*): As a Goddess who holds the position of Grim Reaper and commands her own legions of reapers, Melinoë wields her own Dead Scythe in the form of a one-handed obsidian sickle with glowing hieroglyphs engraved on the blade. The sickle is attached to a Stygian Iron chain wrapped around her right hand which she incorporates into her fighting style reminiscent of the Japanese *kusarigama*.

## Trivia

* Her name means "dark-minded" or "propitiation-minded".
* Her actions are said to be the reason why dogs bark at nothing at night.
* While her half-brother Nico is known as the Ghost King, she is the legitimate *Ghost Goddess*.
* She would often, alongside Hecate, be called upon during necromantic rituals; as they both rule over ghosts.
* According to Orphism, she was conceived on the bank of the Cocytus river.
* In Orphism, her real father is Zeus who transformed into Hades or a serpent to sleep with his own daughter, Persephone.