Greek mythology has been a source of story and themes in the gaming world for decades now, and while there have been some truly impressive translations, arguably none has delivered such an authentic yet fresh take on the mythology as the firstHades. A true phenomenon when it launched properly in 2020,Hadessees players control Zagreus, the son of Hades, as he attempts to escape the underworld. Along the way, Zagreus meets plenty of faces that’ll be all too familiar tofans of Greek mythology, from the Olympians themselves, to lesser-known gods and goddesses. And hopefully,Hades 2can bring even more mythological beings to the table.
Set after the events of the first game,Hades 2will see players take control ofMelinoe, Zagreus' half-sister. Melinoe doesn’t seem to share her half-brother’s hatred for the underworld, and instead spends her time training with Hecate to become a more powerful warrior and magic-wielder. Those skills will be put to the test when Chronos, Titan and father of the Greek gods, breaks free from his underworld prison, and seeks to wage war on Olympus. With Chronos presumably acting as the game’s primary antagonist, a Rhea reveal seems simply inevitable.
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Rhea Needs to Be in Hades 2
Greek mythology is full of grim and gory tales, and that’s true from the offset. During the first ages of the universe, a few primordial bodies came into existence. One of these bodies wasGaia, the embodiment of the Earthitself. Gaia gave birth to Uranus, the embodiment of the sky, and the two would go on to birth the Titans, a group of 12 immensely powerful beings. Rhea and Chronos were two of these Titans.
After agreeing to castrate his father at his mother’s request, Chronos takes Rhea as his wife, and the two soon learn that they’re expecting a child. Before that child is born, however, Chronos is told a prophecy that claims that his children will betray him, just as he betrayed his own father, and he becomes extremely paranoid. When his first child,Hestia, is born, Chronos swallows her whole. He repeats this with his next four children, swallowing them whole as soon as they’re born. Rhea, distraught that her husband keeps eating their children, hatches a plan to hide their sixth child away.
Zeus, the sixth child of Rhea and Chronos, is hidden away on the island of Crete. Over the course of a few decades, Zeus trains to become a fierce warrior, and eventually he manages to overthrow his father, forcing him to throw up children in the process. Now rescued, the children of Chronos and Rhea become known as theGreek gods and goddesses, and after a brutal war between the Titans and Gods known as the Titanomachy, the gods emerge triumphant and retreat to their new home of Olympus. While Rhea is a Titan, she remained at her children’s side during the war, and she can be seen assisting the Olympians throughout Greek mythology.
With Chronos playing a major role inHades 2, it seems inevitable that Rhea will be in the game in some capacity. Rhea is intrinsically tied to the Olympians, and to Chronos himself, so not including her in the game at all would feel extremely odd. That being said, it’s unclear just how much of a role Rhea would play inHades 2. At the very least, Rhea should appear frequently throughoutHades 2, giving Melinoe advice just like she does to the Olympians in her role as the mother of gods. However, it would be great to see Rhea do a little more inHades 2, such as offering Boons to Melinoe to aid her in her quest.
