Shannon Jackson

21st Jun 2009

Hercules (1997)

Corrected entry: When Hades sends Pain and Panic to kill Hercules, they both fail and decide to keep it a secret from Hades. If Hades is Lord of the Dead, wouldn't he know if Hercules was killed or not?

Axel

Correction: Hades only rules the underworld. It is the Fates that decide the length of a mortal's life (seen when they cut the woman's thread near the beginning and when they try to cut Hercules'). In Greek mythology, after the fates cut the thread, Hermes guided the soul to the river Styx where Charron would ferry them across the river to be judged. Babies automatically went to Elysium (their version of heaven) as there was no reason to judge them. Therefore, it is understandable that Hades would not automatically know that a person had/had not passed away.

Shannon Jackson

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