Hades, however, was not alone down there ruling the pits, he was accompanied by Cerberus , Fates and Furies Erinyes and it is said that they all served and answered to him.
The underworld, also called just Hades, was a region where souls went after separating from their bodies. They took a shape of the former bodies and were transported to an entrance of the underworld. It was thought to be the subterranean region beneath the depths of the earth and waters. There were many entrances to Hades such as rivers, chasms and bottoms of the lakes.
Once reached the underworld, there were four main regions, where the souls could rest. The Tartarus was the lowest region, also referred as never a part of Hades itself.
It was a place far beneath the underworld, where the Titans were imprisoned. It is also said that Sisyphus was imprisoned there for cheating death. Above Tartarus, at the lowest region of the underworld, there was a place called Fields of Punishment , for the souls of those who committed crimes against gods.
They were sentenced to eternal punishment which suited their crimes. Then there were Asphodel Meadows for souls of ordinary men who didn't commit any significant crime in their lives but also didn't achieve any greatness or recognition that would send them to a better place, also known as the Elysian fields.
This was a place for the righteous and significant people and also those who were closely related to the gods, such as Cadmus and Achilles. After taking his place in the underworld, Hades had desired a bride and asked his brother Zeus to grant him one of his daughters. Persephone was chosen despite the fact that he knew she would resist the marriage.
Regardless of her wishes, Zeus let the vicious abduction come to pass. While playing with the daughters of Oceanus at the distant fields of Nysa, Persephone was guided into a trap by magical flowers. The flowers had shown her the pathway to irresistable flower with hundred stems of fragrant blossom. When she reached out with both hands to pluck the flower, earth opened and Hades appeared with his golden chariot, abducting her before anyone could hear her screaming.
However, two immortals, Helios and Hecate , were able to hear her plead for help. And upon Demeter's curse , which caused great drought on lands and consequently famine, it was Hecate who came to Demeter and told her about what she had heard.
Together they went to Helios who was able to see all deeds from both mortals and immortals. Hades has been involved in several mythological stories, including the Trojan War but the most popular of them all is rape of Persephone.
He forcefully carries her off and marries her. Since he is the god of wealth, he is richly dressed with jewels all the time. He is the god of the dead, so he is feared and often people do not speak about him. He is portrayed with dark hair and has a serious and depressing look. He has a strong and muscular body and has a long beard. Hades is a faithful husband to his wife and deeply loved Persephone.
His eyes are black, and are often illustrated with different colored irises depending on his mood most frequently red. When infuriated his sclera turn dark red.
He has a muscular physique and trails of white scars crisscross his upper body. While in the Underworld, Hades usually wears formal attire consisting of black business suits, slacks, and a white button-up dress shirt with a sable tie. For outerwear, Hades frequently wears a black pea coat. His sleepwear ranges from an Underworld Con '96 sweatshirt with black sweatpants to just a pair of boxers.
In his human form, he has brown skin, amber eyes which turn red when alert , and long, creamy-white colored hair. He wears a short chiton with blue fabric draped over his arm and crystal clasps on the shoulders and sandals, and a black pointed crown. Hades was born over 2, years ago in the Mortal Realm , specifically in the region of Sicily.
Born Aidoneus, he was the eldest son of the Titans Rhea and Kronos. A prophecy was foretold by Gaia that the young god would become a threat to his father's rule; as such, Kronos sought to get rid of his son before that time came. He allowed his wife, Rhea, to spend at least 6 years with the young Aidoneus before he became impatient and took him from her.
During the few years they had together, Aidoneus became very close to Rhea, and she continually doted on her son. On Aidoneus' sixth birthday, Kronos decided that Rhea had had enough time with their son, and came to take him away. Rhea told her son to run and desperately tried distracting Kronos in an attempt to protect Aidoneus, but the Titan was not fooled and found the boy immediately.
Without any hesitation, he captured his son and devoured him whole. Aidoneus spent the next 13 years of his life trapped alone within Kronos, who would occasionally speak to him in a sadistic, abusive manner.
Aidoneus was eventually released from Kronos through the intervention of his brother Zeus , but sustained heavy injuries when Kronos tore Aidoneus with his teeth to prevent him from escaping.
This experience was deeply traumatic for him, to the point where he suffers from nightmares of Kronos in the present day. Before the war against the Titans, a badly injured Aidoneus, recovering from his imprisonment, was left in the care of the Titan Metis. It was around this time that Aidoneus first met Hera , who was shy and not used to being away from her sisters for long. Hera was tasked by Metis to help tend to the wounded god's injuries.
Scared at first, the young goddess slowly began to help Aidoneus with his bandages, speaking to him and acknowledging that he had been alone for 13 years. Although in pain, the injured god gently caressed her face. Smiling at him, she moved towards him and the two shared a kiss, sparking a mutual attraction between the two. Eventually, Aidoneus joined a rebel force against the tyranny of the Titans, known in the present day as the 6 Traitors Dynasty , alongside his younger brothers, Poseidon and Zeus , and the three goddesses Hera, Demeter , and Hestia.
During the rebellion, Zeus and Hera concocted a plan wherein Hera would seduce Kronos and slowly poison him over time. Despite the protests of Metis, Aidoneus, and others, Hera would go on with the plan. After Kronos discovered Hera's treachery, he grabbed her on the field of battle and ripped her in two. Aidoneus appears to have regretted her sacrifice, as he later claims that the 6 Traitors "failed [her] that day. After the end of the war, Hera found comfort in Aidoneus as he was able to empathize with her over being scarred by Kronos.
Zeus, jealous of how close the two were getting, manipulated Hades into becoming the ruler of the Underworld despite Aidoneus' belief that it would be far from everyone else. Though Hades asked Hera to come with him, she declined, as she had been offered the chance to become Queen of the Gods if she married Zeus. Aidoneus then descended into the Underworld with his imprisoned father to both become King and bring Kronos into Tartarus. Around this time, Aidoneus adopted Cerberus , then a young puppy, who would become one of his closest companions.
After his descent, Aidoneus was at first rejected by the Underworld's denizens, until the voice of Erebos addressed him. Erebos told him that if he wanted to truly rule the Underworld, control Tartarus, and be a King in more than just name, he would have to eat the fruit from the pomegranate tree, the only living plant in the Underworld.
In doing so, he would have to give up something in exchange. After consuming the pomegranate, Aidoneus awoke to meet Hecate , a goddess who had resided in the Underworld long before Aidoneus arrived. Aidoneus searched himself for what Erebos may have taken, but Hecate explained that what had been taken was not physical. After becoming the official King of the Underworld, and imprisoning his father in Tartarus, Aidoneus grew a reputation in the mortal realm and Olympus as a dark entity. Mortals started calling Aidoneus by the name Hades, which meant "Unseen One.
Hades would become lonely in the Underworld, devoting himself to work and the improvement of the largely barren realm. Due to a combination of this loneliness, Zeus's infidelity, and their original spark, Hades and Hera started an affair that lasted for years, although it seemingly ended in the 80s.
In the more modern era, while attending a car show with his brothers, Hades met a nymph named Minthe who was working at the car show. Wanting to play a harmless prank on his brother, Zeus called Hades over, took Minthe's hat and placed it on Hades' head.
Hades, embarrassed, then left with the hat. As Minthe was refused payment due to the "stolen" property, she marched herself to Underground Corp and yelled at Hades, demanding her hat back and revealing her struggles. After hearing her situation, Hades offered her a job and helped her with her living situation. Eventually, this evolved into a toxic relationship that would span for years. After some playful mocking from his brothers, Hades notices a pink goddess with Artemis and became immediately smitten with her.
Hades is surprised that Demeter has a daughter, and wonders why he has never heard of her. Zeus explains that Demeter chose to raise Persephone in the mortal realm, because she believes Zeus is morally corrupt. While admiring her beauty, Hades comments that she is more beautiful than Aphrodite , oblivious to Aphrodite standing right behind him. Wanting to approach her without Artemis interfering, Zeus helps Hades by distracting Artemis so he can be alone with her.
Unfortunately, Persephone disappears in the crowd and a disappointed Hades decides to return home. Once he arrives home, Hades notices that Persephone is passed out in the backseat of his car.
Realizing that this is the work of Aphrodite, Hades brings her in and lets her sleep in his guest room. A half-awake Persephone asks Hades to not tell her mother that she got so drunk, and Hades assures her that he is not a snitch.
The next morning, while preparing himself for the day, Hades hears Cerberus barking in the distance and rushes to find him about to attack Persephone. Just as he is about to intervene, Persephone manages to tame the gatekeeper of the Underworld by playfully petting him, much to the surprise and envy of Hades. After scolding Cerberus, Hades helps Persephone off the ground, which makes her spawn a crown of blue flowers.
Persephone asks Hades if he has something warm she could borrow, as she feels too cold wearing just her dress in the chilly Underworld.
Hades gives her a fur coat that he intended to give to Hera. Persephone at first declines the gift, until Hades insists that she can keep it, as neither he nor Hera want to wear it.
When asked how she looks wearing the coat, Hades, while blushing, remarks that she looks "sufficient" and offers her coffee. While Hades makes her a pot, Persephone notices Hades' phone is receiving a call from Minthe. Hades tries to brush Minthe off as "a nymph he associates with" but Persephone correctly deduces that Minthe is his lover and points out that Hades and his brothers have a reputation for having many sordid affairs. After filling Persephone in on how she ended up at his house and helping Persephone adjust her hair, the two give each other a proper introduction by exchanging business cards; Persephone, however, gives Hades an old card with her original name: Kore.
Persephone is embarrassed and asks for it back, but the King of the Underworld gleefully refuses. Persephone questions why Eros would put her in Hades' car, thinking she had done something to upset him.
A guilt-ridden Hades confesses to Persephone that he is responsible for their predicament, as Aphrodite overheard him say Persephone was more beautiful than her. Initially taken aback by this comment, Persephone breaks out into laughter, assuming Hades was just joking to make her feel better. Persephone, enthused by Hades collection of cars, asks to drive. Hades at first refuses, but eventually gives in and allows Persephone to drive them to Olympus.
On his way to brunch with his brothers, Hades listens to the messages he received from Minthe, but deletes them while he thinks about Persephone. Coincidentally he receives a message from an unknown number, but ignores it while he continues to drive. Arriving at a strip club with his brothers, the three kings are denied entry for past transgressions such as sexual harassment done by Zeus , property damage done by Poseidon , and poaching employees done by Hades.
Hades manages to compensate the club owner by paying for the damages. Zeus and Poseidon begin interrogating Hades about his night with Persephone. Hades at first tries not to talk about her, until Poseidon provokes Hades by saying he'll take Persephone as a second wife. Hades admits that he is smitten with Persephone but insists that they did nothing but have a nice conversation, and that he would have had more to say if Zeus didn't drag him to a strip club in the morning. Zeus, oblivious to his earlier actions, insists that Hades should have told him when he called but Hades and Poseidon glare at Zeus, reminding him that he commanded they come, which Zeus admits he is at fault for.
Hades believes that he should simply give up on the idea of being with Persephone as he does not think she would want to be with him, coupled with the fact that he is still technically with Minthe. Zeus and Poseidon groan at the mere mention of Minthe's name. Hades reaches into his pocket and reveals an engagement ring, explaining to the two that he was planning on proposing to Minthe at the Panathenaea, but she never came.
When Zeus and Poseidon react in disappointment and shock, Hades reminds them that they have queens and he still doesn't. While Zeus and Poseidon sympathize with Hades, they still tell him he deserves better than Minthe.
Hades crushes the ring upon hearing their words. As a nymph arrives with their drinks, Zeus continues to talk about Persephone and how Hades could at least admire her beauty. Hades says that she possessed a melancholic quality he couldn't quite put his finger on, which Zeus snickers at, recalling Hades saying the previous night that he wished he could live between Persephone's thighs. Hades denies saying such things until Poseidon confirms Zeus's claims.
Zeus questions how Hades and Persephone could be intimate given their height difference. Hades jokes that she could go top, as he isn't fussy. The nymph waitress, overhearing their remarks, snaps her fingers and transforms, revealing herself as Hera, frightening the three kings.
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. 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. 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.
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 they ever interacted again after Hades' escape from Kronos. 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. 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.
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 then 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.
In Episode , 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 choses 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 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.
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 conoodling 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 would 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. 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. 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. 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.
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 then 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. 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.
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. 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.
Persephone is Hades' current romantic interest and his future 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.
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.
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