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If Hades shows up for Peace Talks in Chicago
Rasins:
--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on August 03, 2017, 11:18:03 AM ---What other mantles could Hades have than the lord of the underworld?
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I've been thinking about this, and given his nature, I don't think he has any other Mantles.
Gotta remember, he's the responsible one. Sure, Hades (the place) may be run smoothly, but it could also depend on his regularly monitoring things. And he is absolutely the one who would not shirk that responsibility. Having other mantles could interfere with that job.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Rasins on August 03, 2017, 07:43:06 PM ---I've been thinking about this, and given his nature, I don't think he has any other Mantles.
Gotta remember, he's the responsible one. Sure, Hades (the place) may be run smoothly, but it could also depend on his regularly monitoring things. And he is absolutely the one who would not shirk that responsibility. Having other mantles could interfere with that job.
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At the very least I think he's had an expansion of Duties. Hades was a Psychopomp and ruler of the underworld, both nominally Death as well as some amount of Supernatural prison. But later towards the roman age, he became conflated with Plutus, the greek god of Wealth. Thus his Roman name Pluto, the god of Treasures, mineral Wealth, and often the keeper of misc Quest Items in various tales. In light of SG, this all makes perfect sense.
Rasins:
--- Quote from: Quantus on August 03, 2017, 07:52:55 PM ---At the very least I think he's had an expansion of Duties. Hades was a Psychopomp and ruler of the underworld, both nominally Death as well as some amount of Supernatural prison. But later towards the roman age, he became conflated with Plutus, the greek god of Wealth. Thus his Roman name Pluto, the god of Treasures, mineral Wealth, and often the keeper of misc Quest Items in various tales. In light of SG, this all makes perfect sense.
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It almost sounds like a Saint. As in a Patron Saint of (insert subject).
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Rasins on August 03, 2017, 08:06:55 PM ---It almost sounds like a Saint. As in a Patron Saint of (insert subject).
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Well, if Hecate can be Mother of Angels and Vadderung can be St Nicolas, I dont see why Hades couldnt have a Sainthood somewhere.
Though to be fair, Saint was the easiest way to recast and absorb local pagan gods into the sprawling Christianity expansion in Europe, so it would not surprise me at all if a whole slew of them evolved in that direction.
wardenferry419:
Maybe Hades is Patron Saint of lost things, Saint Anthony. He did have alot of treasures in his vault.
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