"As the playable protagonist of Hades 2, Melinoe shows players a new side of life in the Underworld. Unlike her brother Zagreus, the young witch didn't grow up with her family in the main palace. She instead lives in a ramshackle camp on the outskirts of Hades' domain. The distance between her and her loved ones is palpable, and her only connection to her family is a single drawing enshrined in Melinoe's make-shift room."
"The game starts when Melinoe, brooding yet powerful, decides to save her family from the Titan of time, Kronos, and finally close the gap that's always separated them. Yet Hades 2 is far from the only modern reinterpretation that hones in on the women of Greek mythology, and Melinoe's plights soon reminded me of another story that follows a Greek goddess and witch: Madeline Miller's Circe."
Greek mythology has inspired artists across many media for millennia. Hades 2 features Melinoe, princess of the Underworld, as the playable protagonist. Melinoe lives in a ramshackle camp on the outskirts of Hades' domain and keeps only a single drawing as her connection to family. The game begins when Melinoe, brooding yet powerful, resolves to save her family from the Titan of time, Kronos, and close the emotional distance that has separated them. Circe, a 2018 retelling, reimagines a mythic witch banished to Aeaea and presents events from her perspective. Readers interested in female mythic figures and witchcraft are likely to appreciate both works.
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