Hades - Hymn to Zagreus

[@crazytidy2426]

Don’t forget that the singer is the voice actor of Zagreus, recorded all the SFX, and wrote all the music for this game. All praise Darren Korb.

[@Justagamerhere1]

And also wrote an entire song for what was supposed to be just a throwaway joke in the game :)

[@JDNboy12]

And don't forget Skully's voice too ;)

[@crazytidy2426]

@@JDNboy12 ahh yes, skully, my fav 💕💕

[@HyperTrinityGaming]

Just to make sure it's better known, Michael Ailshie is the VA of Orpheus, not Darren Korb. Darren is incredible but he is the singing voice while Michael is the VA.

[@BeefNuggetStew]

Dont forget Darren also played his part in developing the game too! Not just the soundtrack and voice work, he also had to do some testing too

[@JDNboy12]

I legit got so embarrassed when I walked in and Orpheus was singing this for the whole house to hear... I'm way to into this shit.

[@halfling49]

Zag: "No Orpheus, mate, I was joking" Orpheus: "Ahh...Sure, whatever you say fam I got you 😉"

[@luminal6576]

I was fully expecting Megaera to tear into Zag for that one

[@c3lest1na45]

Zag: what have i done

[@callumfinlayson-palmer8393]

I was thinking oh cool he is singing, then i started giggling when we mentioned the spilting lie/joke.

[@TheNo1pencil]

Saaame

[@thiccburger290]

This song suggests that the actual tales of mythic Zagreus (from Orphic myth) is all just a prank on Orpheus by Zagreus and Dionysus. It’s funny to imagine that literally all of Orphic myth very well might just be us getting memed on

[@theodorsik]

Which is somethong classical greeks would die laughing at, since Orphics had a very bad rep of beeing like door-to-door salesmans of the religion. :D

[@AlexaRobin21]

@@theodorsik So they are essentially Zegreus' Witnesses.

[@Pundae]

@@AlexaRobin21 Gods I love this community. Why didn't I come here sooner

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@StrangeCoincidence]

I love how Orpheus just readily accepted that Zagreus and Dionysus were the same person

[@ArsFilmandi]

because Orphism

[@tomasnovotny1595]

They technically are Dionysus was in one myth ( the oldest one I think) born out of Zagreuses hearth

[@CRSB00]

is a nod to one of the original myths where Zagreus was stilborn or died very young, I think, and was reincarnated as Dionysus

[@kitsunebiShake]

@@CRSB00 he is still stillborn in this game, actually, they kept that part

[@ashtondotson5668]

@@CRSB00 Hera haD Zagreus torn apart by the Titans. His heart became Dionysus and Zagreus was reborn as hades Son. Dionysus also went mad and went on a war path with the Satyrs, ( until worship of Dionysus became popular and less viewed as a cult.

[@gruntbunion]

Zag: "Orpheus, it was japes" Orpheus: "Zagreus, it was not japes"

[@juanjuri6127]

Dyonisus: "it was grapes"

[@henrypaleveda7760]

@@juanjuri6127 also Dyonisus: lots of grapes

[@UmJammaLamma]

Enjoy your 666th upvote

[@Exarian]

"Christ, what have I done?" was the only thing I could think of when I first heard him singing this.

[@nacunacato]

Zagreus: Christ, what have i done? Hades: Christ still doent exist. YHWH is still dealing with the whole exodus thing. Zagreus: Uhhh, by Hera? Hades: Better.

[@mindshuffler3332]

@@nacunacato You know, speaking on the topic, does the Christian mythos exist alongside the Greek mythos in this universe? Because the hidden aspect to the Adamant Rail is Lucifer. Meaning that Lucifer would one day wield it.

[@nacunacato]

@@mindshuffler3332 Aparently yes, there are various pantheon/mythos confirmed to exist in the same universe than hades: * Judeo/christian (Lucifer). * Chinese (guan yu). * Sumerian (Gilgamesh). * Indu (Rahma). * Nord (Beowulf myth). * Excalibur (arthurian myth) But since the aspects exist outside time and space (Zagreus can use them before or after, the other users used them) is unknow if their major events already happened. I am sure that Lucifer already fell to hell (since is an primordial event like the creation of the world). Rahma probably obtained his bow (since his story unfolds before Christ and in the old era or CE) died and became deity. Gilgamesh already became king, fought Endiku and died too. We know that because, Achilles is already dead, the battle of Troy already happened ("oficially" the historians say that, the Troy war happened in 1194-1184 BC, Gilgamesh rule is believed to be between the years 2800 and 2500 BC). Arthur, Guan yu and Beowulf did'nt happen yet: Guan Yu lived after the born of Christ and died in the year 200-280 AD, Also know as the Romance of three kingdoms in the chinese era. King Arthur story takes after the fall of the Roman empire, probably a century or two. And Beowulf story happens in the 6th century.

[@ganondorfchampin]

Blood and darkness

[@GooseGodGeb]

​@@nacunacatoThis man did the research and everything, impressive.

[@ezergilechimekazikura6855]

This was probably the most elaborate meme of the Ancient Greece. I love the most how Hades scourges Zag when they hear the song for the first time.

[@andrewmayo9400]

The deepest lore

[@ergovoks5200]

i didn't get this dialogue. What does he say?

[@ezergilechimekazikura6855]

@@ergovoks5200 The situation goes, Zag pops back home and hears Orpheus singing this outloud for all House residents to hear, comes up to Hades, and then they have a conversation that is in it's sense consists of something in the lines of the following: Zag: "Father, what in tarnation am I hearing, and how do we stop this?" Hades (in silly voice): "What's wrong, boy? This song is about Youuuuuuuuu!" Zag: "b-but like, I didn't mean a lot of this stuff, I just wanted him to cheer up, not to take my words literally." Hades: "That is your fault to live with, boy. Orpheus is easy to influence, and as you fill his mind with nonsense, he produces nonsense."

[@LunaRayArclight]

@@ezergilechimekazikura6855 oh no XD that sounds hilarious

[@olegoleg258]

@@ezergilechimekazikura6855 oh my god, that is even more hilarious than than confessing all his feelings while unseen ones is playing

[@MitoNova583]

really love how this is just an elaborate prank Zag & Dionysus pull on Orpheus that ends up getting taken too far

[@kyrax9462]

But also in the actual greece mythology where it's said they are from one and the same flesh.

[@phantasosxgames8488]

@@kyrax9462 yes , in the myth , Zagreus is the son of Hades and Persephone , he was torn into pieces by Titans. His heart was recovered , which Zeus gifted to Semele to eat and , in the same night , Zeus slept with her. And thus , Dionysus was born!

[@kyoken8691]

@@phantasosxgames8488 Totally seems like something Dionysus would cook up from one of his black out drunk induced hijinks

[@Justagamerhere1]

I am more amazed Supergiant decided to take a throw away joke so far as to compose an entire song about it. I can see myself in the polish of this game.

[@tenfivesmiths7802]

it's actually true to the greek myths

[@mrartdeco]

In the greek original myth, Zagreus is the God of Hunting, Rebirth, and Mysteries.. It is interesting that SuperGiant managed to find a god that is totally relevant with the rogue-like concept... Basically hunting and dying non-stop.. while only knowing parts of the stories

[@mrartdeco]

Ryan Sweeney yes and sometimes got mixed up with Dionysus

[@eira7263]

@@mrartdeco he never got mixed up with Dionysus! theyre the same god! Overly Sarcastic Productions has a great video on it where Zagreus slowly transitioned into becoming Dionysus in the Greek culture, and you can see little aspects of some of his old traits in the mythos that would seem uncharacteristic (why is the god of parties the god of madness? bc he used to be another god!)

[@mrartdeco]

Hazel Davidson thank you! Gonna watch that

[@visibleconfusion782]

@@eira7263 It’s less that they were the same guy, more like 2 guys in a trench coat. Mycenaean Dionysus and Zagreus (who is also is/conflated with a bunch of other guys) were syncretized into Orphic Dionysus AKA the Dionysus Zagreus epithet.

[@MizukiStone44]

@@eira7263 Overly Sarcastic Productions would also be some of the first people to remind you that we don't 'know' all that much about Ancient Greece really, since most sources we have were nakedly biased and very limited compared to the actual scale of the nation both in land covered and time it existed in that form. What we have is a bunch of data, a massive gaping void where other data is missing, and theories on what it means.

[@mochaheart6284]

Zag and Dionysus: pranks orpheus Orpheus: proceeds to take it seriously Zag and Dionysus: 👁👄👁

[@King_Rowlet]

Mostly Zag, Dionysus probably finds it funny

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@soulzzplaysgames]

"You fill Orpeus' head with nonsense, he produces nonsense." Hades

[@h445]

this chap always sings this song right after a BRUTAL loss to Dad. Love him.

[@RushWheeler]

Well, time to purposely lose to Hades now :)

[@h445]

@@RushWheeler Thanks for reminding me; it's time to play some Hades!!!

[@khloeg1649]

either it's after a brutal loss or after you brutally murder him

[@trainzelda1428]

The first time I got this song is when mom told me never to visit her again. At first I was like "wow I can't believe there's a special sad song for this somber moment" and then I listened to the words more and was like "wait what?"

[@ascetic3312]

That's one hell of a falsetto.

[@wilson9263]

Don't you mean... one HADES of a falsetto?

[@zkila]

what did you expect? its orpheus mate!

[@westonflame9702]

Gives me shudders every time I hear it.

[@ascetic3312]

@@wilson9263 While I quite enjoyed your pun, I'm gonna nerd out on you for a sec: It's a very common misconception, but Hades was never the name for the underworld. Only the god.

[@wilson9263]

@@ascetic3312 I did not know that, so your correction is justified. Thanks for letting me know :)

[@paulkersey3042]

Never stops surprising me that the dude who voiced Zagreus sang all of Orpheus bits. Insane.

[@apedemak23]

Wait what?!

[@paulkersey3042]

@@apedemak23 Darren Korb voiced Zagreus, Skelly, and sang this song. Check the description of this very video.

[@kaitoudark1]

Yep. So Korb is pranking himself while collecting gems to buy the rights to play his own music is Hades' halls.

[@DeneWinee]

the amount of second hand embarrassment i felt standing in the great hall listening to this song omg

[@snubbenper9187]

why the hell would u feel embarrasment for an epic as good as this one?

[@DeneWinee]

@@snubbenper9187 because zagreus tells orpheus a huge lie (in context) to be funny and then he writes a song about it and zagreus has to stand there in the wake of his actions lol it’s a great song no diss intended

[@snubbenper9187]

@@DeneWinee o lol i didnt know

[@DeneWinee]

@@snubbenper9187 it’s all good 😌👌

[@crafteariee]

The funniest thing about Dionysus asking Zag to prank Orpheus is how, if my memory of a version of mythology serves me right, a bunch of frenzied women followers of Dionysus (the Maenads, I think?) were the ones who eventually killed off Orpheus. Man could not catch a break in his lifetime😂

[@laurenbastin8849]

oh yeah, because in some versions of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, Orpheus failing to retrieve Eurydice from the underworld results in him being cursed to never die and therefore never be reunited with her, and then aforementioned Dionysus cult rips him to pieces and keeps his still-living head, which they force to sing for them

[@themushroominside6540]

@@laurenbastin8849 It was less of a curse but moreso the fact that his voice was so amazing that the world refused to let him die. Every time he tried to take his life be it jumping off a cliff or drowning himself, he would always find that the wind would harmlessly cusion his fall and that the turbulent forces of the water drift him back to shore. Every time he tried to actively kill himself with say a knife or a rock to the head they would harmlessly turn to dust or shatter. Food and water would leap into his mouth to be consumed so he would not starve to death. After failing to kill himself many times he accepted his fate as the world's musician and vowed to sing for his love for eternity, but was horribly murdered after a bunch of Dinonysus's followers got extremely drunk and became angry at him for singing about love while not being with anyone. So hey violently tore him from limb to limb, and after sobering up, they realized they killed the best musician the world had every known, so they threw his remains into the river along with his lyre, where his severed head continued to sing until it was found by Apollo

[@Fucisko]

@@themushroominside6540 I thought he got ripped apart because he was singing in such a depressing way after he failed to rescure Eurydice that it literally made crops die, women miscarry and stuff like that?

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@alienalchemist]

Lyrics: Sing, Of Zagreus, oh muse Slayer of hydras First of his name Born Of Zeus as a serpent In spite of Queen Hera Zagreus came Torn To shreds by the Titans Devoured in pieces From his heart aflame The seed Of Dionysus grew The God of wine and feast anew To live At home on Olympus Never presuming His origins true Wrath Of thunder and lightning Struck down the Titans Burned into sand Up From out of the ashes Born of the Titans The mortals did stand To live The model of the gods At once divine and further flawed In twain The blood of immortals Of Zagreus ending It flows in their veins The prince Under the mortal ring Prisoner to his king Never to leave Steadfast Endlessly toiling Doomed to remain Endlessly toiling Doomed to remain

[@theme5467]

Thaynkyou

[@dayalasingh5853]

I mean they are also in the description

[@alienalchemist]

@@dayalasingh5853 That's a bruh moment.

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@ToTeMVG]

Orpheus just refused to believe the fact you'd lie to him, and now we got Orphic Dionysus/Zagreus lore

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@sintheious]

No seriously man, I was kidding

[@garr_inc]

I like the implementation of the other Zagreus story (where he was, basically, proto-Dionysus).

[@-Zagreus-]

Yep

[@madmanarrivednow]

@@-Zagreus- Also I like the third line: "'First of his name". A nice nod for the proto-Hades version, where Zagreus was the warden and Hades was the place of the underworld. As he is mentioned as one of the greater, so to say main gods, I mean Gaia and Uranos generation. Also "Born of Zeus as a serpent". It was said, Alexander the Great was fathered by Zeus in the form of a serpent. Coincidence? Yes. It is. But a good little tidbit.

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@starling3029]

Although it was a prank in this game, without context, the lyrics of this are pretty haunting...

[@eirikastokes9652]

This song is so beautiful...it might all be a prank but the actual song itself is just heart-wrenchingly gorgeous. Particularly "Pirsoner to his king", it makes me weep - Darren Korb's voice really does sound like a voice that moved the gods, even Hades. Magical.

[@timdillon4876]

yeah its got so much soul poured into it, bravo supergiant

[@jur2159]

I love how this game played on other versions of Zagreus from mythology. One disturbing, where Zues fathered persephone under a guise of a snake and later fathered Zagreus with her, once again in the form of a snake. Another where Zagreus/Dionysius is murdered by titans(on orders from Hera) and the surviving heart is planted into Semele or Zues's leg to be regrown into Dionysius. And ofcourse the fact of Zagreus and Dionysius probably really being the same person, it is possible that Zagreus was simply an earlier more stoic version of Dionysius.

[@shanerdude8121]

Don't forget! In ancient Greece, a leg injury was the polite way to refer to a ball injury, so that opens for an interesting possibility...

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@maaxorus]

I know I'm late, but there's a piece of dialogue where Zeus says that he gets along so well with Zagreus that he might just start calling him his own son instead of the son of Hades, which I thought was another great nod to this little factoid.

[@sivasankar2784]

The fact that Hades wanted this song to spread so that in future he will have nothing linked to zagreus is the most fucked up shit.

[@kaanmuhammedgunes1879]

Yeah, the worst thing he said to Zagreus for sure. It hits harder when you get it after you complete the game aswell.

[@maxducks2001]

I just realized something. Orpheus is singing about the real depiction of Zagreus. Zagreus says it won’t spread far and wide, as Orpheus plays to a small audience...he hopes. This implies that the real reference to Zagreus we know today is entirely false, created by Zagreus and Dionysus to mess with Orpheus, but it spread and became what Zagreus is known for in real life. But that begs the question: If a fake version of Zagreus was the inspiration for the game’s main character, how do we know what Zagreus was in the first place?

[@phantasosxgames8488]

well , that is just the company making fun of the actual origin of Zagreus in myths. But if we go deeper , the answer is very simple: the Mycanean Olympian Pantheon! Even Ancient Greece had an Ancient Greece....it was called Mycanean Greece. Some of the gods of Greek Mythology comes from there , with Zagreus been one of them. Pan and Hermes , for example: were the same god in Mycanean Greece , which had "Pan" and "Hermes" as epitaths , which Hellenist Greece divided into two gods. While Aphrodite was close in her myths to the goddess Ishtar from Babylonia. Mycanean Greece also revered chtonic gods far more than sky gods , making more reverence and rituals for Poseidon and Hades , rather than Zeus. Their idea of Zagreus is that he would be the Heir of Olympus.

[@TiredTransbian]

@@phantasosxgames8488 I love history nerds. Thank you for you wisdom!

[@kamishin7135]

We don't. Like every mythology and religions, there are alot, alot of versions of the same stories and the same characters and not all versions survived to the modern day. Zagreus is especially hard to research, because his origins not really known to us. This is frustrating because it's seems that he is a very important god, at least for the olympians. In one versions he will be the future king of the gods, in other versions he is the heir to the throne of the underworld.

[@butasimpleidiotwizard]

@@phantasosxgames8488 do you know where they found zagreus in the linear b records I'm just curious I've been looking at them recently because I'm researching Dionysus but there's only like 3 tablets with his name on so I haven't seen much about other gods during that sdjfh, I think I saw reference to one where Persephone had a son but I don't think his name was zagreus (but her name was still Kore so IDK maybe it's like that I'm really tired)

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@MayliSong]

I love this song. Poetically and melodically, its so stunningly, achingly beautiful; but the sheer amount of suffocating second-hand embarrassment I felt while listening to it in game for the first time is almost a ballad worthy feat of its own. That's how you know you've written something excellent. The joke leading up and culminating in this was pulled off masterfully. I just love it.

[@goldenhorde6944]

Yeah its basically a joke in the context of the game but this actually makes for some *really* good acoustic progressive when all is said and done.

[@denysopalenyk4775]

The prank that went out of control

[@Ethera55]

"What have i done"

[@opulentchainsaw6937]

In a way this is basically a song where Darren Korb singing about how great he is And I love it

[@RushWheeler]

The only time Darren Korb says anything good about himself

[@VincentDeAda]

never get disappointed with any of Supergiant games Soundtracks

[@oDanielSas]

And games indeed...

[@mistrdevine]

I would have Darren Korb’s babies

[@kylekiske_]

@@oDanielSas *cough* Pyre *cough*

[@Arlondev]

The funny thing is that Zagreus, in greek myth, is seen as the Orphic Dionysus, Orpheus Dionysus? See what they did there? This game is genius.

[@Arlondev]

way better representation of greek myth than god of war imo

[@phantasosxgames8488]

@@Arlondev by far! Things are pretty faithful , and even things that are not makes some nods to obscure stuff

[@Arlondev]

@@phantasosxgames8488 glad you found time to reply to my comment and not freak out about me insulting god of war, friend! Have an obol, buy yourself something nice

[@coltonlaub2790]

I was actually curious if Zagerus was a real character in Greek myth so I actually searched him up. Needless to say I was quite confused when reading about his link to the God of Wine. It was incredibly genius to put this connection into the game, even if they make it a joke.

[@adrien4269]

@@phantasosxgames8488 yeah there's a lot of funny references to dark stuffs the gods did in the actual mythology.

[@d-552]

i love how the devs decided to incorporate orphism into the game by adapting it as just an elaborate prank from dionysus & zagreus that results in one of the most beautiful pieces of music i’ve ever heard

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@NataliaChernusskaya]

I'm actually interested to hear from any historian if this high-pitched singing was considered 'fashionable' or 'normal' in Ancient Greece. Because I wouldn't be suprised if it was indeed.

[@madmanarrivednow]

Not sure about ancient greece, but it is possible since the ancient sumers had their eunuch male singers. And I don't know when the castrati or the castration of prepubescent male singers for the highest pitch was banned, but there is an archived record of a castrato. And that, my friend is even higher than Darren Korb's falsetto here. So it is probable. But as are you, I am curious too. Cheers!

[@lillymcabee8771]

The Roman would cut the balls off the kids who could sing good to make sure they could still sing high in adulthood

[@layspotatogays122]

@@lillymcabee8771 they would w hat now

[@FrayTheHunter]

@@layspotatogays122 not sure how far it dates back to but I’m aware of Castrato singers, only one was every recorded and it’s been uploaded to KZbin. It’s haunting

[@musicalbacon2]

The fact that Orpheus is a countertenor makes me love this so much

[@gastar805]

2:00 This part legit gave me chills when i first heard it, ITS SO GOOD

[@Atomsk0192]

Darren Korb hit those notes like they owed him money

[@gabfann1126]

The first time I heard this song, I laughed so hard for atleast 10 minutes and realized, "Damn, the mad lads really recorded a whole unique song just for a joke, that's so awesome writting"

[@Massenstein]

It's one of my favourite things to come home in the game and hear Orpheus singing this. First time I just stood there listening to the whole song before doing anything else. The whole game is so ridiculously polished and thought of, and then among all the already great stuff there's pearls like this song. It must have been scary prospect to write a character who is a super amazing musician to a voice-acted game, so it's a good thing you had a super amazing musician on the payroll!

[@nutmeg3647]

Orpheus: Sing of Zagreus oh muse Zag: Or don’t

[@СиведРилл]

...suddenly, there is some point of truth - Zagreus really doomed to remain.

[@The_herro]

my second hand embarressment hearing this for the first time was only seconded to how in awe I was because of how beautiful it was. that voice UGH

[@mittensmagicka]

This is literally the actual Orphic religious doctrine in song form, like, outside of the context of the game this is literally how it goes down in real life mythological account almost beat for beat... this is so funny oh my gods, it's literally correct according to the Orphism religious doctrine... Supergiant you absolute, insanely well-researched, madlads

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@smolsheriff]

Zagreus: ... y'know, the stories I told you weren't true, right? Orpheus: YES

[@Zekromaster]

I love how this implies in the world of Hades, the whole of the Orphic Mysteries are just a prank played by Zagreus and Dionysus on Orpheus.

[@kamcha9681]

I think Orpheus is perfectly conscious that Zagreus stories are fake. He doesn'y care, it amuses him and gives him inspiration for lyrics

[@beefusdoesstuff5194]

What I love about this song is that as serious and somber as it sounds to people who haven't played the game, it's basically just a song filled with the stories Zagreus told Orpheus. It's not meant to be taken seriously. And yet, a genuinely beautiful soprano.

[@keava]

i cant believe hades just lets him play this song

[@StrangerForever85]

And this is precisely why you never roll bluff against a bard.

[@brendanward7595]

Goosebumps on this song. Korb never disappoints, and this whole soundtrack is just brilliant.

[@adondriel]

oh man, hopefully there is some Ashley Barrett on this soundtrack.

[@kayra5763]

this aged really well

[@adondriel]

@@kayra5763 im so glad i got one of these comments, idk why but it makes me happy.

[@Justagamerhere1]

@@adondriel I was going to comment as well are wishes have been granted

[@nobleradical2158]

@@kayra5763 This aged like Zagreus, stepping out of the Styx for the millionth time.

[@Lorn_Forge]

I feel tears forming in my eyes as I listen, it's just that beautiful of a piece. It could be that orpheus just makes me sad but I digress.

[@Zinoba_]

God, I love this song so much. After these beautiful high notes, the deeper ending with the repeated "endlessly toiling, doomed to remain" hits differently

[@LeonGuasJir]

I love how one of the best songs from this guy comes from a prank.

[@鱼大大-r2v]

Beautiful…Painful…the god died young…the god never died…the god named Zagreus…the god of feast and wine…

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@kaylenvee8150]

I love the fact that Dionysus laughs his ass off at the fact that Orpheus took their prank seriously and wrote a whole SONG on it, while Zagreus is like, no no you don't understand, you're not the one who has to listen to him singing it in the House! It's fantastic

[@aKihiKoaDDicT]

Orpheus readily buying all of Zag's tall tales is honestly really pure but at the same time when him and Dionysus decided to prank Orpheus I just screamed "NOOOOOO!" bc I felt bad

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@Rubberman202]

I love how Supergiant managed in include all the contradictory elements in Zagreus's actual lore in Greek Mythology as basically an in-joke among him and Dionysus.

[@Jmathington]

I just realized that the reason Orpheus trusts everything Zagreus says is because his doubt was what separated him from Eurydice 😭

[@scrunglebungus4992]

honestly I think it's such a cool, and also funny idea that the original, real life historical myth of zagreus was just a prank. I dunno I just think it's neat how they actually decided to explain that in the game, even if it is mostly played for a laugh.

[@TaylaChan]

The best twunk Zagreus

[@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750]

The "prisoner to his king part" makes me think Orpheus would be an amazing metal singer

[@mparker123]

2:01 At least this part of the song is true. The prince Under the mortal ring Prisoner to his king Never to leave Steadfast Endlessly toiling Doomed to remain Endlessly toiling Doomed to remain

[@keava]

[literally any house of hades resident who knows literally anything about zagreus]: hey orpheus hows it goin orpheus: *sings this song* house resident: house resident: yea

[@mourad505]

Even though the context of the lyics push this song to meme territory, I equate this song with victory. I first heard this song when I returned from my first successful escape attempt. Hearing Orpheus sing about me after I finally kicked Hades ass felt so satisfying, I felt like a conquering hero. Then I stopped to pay attention to the lyrics...

[@TheJohnnyh13]

Literally the best game in the last 10 years - EVERYTHING fits. Artwork, gameplay, story and music. Buyed a controller and Hades one week ago, played one day and took 12 days of spare holiday time to play this masterpiece. I live in the House of Hades since 10 days. Pool of Styx poured me out and i heard this wonderful song. Im so excited for H2. No worry about that you mess it up; its just gettin better.

[@artsrandomstuff436]

At the current time of not finishing Orpheus' arc I like to imagine that the first time Zagreus told him none of it was true he had already wrote most of the lyrics and finished out of spite to get a double prank on Zagreus by acting like he didn't believe it

[@JustMe_reader]

Hearing passages of the Iliad being sung like this is would be too beautiful♡

[@adrianinha19]

"Endlessly toiling, doomed to remain..." Just now completed Heat 32 and the convo with Skelly broke my heart...after so many hours poured into the game, I came to the realization that "Endlessly toiling, doom to remain..." was a foreshadowing and not just a poetic license.

[@eliaslangerudduffy8928]

I was so lucky, and the first time this got played to me was the time I returned for the first time back from the surface. So essentially came back to Orpheus singing praise that I suceeded.

[@plague9818]

One of my fav moments I had through the game, and a testament to the wonderful gameplay driven story, I had fought hades for like the 6th or 7th time and failed like many’s first couple attempts and was pretty salty until I awoken back at home and heard this song being played. It was such a beautiful moment for me. I recently went back to the game like many after the sequel’s announcement, and beat hades on like my 2nd total attempt and actually felt pretty empty. Cause part of what makes the game so great is that your love for the characters and drive to reach the top is a LOT more involved when you’re on your like 26th attempt.

[@andrewk9267]

Imagine telling people more than 2000 years ago that people today would still be writing what are essentially Orphic hymns

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@johnnyoutlaw6534]

Everytime this song plays when I entre the house, I stop and listen to the entire thing. It's so beautiful

[@EfftingES]

When I first heard this song in the game I had to stop whatever I was doing and literally just sat there listening in awe

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

I think…this might be my favorite song in the game. It was like his first song he sang when I got him to do so, and it really made me stop moving and just listen

[@heresamonopassingby8230]

On one hand, I loved to hear this after coming back cuz I love Orpheus' music. On the other hand I was embarrased, my lies were inmortalized.

[@rafaelsan9273]

Hahahaha this is like a meme in the game and make a directly reference of the other history of who is Zagreus... Very cool mate

[@SephiaReloaded]

This music gives me chills... What a talent

[@blakerenimu9033]

The way this game takes you by surprise with this! I emerged from Styx, went to check on everyone and WAIT... What is that you're singing?? I had to put my controller down and listen to it.

[@LilacDownDeep]

I am definitely curious as to see which mythological origin of Zagreus will be going. There isn't much information about him, after all. Of course, Zagreus could just be a nursery rhyme who forces itself into existence. Wait, wrong series.

[@s.t7282]

SCP?

[@AudrenDev]

Doctor Who

[@LilacDownDeep]

@@AudrenDev Confirmed! That's the joke that I was making. Glad to see a fellow Big Finish Doctor Who fan in the throng of Supergiant fans. I wonder if they too know the series, would be funny to make an obscure Alice in Wonderland joke to tie it together.

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@LiveAsDiva]

Someone who cast Orpheus' singer is AMAZING... He really understand the nuances... Perfect casting

[@NemoNobodySMT]

Well, It's Darren Korb himself and he also voice Zagreus in the game

[@LiveAsDiva]

@@NemoNobodySMT i read that before while looking for the cast... Damn!! The way he sang that song, i can feel the despair and longing while Eurydice voice is more about sorrow or sadness .. Very encompassing

[@MoviSS1]

Super materiał. 👍kilka nutek dodałem do listy ulubionych. W moim topie na pewno znalazłby się Hymn to Zagresu z Hadesa.

[@master1kirby]

Slayer of Hydra: ok! 1st of his name : ok that can't be good Born of Zeus as a serpant: oh no, what have we fed him

[@TheBitingBat]

The absolute hardest hitting prank of all time

[@thecactusman17]

Hades 1: "Let's disguise this original song as a prank in Orphic mythology" Hades 2: "Scylla wants to write a Mean Girls/Heathers crossover diss track about the protagonist."

[@lachesis1033]

I was shooked after a battle with dad (with Coronacht) lost. I stopped and listened in front of styx cuz I thought it would get interrupted. Now I'm in front of Orpheus and I'm listening it for the 5th time. Lyrics are an blast

[@369destroyer]

i legit froze hearing this when I died last night. I was just.... dumbstruck XD I felt embarrassed AND Guilty at the same time. This was amazing

[@Cool-Vest]

See, after Zagreus asks Orpheus to stop the first time, I assumed that Orpheus was just doing it to troll him back.

[@thenewmase]

my theory is that Chronos believed this song and captured Dionysius instead of Zagreus thinking they were the same person

[@traineraude]

i love that hades references orphism!! i'm a hellenic polytheist, and while i'm not an orphist, i appreciate the nod to the alternate folklores! :D (EDIT: also, mr. Korb, i am so sorry for how your voice must feel after all of these high notes. you sound great though!)

[@rr1ver]

yesss me too! as a hellenic polytheist i LOVE these kind of video games. so intriguing. i love the added history into it. and in music form? AHHH. it’s amazing.

[@EyacuaTV]

A masterpiece inside a masterpiece.

[@snubbenper9187]

goosebumps man, this is insane

[@Majk__]

The moment he says 'Steadfast' touches mi in places I never knew existed

[@marcuscarana9240]

Dionysus was one of my favorite characters here especially since his boons were my favorite as well. So I laughed so hard when I heard this song cause Orpheus actually believed Dionysus and Zagreus' lie. I can just imagine Zag and Dionysus being the popular kids pranking the musician geek.

[@alyssa-star]

One of my favorite tracks in the game

[@jimmyeng663]

Thank you for this song, I absolutely love it (and the game).

[@bamkyre9801]

Now Darren, hear me out, you are a f***ing genius!

[@reverseflashes]

I love this song so much. And I loved it when Hades confronted Zagreus about it asking if he liked the song Orpheus made for him. And of course Zagreus rubbed it in his face. I think Hades was a lil jealous that Zagreus got a song that he has to listen to whenever Orphy sings it but not him. 😂

[@purple-ch8xs]

Voice so beautiful😭💜

[@ToddD87]

Even though Zagreus told a few lies, the end result was an amazingly beautiful song. I didn't really laugh when I heard it, I just loved it.

[@TuanTranMelinoeZagreus4880]

The Orphic Hymn is such a liar 🤥, fake and falsehood.

[@tehNinjanaut]

Literally just beat the hydra now

[@NikoroAya]

I T ' S A B O U T Y O U U U ~