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Line 92: == Live Action TV == * ''[[Rome]]'': An enraged Lucius Vorenus shouts, [[~~This~~Punctuated! IsFor! ~~Sparta~~Emphasis!\|"I am a son of Hades!"]] The line works on modern audiences because it sounds like he's calling himself the son of Satan, ie a horrible, monstrous person. However, the line also works from a Roman perspective, since Hades/Pluto/Dis is a rather grim god, and screaming that you're his son would make you sound like a lunatic with a death wish. ** Though Pluto/Hades wasn't an evil deity per se, but invoking his name was an extreme taboo, only done when swearing an unbreakable oath. Vorenus basically declares himself utterly relentless and merciless, as well as desperate enough to call upon the Stygian deity. * ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'': Completely averted. Hades is one of the nicest gods in the pantheon, and except for that one early bit with Persephone, tries to help out his nephew when he shows up to [[Death Is Cheap\|turn those revolving doors]]. It's just, well, there are rules to follow. They also show that the underworld is ''not'' the equivalent of the Christian Hell. Yes, souls are being tortured, but if they truly repent, then they will be sent to the Elysian Fields instead, which is their version of Paradise. This is shown to happen to Iolaus' father, whose soul admits to his son that he was wrong in focusing on his military career instead of his family. Hades, who is present, immediately offers to transfer him to the Elysian Fields.