What Dreams May Come in the book are derived from my wide range of reading." One of Matheson's influences was Harold W. Percival, an adherent of Theosophy, a belief system with a strong Eastern and Hindu influence. The story also shares the same theme of the ancient Greek myth Orpheus and Eurydice, in which the gifted musician makes a challenging journey to Hell to retrieve his wife. One character quotes from the writings of 18th century Christian mystic Emanuel Swedenborg. Matheson bases his descriptions of the death experience itself on studies by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Raymond Moody. When reading these accounts, Matheson found that
Hades in popular culture Damian Hart (an important villain in the series) uses a BeyBlade by the name of Hades Kerbecs which references the name Hades and a play on words referencing the name one of the names of Hades dog, Kerberos. (this information is from the English version of the show and the names may vary in the Japanese version of the show.) Hoshi Minato from Uchu Sentai Kyuranger is based on Hades due to him being under control by the Jark Matter and him being covered in gold. In the Disney 1997 film "Hercules", Hades appears as the main antagonist. Unlike the