The Gaze of Orpheus taken by Orpheus from light to dark and back to light is symbolic of the artist’s journey from reality to the edges of the surreal, “…the force that enables Orpheus to cross the boundaries of light and life, and to descend to Eurydice, according to Blanchot, is that of art. Rendering this dark point, the lure, the point in which the artist's control is undermined, is also the object of the work of art.” (New Media Narratives). Blanchot uses the myth to transcribe the creative process. “Eurydice's disappearance symbolizes a loss that is recuperated by the compensatory gift of Orpheus's
Hades (single) the gods that appear in Greek mythology. An official Instagram for the project was also created at that time. On April 10, 2016, VIXX released the opening trailer of "2016 CONCEPTION", and nine days later on April 19th released the first album in the trilogy, "Zelos" which is based upon the god of the same name. On August 1, 2016, VIXX revealed that the second album would be "Hades", which is based on the God Hades; who was the ancient Greek chthonic god of the underworld. On August 2, VIXX began releasing teasers for the album, On August 5, 2016,