The Mask of Orpheus and Euridice fall in love and marry. Euridice later dies from a snake bite, and Orpheus consults the Oracle of the Dead, intending to follow her to the Underworld. Orpheus journeys to the Underworld through seventeen arches, each with a symbolic name. On his journey back, he believes Euridice is following him, but it is actually Persephone and the mime Euridice. Orpheus goes back for Euridice but realises she cannot follow him. Orpheus hangs himself. The act ends with Orpheus waking up, realising that his journey to the Underworld was a dream. The Seventeen Arches Each of the arches that
Hades in popular culture Hades in popular culture The mythological Greek deity Hades often appears in popular culture. In 2010, Hades has been in the movies "" played by Steve Coogan, and the remake of "Clash of the Titans" and its sequel "Wrath of the Titans" played by Ralph Fiennes. He is depicted as an antagonist in all three, but is only the central antagonist in "Clash of the Titans". He becomes an ally in "Wrath of the Titans". In the three television series "", "" and "Young Hercules" Hades was a recurring character, most frequently played by Erik Thomson, although Mark Ferguson and