Orcus The so-called Tomb of Orcus, an Etruscan site at Tarquinia, is a misnomer, resulting from its first discoverers mistaking as Orcus a hairy, bearded giant that was actually a figure of a Cyclops. The Romans sometimes conflated Orcus with other gods such as Pluto, Hades, and Dis Pater, god of the land of the dead. The name "Orcus" seems to have been given to his evil and punishing side, as the god who tormented evildoers in the afterlife. Like the name Hades (or the Norse Hel, for that matter), "Orcus" could also mean the land of the dead. Orcus was
Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons) promise that his legions will attack Demogorgon, claiming that "I will be there to win your battle for you!" In the adventure "Prince of Demons" in "Dungeon" #150, Orcus commits four legions of 25,000 assorted demons and undead to the invasion of Gaping Maw, including his personal legion that has never been defeated in battle. He leaves command of these legions to his generals, as he desperately wants to be the one to defeat Demogorgon personally, to gain his power and hope to become a god. Orcus arrives in Gaping Maw at the same time the player characters invade, and