Kaos
This article contains mentions of rape and suicide.
Spoilers for Netflix’s Kaos are ahead!
The show mashed together beloved stories that fell into the same genre.
The show offers a very different version of the story than what appears in mythology.
She and Orpheus married though a few myths say her death was before the wedding.
While her voice was already minimized before her death, her perspective becomes virtually non-existent afterward.
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This moment is referenced through an Easter egg when Riddy dies in Kaos.
While her voice was already minimized before her death, her perspective becomes virtually non-existent afterward.
Orpheus travels to the Underworld, charming everyone with his voice and lyre.
In either case,Kaosdeviates from the ending by having Riddy return to Earth.
There is still a decent amount of variation between these versions, though.
Nowadays, hes widely regarded as one of the oldest written stories about a transgender character.
Caeneus may become a hero and possibly a king, but his origin is disturbing.
Caeneus is the child, assigned female at birth, of Hippea and Elatus.
He is widely regarded for his beauty, catching the attention of suitors, including Poseidon.
The god of the seas decides to rape Caeneus, granting him a wish for pleasuring him.
He wishes to become a man so that he can never be harmed in that way again.
Poseidon grants the wish, giving him impenetrable skin in the process.
In the mythological versions of the story, she plays a crucial role in Theseus defeating the Minotaur.
Suicide is never the answer.
The show also modernizes elements that were outdated.
Ariadnes story inKaoskeeps many of the familial relationships from the mythology while deviating narratively.
Shes the daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
The show even implies that she has feelings for Theseus.
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