We now come to one of my favorite stories I'm involved in. It portrays me as fairly evil, yes, but I also appear smart and cunning, two of my favorite adjectives.
Anyways, there were two friends named Peirithous and Theseus who swore to marry daughters of Zeus. Now, this in itself is stupid enough, but then you find out who they actually picked, and they obviously weren't the brightest bulbs in the world. Theseus was a little smarter then his companion and he chose to marry Helen. He kidnapped her when she was still young, determined to marry her when she grew older. She was rescued by her brothers while Theseus was off helping his friend with his conquest.
Peirithous chose to marry…get this…Persephone! That's right, that dumb little mortal thought that he could just waltz right in and steal my wife. He definitely didn't know who he was dealing with. I'm not lord of the dead for nothing you know.
Anyways, I digress. Where was I? Oh yes. Peirithous, the poor chap, decided to come and marry my wife. So, he comes down into the underworld and tells me what he is going to do. I, being a gracious host, offer them seat. How was I supposed to know that the seat I was offering them was the chair of forgetfulness? Anyways, they sit down and immediately they are bound with snakes and forget everything. They were my prisoners in all sense of the word. I controlled their minds and bodies. It was pretty sweet.
Anyways, time passed and they were still stuck with me in the underworld. Then Heracles came down to get my dog Cerberus for one of his labors, and he saw the two prisoners. He quickly saved Theseus, which I was happy to let him do. I had been feeling a little sorry that I kept the guy here when he didn't do anything and was probably going to let him go soon anyways. He then tried to save Peirithous, but that I could not allow. He wasn't innocent like his friend was, and he had messed with the wrong God. I think he might still be down in my dungeon now that I think about it…
Anyways, you can see how this puts me in a bad light. I want you to put yourselves in my place however and ask yourselves what you would have done if someone had tried to steal your wife. I mean, Odysseus killed the people who were going after his wife yet he is revered as a hero and all I do is keep them prisoner and I get the shaft into the villain category. How does this make sense? You tell me.