The Netflix show is based on the classic stories but it makes some clever changes.
Lets delve into the bitsKAOSsticks to and what changes are made.
Zeus, Hera, Poseidon and Hades are all siblings.
Zeus is indeed the father of Dionysus as well as many other gods and demi-gods.
This includes Persephone, whose mother is Demeter, Zeuss sister.
A good choice, since this most complicated and incestuous heritage would have taken a lot of air time.
Its a popular story and has certain variations.KAOS version makes further smart changes.
As inKAOS, in the original story Orpheus is a beloved musician hes a talented singer and lyre player.
The rule is that he must leave, trusting that she will follow, and not look back.
Sadly, unable to hear Eurydices footsteps Orpheus begins to believe he has been tricked.
InKAOSEurydice (Aurora Perrineau) is hit by a truck after saying she defies the gods.
Dionysus helps Orpheus by bargaining with the fates to get him a pass to the Underworld.
In Greek myth there was indeed a price to pay to travel to the underworld.
This was payment given to ferryman Charon who transports souls across the river Acheron.
InKAOSthe cerberuses are able to sniff out who hasnt been buried with a coin.
InKAOSthe two are a loving couple, with Hades a bit of a pushover and Persephone his rock.
In the original myth Persephone is the daughter of Demeter Hades sister.
Hades kidnaps Persephone and drags her to the underworld.
Trouble is, that doesnt work for the poor starving earthlings.
And that is how we get the seasons!
KAOS version of this couple is way sweeter, but the show acknowledges the original myth.
I dont eat pomegranate, Persephone says.
Theseus and the Minotaur
Or rather, inKAOS, not Theseus and the Minotaur… Theseus was a hero who came over to Crete to defeat the Minotaur.
Glaucus has turned feral, shut in the dark for so long.
When Minos kills Glaucus and Ari learns the truth she kills her father.
Caeneus
Caeneus was born a girl called Caenis.
KAOS Caeneus (Misia Butler) is a rather different character, only very loosely based on the myth.
He, like Riddy and Ari become the most important humans in the story.
KAOS in available to stream on Netflix.
