When a story/game/etc. has a character named Zagreus with the title “Prince of the Underworld”, and Melinoë with the title “Princess of the Underworld”, is this story a derivative of the Hades I & II games? Note that both Zagreus and Melinoë aren’t original creations of these games. They are from mythology & folklore, but they barely appear in ancient documents (Zagreus is basically just a name in ancient myths, and Melinoe only appears in a few Orphic Hymns)

  • Grimy@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    They are from mythology & folklore

    There’s your answer, no? Are you asking if Hades can copyright claim characters that are 1000s of years old?