[They seem to share that trait indeed. He's aware that he likely won't get anything good out of Hades, but when exactly can you question a god and get anything? Never, that's when. Anyway, this is fun.]

Hence I'm using mythology from my parallel of Earth and not this one~ A rose by any other name and all that.
Hey, Here's a thought. Since this place is so similar to early 21st Century Earth, have you ever wondered if you have a counterpart somewhere here? Of course, the fact you say you've retained everything suggests not, but these things are never really out of the question.