Theros Beyond Death/Trivia
Cards throughout Theros: Beyond Death heavily reference Greek mythology. The following is a list of specific analogs and references in concepts and cards:
- The Akroan War is the equivalent of the ancient Greek Trojan War.
- Alirios, Enraptured is a clear reference to Narcissus.
- Athreos, Shroud-Veiled uses coin counters, thematically representing the Ancient Greek practice of placing coins in with the deceased for payment to be carried to the afterlife.
- The Callapheia (Nyxborn Seaguard), recounting the adventures of Callaphe the Mariner, is a take on the Odyssey.
- Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders is a reference to Daedalus.
- The Fruit of Tizerus references the Pomegranate, which was known as the "fruit of the dead" in ancient Greece.
- Ilysia (Ilysian Caryatid) mirrors Elysium or the Elysian Fields, the abode of the blessed in the lower world.
- Klothys, one of the Fates, (Furious Rise) is a barely concealed take on Clotho.
- The Labyrinth of Skophos is a play on the Labyrinth of Knossos that held the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the hero Theseus.
- Phylias (Dreadful Apathy) mirrors the Asphodel Meadows, a place for ordinary or indifferent souls who did not commit any significant crimes