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- Pirithous appears in the Class of the Titans episode "Recipe for Disaster" voiced by Michael Donovan. His mythology of being trapped in the Underworld and being unable to be freed by Heracles remained true in the series, but it was mentioned that Hades freed Pirithous upon his death.
- Pirithous appears in the video game God of War III voiced by Simon Templeman. His name is spelled Peirithous here. He is shown as a prisoner of Hades. Peirithous offered Kratos to free him in exchange for giving him the Bow of Apollo. Kratos ends up burning him to a skeleton with a Cerberus and claims the Bow of Apollo.
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