Towards the beginning of Hades 2, players learn that the Three Fates are missing – thrown into the depths of the Underworld by Chronos when his war against Olympus began. Throughout just about the entire game, Melinoe is tasked to find the Three Fates, but you can't actually accomplish this goal until very deep into the game.
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The Three Fates weave the future of all things, but with their disappearance, things have been thrown into disarray. To find the Fates, Hades 2 players must complete a four-part quest involving the Fated List of Prophecies, the game's default ending, building relationships, and a riddle that tasks Melinoe to complete specific steps to finally contact the Fates.
Step One: Melinoe, Help Us
How to Complete the Melinoe, Help Us Prophecy in Hades 2
We require and request your assistance. This is no prophecy, merely a plea. We take considerable risk in reaching out thus, though can foresee no other option.
Locate the Three Fates
To complete the first step to find the Three Fates in Hades 2, you must beat the game – specifically, you must roll credits after bringing a final defeat to Chronos and reaching the normal ending of Hades 2.
After Melinoe returns to the Crossroads, check the Fated List of Minor Prophecies to find that the Melinoe, Help Us prophecy has been replaced with a new task: Melinoe, Remember Us.
Step Two: Melinoe, Remember Us
How to Complete the Melinoe, Remember Us Prophecy in Hades 2
We commend your accomplishment, though remain indisposed, and cannot say where. Speak not of this until our Emissary says the words you often did.
Investigate the Underworld and Olympus.
The second step to find the Three Fates requires Melinoe to repeatedly complete runs of the Underworld and Olympus in the post-credits epilogue to search for any trace of the Fates. Eventually, Moros will have unique dialogue to share with Melinoe concerning the Fated List.
Though it is not clear exactly what triggers Moros to trigger this prophecy to complete, you must complete at least one run of each route, though it may take more. Complete runs, talk to Moros at every opportunity, and check the Fated List every time you return to the Crossroads until you unlock the third step to locate the Three Fates in Hades 2.
You may also have to increase your relationship with Moros, so be sure to gift him Nectar every time you return to the Crossroads.
Step Three: Melinoe, Seek Us
All Melinoe, Seek Us Riddle Answers in Hades 2
Our connection grows in strength; continue down this path. Seek to know our Emissary and whomever else may have knowledge of our ways and whereabouts.
For the third step to find the Fates in Hades 2, players must increase their relationship with six different characters who have some connection to the Fates. For most of these characters, Melinoe can simply gift them Nectar and other Indulgences until their line on the Melinoe, Seek Us prophecy is marked as complete.
However, to trigger the He Who Rebels Against The Gods riddle, Hades 2 players must trigger a specific dialogue from Prometheus. The third boss of the Surface route does not have a relationship meter that can be increased with gifts – instead, you must repeatedly reach Prometheus until he mentions the Three Fates in his boss intro dialogue.
This can take anywhere from two to more than twenty runs, depending on how much of his priority dialogue you have seen (and how many times you talked to Prometheus in the Early Access period).
Seek To Know He Who Is Our Emissary
- Riddle Answer: Moros
- Location: Crossroads
- Requirements: Increase your relationship with Moros
Seek To Know They Who Created The World
- Riddle Answer: Chaos
- Location: Chaos (either Surface or Underworld route)
- Requirements: Increase your relationship with Chaos
Seek To Know He Who Cast Us Out
- Riddle Answer: Chronos
- Location: Rest area between Erebus and Oceanus (Underworld route)
- Requirements: Increase your relationship with Chronos
Seek To Know She Who Trained You
- Riddle Answer: Hecate
- Location: Crossroads
- Requirements: Increase your relationship with Hecate
Seek To Know He Who Rebels Against The Gods
- Riddle Answer: Prometheus
- Location: Olympus (Surface route)
- Requirements: Must defeat Prometheus an undetermined number of times post-credits until he mentions The Fates.
Seek To Know He Who Labors For The Gods
- Riddle Answer: Heracles
- Location: Shows up anywhere on the Surface Route (primarily Ephyra)
- Requirements: Increase your relationship with Heracles
Final Step: Melinoe, Find Us
How to Find the Fates in Hades 2
You are getting closer. Using our Emissary's gift in the depths of Oceanus, activate it thrice in successive chambers, then purposely return to shadow.
Locate the Three Fates.
The final step to find the Fates location in Hades 2 is to follow their precise instructions while in Oceanus, the second region of the Underworld route. The riddle does not clearly explain what you must do, but it's not too tough to figure out.
Essentially, you must equip the Engraved Pin Keepsake (Moros' death defiance-like Keepsake) while in Oceanus. Then, reach 0 HP and successfully trigger the Keepsake's healing effect to stay alive three rooms in a row. After the third room, intentionally die.
- You do not have to use the Engraved Pin while in Erebus, as long as you remember to swap out your initial Keepsake for the Engraved Pin in the rest area between the first and second regions.
- Avoid taking NPC dialogue rooms (like Narcissus), Charon shop rooms, or other rooms that do not spawn enemies. You must trigger the Keepsake's effect in three rooms in a row to complete this task, which requires a way to get to 0 HP and defeat enemies to recover.
If you successfully fulfill these requirements, Melinoe will not reappear at the Crossroads. Instead, the Fates will reveal themselves to her and explain their plan for the future. After this huge reveal, you will earn the Golden Age achievement and see Hades 2's True Ending cutscene.
Hades 2
- Released
- September 25, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- Teen / Alcohol Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Supergiant Games
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- PC Release Date
- September 25, 2025
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC
