The Broadway show modernizes and intertwines two Greek myths: That of Orpheus and Eurydice with King Hades and Queen Persephone. And it deftly translates them in a way that modern audiences can grapple with as if it were written for them. This modernization highlights one of the reasons why modern people sometimes find more resonance in Greek mythology than Christianity. By associating death with dehumanizing work, particularly as institutional trust remains at historic lows, Greek gods better personify the way modern people feel about their lives being run by forces beyond their control. The modernization also helps the show and lyrics gesture at the fact that its use of the Greek gods isn’t a pre-Christian interpretation of our reality, but a post-Christian one.