Hades ,an Olympian, was the god of the underworld.. He and his brothers divided creation into thirds and each took a portion for their own. Hades chose, as his dominion, The Underworld. When mortals kneel before the cold hearted Hades, it was pure justice. And no one, once there, can ever leave his domain (except, of course, Heracles and Odysseus). He was also noted for being very greedy.

He had a wife, Persephone, who was tricked to stay with him when she ate the pomegate seeds.