Greek Myths

Hades

The dark god of the dead, who ruled in the underworld, which also had the same name. His parents were Cronus and Rhea, and Zeus and Poseidon were his brothers. His queen was Persephone, who stayed with him six months of the year, thus causing the season on Earth to change to winter.

 

The underworld was a dark and gloomy place, guarded by the three-headed dog Cerberus, who gladly let the souls in but never let anyone out. It was divided into two parts: Erebus and Tartarus. The latter was the deepest cave, similar to the Christian hell, with many criminals being tortured forever: Tantalus, Sisyphus and Tityus were all suffering there.

 

Not all people went to hell, if you were a part of a religious or were an Amazon you had a different resting place.

 

 

Hades was also called Pluto

 

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