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Is hades just like the devil?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No. Hades was a god (the brother of Zeus) in Greek mythology. He is an almost entirely separate concept from the Christian "devil", though there is some minor overlap.

The notion that the devil is "in charge of" hell is a modification of the Hades legend. In The Bible, it's made pretty clear that the devil is actually imprisoned there, and not the ruler.

Also, in sharp contrast to the Christian devil, Hades ruled over the entire realm of the dead, including both Tartarus (a place of eternal punishment) and Elysium (the Blessed Isles, a place of eternal reward).

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13y ago

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