Well, one time the hero Peirithoos sought to abduct Persephone and went into Hades to do so; as punishment the god trapped him on a stone chair and eternal torment. Theseus, who accompanied him on the expedition, was freed at the request of Herakles.
Hades can be harmful if he is angered. But he is seen as a very just God.
If you angered him. He would place you in Tarturus.
Hades is a fictional 'place'. Places cannot confer punishment
Zeus originally was the one to have given Hades his power to rule the Underworld. Some say it was a punishment, some say Hades really wanted to take up the Underworld. Also, many have told Hades trying to take over the sky and destroy Zeus.
Zeus and Poseidon won, Hades was sent to hell as a punishment.
Hell is a place of punishment for Christians. Hades was the underworld, there were different parts of it, good or bad.
When they died, they were sent to the Fields of Punishment to be tortured.
Hades gives a safe resting place to departed souls.
Hades gives a safe resting place to departed souls.
it is a way to explain the punishment of evil people.
Hades is king of the underworld because he was caught trying to steal his brother Poseidons trident and his other brother Zeus lightning bolt. As a punishment Zeus banned Hades to the underworld forever.
because hades , god of the underworld, chopped them up as a punishment.