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Why is Heracles in Hades?

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What heroes did Hades support?

Primarily, Heracles.


Why was Hercules Hades enemy?

Heracles (Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek Heracles, by the way) wasn't really enemies with Hades. In the Disney film Hercules, Hades is painted as his archnemesis, but in the myths, that position was filled more by Hera. She was angered by Zeus' infidelity (Heracles was the son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene) and took it out on Heracles. She designed the famously difficult and dangerous Twelve Labors and gave them to Eurystheus so that he could order Heracles to complete them.


Heracles was dressed as a woman while he served as a slave to whom?

Hades


What were the myths including the greek god Hades?

Hades permitted Heracles to fetch Cerberus from Hell, when the hero presented him with his petition.


Are there examples of the myth of Cerberus?

The final labor of Heracles was to bring Kerberos (Cerberus), the guard of the underworld, to the court of Eurystheus. Smartly, Heracles asked Hades for permission to remove the guard from his post, to which Hades agreed, on the condition Heracles used no weapons. Heracles overpowered the beast, slung him over his shoulder and dragged him from the underworld. Eurystheus was so afraid that he jumped into a jar and stayed there until Heracles removed the beast.


How many relations does Athena?

She sexed with Poseidon, Dionysus, Ares, Heracles, and Hades.


How has hades interacted with humans?

He bargained with Orpheus once. Possibly even Heracles...


How many relations does Athena have?

She sexed with Poseidon, Dionysus, Ares, Heracles, and Hades.


Who was rescued from Hades by Heracles?

Theseus; Peirithoos who had sought to abduct Persephone was left behind.


Did Achilles slay Cerberus?

No, Cerberus was never killed, it was dragged out of Hades by Heracles but never slain.


Who was the woman who agreed to sacrifice her own life to save her husband but was later rescued from Hades by Heracles?

Alcestis.


Who shot Hades in the shoulder?

There are a few references to Hades being injured - once by Heracles, by accident. Often being in love was referred to being shot with love's arrows, in that case by Eros when Hades fell in love with Persephone.