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Hades in Greek myth both refers to the Underworld and the god who rules it; thus, the incorrect modern notion that Hell is Hades.

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Who is a Hades contemporary?

Hades is a mythological Greek god of the Underworld, his wife Persephone was Queen of the Dead beside him.


What is the modern day connection of Hades?

In Christianity's New Testament Hades is where the dead go.


What is a modern day connection of hades?

the devil


What is the connection between the myth of Persephone and Demeter and The Odyssey?

Demeter isn't in the odyssey, but Persephone is the wife of Hades, therefore the Queen of the Underworld. Also when Odysseus travels to the Underworld, and finds his mother, she mentions something about Queen Persephone.


Why did Hades get stuck in Hades?

Zeus, Poseidon and Hades divided the world between them, and this is what Hades got.


What is hades relationship with Demeter?

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What symbols are often seen in connection with Hades?

Two I can think of are the bident, and cerberus.


What is the relation ship between Zeus and Hades?

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What connection does Penelope have with mount Olympus?

Her mother was the Olympian goddess Demeter, her husband was Hades


What did hades bet his brothers?

The competition between Zeus, Poseidon and Hades was for who got to be the lord of the sky (Zeus) who got the sea (Poseidon) and the underworld (Hades)


What is something Hades always carries?

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Does hades have any connection with the modern world?

There are some people that do still believe in and worship Him. So, in that sense, yes He does have a connection with the modern world. Hades is a God of death and wealth. Those are two things that will always remain constant in any society, death and money.