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Hades (Pluto)
Hades is the god of the underworld in Greek mythology. Hades, along with his brothers Poseidon and Zeus, defeated the Titans and claimed rulership over the underworld sea and air.
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Who chained hades to a post when the gods came to retrieve him?
Hades was never chained to a post.
Prometheus was chained to a rock by Zeus for having stolen fire from him and giving it to man. His eternal punishment was to have his liver eaten by a giant eagle every day, only to have it grow back again and be repeated.
Is Hades ruler of the underworld?
Yes, while Hades is not am olympian, he is ruler of the underworld.
How the greek gods are created?
Usually the Greek gods and goddesses were born of other, older deities.
`We own defeat; go forth to the upper world, yet by this appointed doom--fare thou as comrade behind thy husband, and thou, look not back upon thy wife until bright day shall have revealed the gods of heaven, and the opening of Spartan Taenarus shall be at hand.' - Hades
Seneca, Hercules Furens 569 ff (trans. Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st A.D.)
Why is Hades important to Greek culture?
He is the ruler of the underworld, He is VERY important. If you want a better answer go to Wikipedia.com
Hades is the King of the Underworld and rules then the dead: it would be most unwise to think he is unimportant, for he was one of the three brothers, beside Zeus (King of the Heavens) and Poseidon (King of the Sea) whom overthrew Cronus.
There is no escaping death, so no escape from Hades.
Why did the Greeks believe in hades?
To believe in a god after death, under the earth they knew, so their loved ones were no so far away and the mystery of death was not so strange.
What did Hades think about his worshipers?
Hades is given as a god for the living to be wary of - all mortals die - but he was a god that favored avenging justice.
because he only loved persephone and abducted her. and she refused to have his children.
Was there any festivals held in honor of hades?
Hades was honored in Greek funeral services and necromantic rites (the summoning of the ghosts of the dead).
How did other Olympians view Hades?
Hades, the immortal god of death, was always remote in the Underworld - for the immortals of Olympus did not feel death as mortals do.
What was Hades' job as god of the Underworld?
Hades' job as God of the Underworld is to tend to the souls of all those departed, to pass judgment where needed, and to protect them from other Gods or entities that may wish to do them harm.
Hades was the Greek god of the Dead and, according to Plato, he should be considered as one of the Olympian gods.Hades was the supreme ruler of the Underworld. Almost never did he leave his gloomy kingdom but was residing there instead, surrounded by darkness and silence...
Hades' helper was Charos, the angel of dead. Charos had the duty to transfer the dead people 's souls with a boat over the River Acheron from the world of the living to the world of the dead. Furthermore, Hades had a dog with three heads which was named Cerberus. Hope this helps.
Who were hades allies and rivals?
Allies:
Persephone, Queen of Hades/Spring -wife
Zeus, King of Heaven- brother
Hera, Queen of Heaven -sister
Demeter, Queen of Earth, goddess of agriculture- sister and mother in law
Poseidon, King of the Sea - brother
Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea - sister in law
Hestia, goddess of home and hearth - sister
Hercules, nephew and hero
Erinyes: Alekto, Tisiphone, Megaira
Melinoe, goddess of propitiation offered to the ghosts of the dead.
Hecate, Titan goddess of witchcraft and crossroads
Macaria, goddess of death "blessing"
Judges of the Dead: Rhadamanthys, Aiakos, and Minos
Moirai (Fates)
Keres (Death-Demons)
Thanatos (Death)
Poena (Vengeance)
Charon, ferryman of the dead.
Menoites, cattle-herder of Hades.
Askalaphos, the orchardist of Hades.
Oneiroi (Dreams)
Rivers: Acheron, Kôkytos, Styx, Pyriphlegethon and Lethe.
Hermes, who brought the dead souls to the Underworld
Rivals: (a list of only those mortals who earned his direct wrath)
Peirithoos who sought to abduct Persephone, the bride of Haides.
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.
Asklepios (son of Apollo) had brought back to life many who had died. Consequently, the myth goes on to say, Haides brought accusation against Asklepios, charging him before Zeus of acting to the detriment of his own province, for, he said, the number of the dead was steadily diminishing, now that men were being healed by Asklepios. So Zeus, in indignation, slew Asklepios with his thunderbolt.
Hades is not evil in Greek Myth.
Hades is the King of the Underworld, where the dead dwell.
Is Hades in love with Megara or Meg?
Hades takes Persephone against her will as his wife. She eats a pomegranate as she is in Hell, which causes her never to be able to leave. Her mother, Demeter, sister of Zeus, begs for Persephone back, and negotiate. Persephone is allowed to go back to Earth only during the Spring and Summer months, and when the Earth grows cold, she returns to live with HAdes for the other six months of the year. Megara was the girl who tricked Odysseus into staying with her on an enchanted island in The Odyssey, and is often thought of as a adulterer. She put some kind of spell on him, and feels guilty about it later, and so she takes it back. He goes back home to Penelope, and they live happily ever after... sort of.
Point is, Hades loves Persephone and Megara has nothing to do with Hades, unless you're referring to Disney's Hercules. But that's a myth anyways.
