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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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Why is Hades called the Hospitable one?
All the people who have ever died, the dead, are his people for a time until they are either reborn or move on to the Isle of the Blessed.
How is Hades related to your life?
On a personal basis Hades is a very important part in my life. He is one of the Gods I follow, and I have an altar dedicated to him in my home.
Some people still believe in and follow the Greek Gods, others simply view them as a part of mythology. It just depends on who you talk to and who you ask.
Is Hades aligned with any greek hero?
Hades and Hercules had a complicated relationship; but Hades seemed to favor Hercules, for he allowed the taking of Perseus and Cerberus from his realm by Hades.
yea he was. before he was sent to hell he was actually an angel in heaven, one of the greatest and most beautiful. then i think he betrayed God and so God banished him to the underworld or Hell in christian form. (Underworld is a Greek mythology term and hell is the term used by Christians and some other religions today) and He was sent there for eternity. he now is the god of the damned souls (people cannot make it to heaven)
You would have to ask him yourself. That is a personal question.
What are other names that mean hades?
Hades means 'The Unseen'. Some other names for the God Hades are: Pluto, Aides, Haides, The Unseen One, The Dark One.
What does the symbol of Hades mean?
It depends upon the symbol, but usually they are references to a myth in which Hades plays a part.
How did orpheus go into hades without being dead?
Well in Greek Mythology the underworld was one most darkest places with Hades ruling it. But there was multiple ways of finding a loophole in that system. For example bribing the ferryman Charon. The way Orpheus did it was that he sung a lyre (greek musical instrument) and found an underground passage and kept singing the entire way. His singing calmed even the beast Cerberus and the monsters.
What did people sacrifice for hades?
Black animals.
"When the Greeks propitiated Hades, they banged their hands on the ground to be sure he would hear them.[9] Black animals, such as sheep, were sacrificed to him, and the very vehemence of the rejection of human sacrifice expressed in myth suggests an unspoken memory of some distant past.[citation needed] The blood from all chthonic sacrifices including those to propitiate Hades dripped into a pit or cleft in the ground. The person who offered the sacrifice had to avert his face.[10] Every hundred years festivals were held in his honor, called the Secular Games."
Most people had a fear of Hades and did what they could to not do anything that would gather his attention.
However, he was celebrated. He and his wife Persephone have a temple dedicated to them called the Necromanteion.
Who were the first three people Odysseus met in Hades?
Elpenor; comrade of Odysseus.
Teiresias; who Odysseus sought in Hades.
Antikleia; the mother of Odysseus.
Who is the father of Zeus Poseidon and Hades?
The father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades is the titan, Cronus.
Can hades leave the underworld as he pleases?
Some myths say he cannot, that he must remain there. But others state that he can, for example when he claimed Persephone, he left the underworld to claim her.
He is also permitted to enter Mt. Olympus, but he chooses not to because the other Gods find him depressing and morbid.
So, in my personal opinion I would say yes, he probably can leave the Underworld as he pleases, but does not have much of a reason to most of the time. Since the Underworld is his Kingdom.
Where did hades get his two pronged fork?
Hades scepter has two spikes because it is a baby bull that has horns
Why did Zeus became the god and not Poseidon or hades?
Poseidon and Hades -are- Gods, they are just as powerful as Zeus, they simply reign over different areas.
Poseidon has the sea, and Hades has the Underworld.
Did Zeus trick Hades into ruling the underworld?
No, he wasn't tricked into it. Each brother in a way 'drew straws', it was purely by chance, not by trickery.
There is only mention of two mortals who earned his wrath while they lived;
The hero Peirithoos who sought to abduct Persephone, the bride of Hades. 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 Heracles.
Asclepios who had brought back to life many who had died. It was Zeus though who upon learning of this, in indignation, slew him with a thunderbolt
What is the roman god Plutos's power?
Hades/Pluto has power over the Underworld and all that reside there. The power over death, and souls. He is also a God of riches and wealth.
Hades is a mythological Greek god of the Underworld, his wife Persephone was Queen of the Dead beside him.
