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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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Primarily the Greeks. But he was seen as more of a figure to be feared in a respectful sort of way, and worshiped in the same manner. People did not want to do too much to draw his attention to them, lest death befall them.
Who traveled to Hades to bring back his lover?
Orpheus went to Hades, the Greek Underworld, to bring back his wife Eurydice.
What does hades have control over is he or she a demigod?
Hades is male, and he is not a demigod.
He is the God of the dead and the ruler of the Underworld.
probably the only one I can THINK of is Hercules (heracles) when he had to perform his 12th trial and capture the guard dog of Tartarus, Cerberus. Hades said he could take cerberus as long as he fought the three-headed dog bare-handed (without a weapon).
Other than this I cannot recall any other times that someone has escaped the lord of the underworld alive
Did Hades have special traits?
He was reclusive, rarely venturing from the Underworld he ruled in myths. He was described as grim and perhaps out of the three brothers (Zeus and Poseidon) took his duty the most seriously.
Hades's mother is Gaia, the earth. Gaia gave birth to Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.
Hades, the Greek god who was King of the Underworld, the god of death and the dead. He presided over funeral rites and defended the right of the dead to due burial. Hades was also the god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil with nourished the seed-grain, to the mined wealth of gold, silver and other metals.
Persephone also was a lover of Adonis, as well before her kidnapping by Hades, Zeus laid with her and she had a son Zagreus who Zeus would have made King after him, but he died by the trickery of Titans.
What are all the 9 levels of the mythology Hades?
I do not know what you mean, so I've listed here some of the key places in the Underworld and hope you find the answer in them.
Tartarus is the dome inverse "sky" of the Underworld, described as a stormy pit. He is a deity, so too is Erebus is the "mist" of darkness, and when Nyx gathers those mists and covers the earth with them it is "Night", they and many of their children dwell in the pit of Tartarus. It is their home.
Erebus: said also to be the home of the Dream gods.
Tartarus is also the place where the Titans are locked away, or near.
Tartarus is also called the place where mortal criminals are punished for either eternity or until they complete a task.
Asphodel, the ghosts of the dead inhabited these so-called fields.
Elysian Fields, the dead here could be reborn, if they did so three times they then lived on the Isles of the Blessed.
Isles of the Blessed, he final resting place for the souls of heroes and virtuous.
Palace of Hades; where the court would judge the ghost of the dead, his home.
Gate of True Dreams; made of horn, was the source of the prophetic god-sent dreams.
Gate of False Dreams; constructed of ivory, was the source of dreams which were false and without meaning.
Lethe, the river and goddess of oblivion which flows near the cave of Sleep.
Pyriphlegethon, river (and god) of fire.
Cocytus, the river of wailing and it's god, his daughter Minthe was said to be a consort of Hades.
Styx, goddess of the river of hate upon which the binding oath of the gods is sworn.
Acheron, river of pain and god; it is upon this river that Charon takes the souls of the dead.
Avernus; the entrance to the Underworld.
Just a moody god that thinks his relatives dont care for him
His queen, Persephone, and those that dwell in the Underworld freely.
Why is hades the ruler of the Underworld?
After Cronus was chopped into a thousand pieces and his remains were thrown into the deepest pits of Tartarus by Zeus, the three brothers Zeus, Posiden, and Hades picked from three sticks. Each stick had a level of the world written on it. Zeus, the youngest, got the sky. Posiden got the sea, and Hades, the oldest picked the Underworld. These were then their places of power forever.
No, he could not. Hades was the lord of the underworld and is often considered the symbol of darkness and invisibility.
In Greek Mythology the underworld is nothing like what most people associate the word 'underworld' with. Most people think the underworld is like hell, thus there must be fire.
nuh uh,
wrong.
The underworld is where all dead went, the good, the bad, the neutral. The underworld was described as a dark and cold place. In fact the only place the might contain fire would be the fields of Punishment or Ttartarus.
The only reason why people believe Hades can control fire is because Disneys Hercules portrays him as so.
Trust me I did an assignment on him, I know what I'm talking about
