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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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What did Athena and hades have in common?
The only things I can think of are: They are both Olympian Gods and hades was Athena's uncle.
Why are there so few stories about hades?
Hades is said to ruin many things. The under world is a cursed place and is also unlucky.
Hades is a god because he is the god of the under world/
Who was the daughter if Demeter stolen by hades?
Persephone who became the wife of Hades and Queen of the Underworld.
Who was the daughter of Demeter stolen by Hades?
The daughter of Demeter that was stolen was originally named Kore. She was the goddess of innocence and girlhood. When Hades was hit by Eros' (Roman: Cupid) arrow, he immediately fell in love with the first person he saw who was Kore. Hades abducted her and took her to the Underworld. Her name was changed to Persephone and she became the queen of the Underworld. After that she was associated with spring and new life because she spent six months in the Underworld with Hades and the other six months on earth with Demeter.
The idea of Hades, and the place of "Hades" as the Underworld, is in Greek myth, which is much older then Christianity.
So, if such beings exist, Hades would be older.
What are facts about the Greek god Hades?
Hades was a multifaceted god. Originally, Hades was simply the name of the Underworld itself, but was later personified through the god Plouton (who then became known as Hades).
Hades represented not just the Lord of the Dead, but also the god of wealth and riches, which were taken from beneath the earth.
He was the second son of Kronos and Rhea, but is not an Olympian.
He had few shrines, and there are only a few myths about him.
He ruled the underworld completely, though, and was adamant about those entering never leaving again (with some notable exceptions).
He has given a helmet by Hephaestos that made him invisible (which he lent to Perseus for his quest to slay Medusa)
His symbols were the three headed dog, the Narcissus Lily, the Cypress Tree, the key to Hades.
His throne was made of Ebony.
Only black animals were sacrificed to him, and when they prayed to him, Greeks beat their hands on the ground. Any blood from a sacrifice had to be allowed to drip into a cleft or pit, and the priest has to avert his eyes.
Hades was the god of the underworld and the death, also the god of the riches of Earth.
His name was avoided for not calling his attention and when prayed to, for the dead or for avoiding a death, sacrifices were made for compensation
Why does Persephone hate hades?
In Greek mythology, Persephone does not necessarily hate Hades. She becomes his wife after being abducted by him to the Underworld. Persephone's emotions towards Hades vary in different versions of the myth, but she is often portrayed as conflicted or resigned to her fate rather than outright hating him.
What vehicle would best fit Hades?
Seeing the Hades was the god of the dead, a fitting vehicle would be a hearse. Hearses are used to transport dead bodies to the graveside.
What deal does Hades make with the gods regarding Persephone?
Persephone was the daughter of the Godess of the seasons. Now before, there was 1 season all the time Summer.
But one day Hades saw Persephone and thought she was beautiful; so he kidnapped her and took her to the underworld.
Even then, she would not accept his offer to marry him so she stayed in the underworld for a few weeks, until her mother came looking for her. The Mother talked to Hades and as Her and her daughter were leaving, a soul ran up to Hades, and told him he caught her eating a Pomergranite.
She expressed that it was only the seed, and she had been so hungry. Hades apologized but said it still counted. Hades and her mother struck a deal to only have her spend half the year with him in the underworld IF she married him. (Fall and Winter)
Her mother (The Goddess of Seasons) is what causes the seasons. During the spring/summer, while Persophone is with her, She is happy and it's warm and everything is alive. But in the fall/Winter, while Persephone is with her husband in the underworld, she is sad, and that's why everything dies.
*Update: Sorry, had to fix some of that. All of this was done from memory.
What was a strength of greek god Hades?
Invisibility from the Helm of Darkness, a 2 pronged staff that he used to pin people down by the neck, many beings working under him of the supernatural kind like cerberus, the 3 kings, and harpies, and control over all that died even people like achilles.
Anyone who didn't become a god went to Hades.
How hades became god of the underworld?
Hades, Zeus and Poseidon had an argument over which of the three should rule the Gods Since Hades was the oldest brother It was his birthright but Zeus overthrew their father. Eventually they drew straws Zeus drew the longest and was made God of the Sky, Poseidon drew the middle and became God of the Seas, Hades drew the shortest and was made God of the lower earth Including the underworld He was also God of Wealth because all Silver, Gold and Jewels come from the earth
Nothing in Greek myth, he was the aspect of nature that ruled death/the afterlife.
What were Hades positive qualities?
He had a strong sense of Honor He never broke his word, and unlike Poseidon and Zeus, He never cheated on his wife.
Where does Greek god Hades live?
Common misconception:
Hades was not the name of the god, but rather the name of his realm, the Underworld. The god's name was Pluton (latinized to Pluto) and he was lord of the underworld and all that was in it, including the dead.
Every single person who descends into the Underworld (which is everyone, as all people die).
