![]() ![]() Much like the Judaeo-Christian hell, good and bad people each inhabit a different area of it. It is the place where souls go after death. The underworld is Hades’ domain, sometimes even being referred to by his name. Because of that, Hades does not live with the rest of the Olympians at Mount Olympus since he has to keep guard of the underworld and its inhabitants. Poseidon drew the seas, Zeus drew the skies, and Hades drew the underworld. The Titans were banished to living in Tartarus, which is located in the depths of the underworld.Īfter Cronos was defeated, the three brothers (Zeus, Poseidon and Hades) drew lots to see which portion of the world they would control. Zeus then grows up to defeat Cronos and the Titans, saving his siblings in the process. His brother Zeus was also supposed to be swallowed up by their father, but Rhea tricks the Titan into eating a rock instead of their son. Hades was actually the first of his children to get swallowed up, alongside his brother Poseidon and his sisters Hestia, Demeter and Hera. After receiving a prophecy that one of his children would take his place of power, Cronos began to swallow his children moments after they were born. Hades is one of the children of the Titan Cronos with his wife, Rhea. ![]() He also has a helmet that makes him invisible, and Cerberus, the three-headed dog that stands guard at the underworld entrance. ![]() Hades is known to be the wealthiest of all gods. Hades is also the god of wealth or riches, which makes him control all the riches found on earth. Hades wields extreme power in the underworld and all of its geography, which you can read more about below.īesides that, Hades, like all major Greek gods and goddesses, is an immortal being. Anyone who tries to save someone’s soul from the underworld would get punished as well. Hades is known for not letting a single soul escape the underworld and punishing those who attempt to do so. Hades was known by the Romans by the name Pluto.Īs the king of the underworld, Hades has complete control over its territory and the souls that inhabit it. The underworld, Hades’ kingdom, is sometimes referred to by his own name, Hades. Hades lives where he reigns: the underworld, and much of his power is derived from the said underworld. Therefore he does not reside in Mount Olympus, unlike other well-known gods and goddesses such as Zeus, Athena Apollo or Aphrodite. Hades is a unique figure in Greek mythology, as he is the only one of the key entities in Greek mythology that is not a part of the Twelve Olympians. Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire (Catullus 8).Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus (Catullus 5).Passer, deliciae meae puellae (Catullus 2). ![]()
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