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Hades
Hades (; , , later ), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also made him the last son to be regurgitated by his father. He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated, overthrew, and replaced their father's generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed joint sovereignty over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the sky, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth, which was long the domain of Gaia, available to all
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Orcus
Orcus was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Etruscan and Roman mythology. As with Hades, the name of the god was also used for the underworld itself. Eventually, he was conflated with Dis Pater and Pluto.
Dis Pater
Roman god of the underworld
Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto
painting by Caravaggio
Nekromanteion of Acheron
archaeological site in Greece
Alepotrypa cave
an archaeological site in the Mani region of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece
Ploutonion at Hierapolis
ancient shrine to god Pluto in Turkey
Combat of Love and Chastity
painting by Pietro Perugino, Louvre
Sanctuary of Poseidon (Tainaron)
archaeological site with ruined cave-temple in Greece