Hades
Sign in to saveHades (; , , 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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In ancient Greek mythology, Hades is the god of the dead and the underworld who also controls wealth and riches, and he is the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea. Along with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon, Hades overthrew the Titans and claimed dominion over the cosmos, with Hades ruling the underworld while Zeus controlled the sky and Poseidon controlled the sea.
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Key facts
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- Persephone
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- Greek
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- Hades
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- File:Persephone Hades BM Vase E82 (cropped).jpg
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- Heraklion Archaeological Museum
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- Hades, bare-chested and holding a phiale and empty horn, is shown lying on a couch. Tondo of a red-figure kylix from Vulci, 430–420 BC
- Deity.god_of
- God of the dead and richesKing of the underworld
- Deity.abode
- Greek underworld
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- Cypress, Narcissus, keys, serpent, mint plant, dog, chariot
- Deity.parents
- Cronus and Rhea
- Deity.siblings
- Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus
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19 sectionsContents
- Name
- Mythology
- Early years
- King of the underworld
- Abduction of Persephone
- Visitors in the underworld
- Lovers and children
- Other works
- Cult and epithets
- Artistic representations
- Realm of Hades
- Genealogy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Ancient
- Modern
- External links
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 three concurrently. In artistic depictions, Hades is typically portrayed holding a bident and wearing his helm with Cerberus, the three-headed guard-dog of the underworld, standing at his side.
Roman-era mythographers eventually equated the Etruscan god Aita, and the Roman gods Dis Pater and Orcus, with Hades, and merged all these figures into Pluto, a Latinisation of Plouton (), itself a euphemistic title (meaning "the rich one") often given to Hades.