![]() ![]() After their release, the six younger gods, along with allies they managed to gather, challenged the elder gods for power in the Titanomachy, a divine war. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus managed to force his father to disgorge his siblings. He has three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well as two brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, collectively comprising the original six Olympian gods. In Greek mythology, Hades (meaning " the unseen"), God of the Underworld and King of the Dead, spirits, the dark arts, darkness, riches, hidden treasures within the earth and the underworld, is a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Return from Hades to the List of Greek Gods and Goddesses. His realm to ensure the living could not enter and the dead could not Three-headed dog Cerberus to guard the gates in and out of With the loyalty of his subjects, most of whom were the dead who lived Was said that this King of the afterlife was exceptionally concerned In Greek mythology Hades ruled over theīuried wealth of the earth, including gold, silver, and other mineralsĪs well as the rich, fertile soil that helped grow great harvests. Known aspects among the myths of Hades was that the god of death wasĪlso considered a god of riches. Winter began again Persephone would return to the Underworld, causing Would herald the end of Winter and the growth of new plants. Was allowed to leave the Underworld and return to the earth where she Every year in the Spring season Persephone He could not deny his brother of a wife butĪt the same time he could not let all of humanity starve to death, so heĬame up with a compromise. Please Demeter, goddess of harvests, who threatened to ruin all theĬrops of the earth if her daughter was not returned. The news of her daughter's forced marriage did not Spring goddess Persephone, and force her to become Queen of Live in the Underworld so he devised a plan to kidnap his own daughter, the Zeus knew that none of the goddesses would want to Petitioned his brother Zeus to give him a bride to live in the ![]() All alone and unable to find a mate among the goddesses, he The other gods greatly preferred living onĪny of the other planes of the cosmos leaving Hades on his own for the Nobody could count on it happening as a guarantee.Įxactly the "place to be". Being given immortality was incredibly rare and only the great heroes of Greek mythology could even sniff at this possibility. The only real alternative was being made an immortal by the gods, where one would get to live in Zeus's realm as lesser than the gods but higher than living humans. In Greek mythology Hades (the Underworld, not the god) was a place where human souls would go often regardless of what they had done in their corporeal lifetimes. For most major modern religions, the concept of Hell is a (usually fiery) land of fear and agony where the wicked go to spend the rest of eternity paying for their earthly sins. Zeus got the Heavens, Poseidon the sea, and Hades literally got to live in a hellhole.Ĭomparing the Underworld (which is often also called "Hades") to the modern vision of Hell is not totally accurate. Best pick got the Heavens, second got the sea, and the worst draw (which nobody really wanted) was the Underworld. To make things fair, the brothers drew lots to see who would command which. All three, along with the other gods and goddesses would share dominion over the land and those who lived upon it. ![]() After overtaking the previously ruling Titans, Hades and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon decided to divide control of the cosmos into three parts - the sky and Heavens, the sea, and the Underworld. In fact, with a little better luck he could have had a pretty sweet gig ruling over the sky, sea, or land. Throughout Greek mythology Hades been firmly planted in the role of death, this wasn't necessarily always the case. Rather than reside on Mount Olympus with Zeus and others, Hades is forced to hold over the Underworld - the land of the dead where those who have passed away become his subjects. Though one of the major Olympian gods, he is somewhat separated from the rest of the gods and goddesses because of his unique position. In Greek mythology Hades reigned over the dead as the ruler of the Underworld. ![]()
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