Greek mythology
Hades
Ruler of the dead and sovereign of the Underworld
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Divine · Underworld · Ruler · Olympians
- Appears in
- Sisyphus: The Man Who Cheated Death · Orpheus and Eurydice · Demeter and Persephone · Titan War · Rise of Zeus
- Places
- The Underworld
- Objects
- Helm of Darkness
- Family tree
- See in the family tree
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Hades is the eldest brother of Zeus and lord of the dead, who draws the gloomy underworld as his realm when the cosmos is divided. Stern and just rather than evil, he rarely leaves his shadowed kingdom, guarded by the hound Cerberus and ringed by the rivers of the dead. His one great passion is Persephone, whom he carries below to be his queen, binding the seasons themselves to her return.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hades?
- Hades is the eldest brother of Zeus and lord of the dead, who draws the gloomy underworld as his realm when the cosmos is divided. Stern and just rather than evil, he rarely leaves his shadowed kingdom, guarded by the hound Cerberus and ringed by the rivers of the dead.
- Which mythology does Hades belong to?
- Hades belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Hades appear in?
- Hades appears in Sisyphus: The Man Who Cheated Death, Orpheus and Eurydice, Demeter and Persephone, Titan War, Rise of Zeus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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