God
Hades
ᾍδης
Roman:
Pluto
Overview
God of the underworld and ruler of the dead.
Generation
Olympian
Symbols
Bident, Cerberus, helm of invisibility
Notes
Member of the same divine generation as the Olympians, although normally resident in the Underworld rather than on Olympus.
Related Myths
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Cronus and Rhea
Child swallowed by Cronus -
Zeus Overthrows Cronus
Freed brother of Zeus -
The Titanomachy
Ally of Zeus -
The Division of the Cosmos
Receives authority over the Underworld -
The Abduction of Persephone
Central figure -
Heracles and Cerberus
Ruler of the Underworld whose guardian is Cerberus -
Orpheus and Eurydice
Lord of the Underworld -
Charon and the Crossing of the Styx
Ruler of the Underworld -
The Punishment of Sisyphus
Lord of the Underworld -
The Punishment of Tityos
Lord of the Underworld