Hades

(Orcus or Pluto)

God of the Underworld

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Who is Hades?

Hades is the god of the underworld and the head caretaker for the dead.^[2]

How was he born?

Hades was a son of Kronos and Rhea. His father ate him and his other siblings for fear that he would be overthrown by one of his children as stated in a prophecy. He escaped after his brother, Zeus had ambushed Kronos and made him throw up his brothers and sisters.^[3]

What was he in charge of?

Hades was the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead. He is often confused with Thanatos god of death.^[4]

What are his symbols?

Hades' symbols include the following:

• Cerebus-Hades's three-headed watchdog
• Helmet of Invisibilty-Made by the Cyclopes after he and his brothers, Zeus and Posideon, released them from Tartulus
• two pronged trident-his weapon that he destroyed any that stood in his way
• chariot pulled by four black horses

The story of Hades and Persephone

    After being struck an arrow from Eros(Cupid), Hades had fallen in love with Persephone, daughter of Demeter(Ceres).He decided to kidnap her while she was picking some flowers with her friends. When Demeter saw her daughter was missing she searched the Earth to find her. Until her daughter was found she decided to put a drought on the land. After searching endlessly with no sign of her Helios(the sun) told her of what happened finally and she complained to Zeus. After hearing the cries of the people he forced Hades to return Persephone  but since she had already eaten sme pomogranate seeds she was forced to return to the underworld for half of the year. This was the reason there is the seasons.