Hades by Phillipe Nguyen

Hades Family Tree

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-15 17:05:48 UTC

Hades, son of Cronus and Rhea, shares siblings with Zeus and Poseidon.

Cerberus

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-15 17:12:57 UTC

Hades is often symbolized as the helm of darkness, which grants him invisibility, and the three-headed dog Cerberus, guardian of the underworld's gates.

A Fun Fact

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-15 17:18:37 UTC

A fun fact about Hades is that despite being the god of the underworld, he was often fair and just, not evil.

Myth One: Persephone

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-15 17:23:05 UTC

In one myth, Hades kidnaps Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter to be his wife. Demeter's grief causes winter until Persephone is allowed to return, bringing spring.

Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-15 18:23:43 UTC

Hades Competed with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon to decide who would rule which realm. Hades won the underworld, while Zeus ruled the sky and Poseidon conquered the sea.

The Birth of Hades

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-16 19:00:20 UTC

Hades was the fourth child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. In other words, he was the first of the three brothers (Hades, Poseidon, Zeus) to be born.

Fun Fact #2

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-16 19:13:36 UTC

Hades has two names and they are Pluto or Pluton and they mean (“the Wealthy One” or “the Giver of Wealth”), in ancient Greek religion, god of the underworld.

The Underworld

26pnguyen6 — 2024-05-16 19:22:41 UTC

the Underworld or Hades was where the souls of the dead resided. the deity of death, made no exceptions. All mortals would inevitably reach the Underworld and stay there forever.