Hades

Titles:

God of the Dead, King of the Underworld

Culture:

Greek / Roman / Etruscan

Kin:

Kronos (father), Rhea (mother); Persephone (wife); Zeus, Poseidon (brothers); The Erinyes (daughters)

Appearance:

Hades is typically portrayed as a powerful, staff- or pitchfork-wielding man adorned with a crown and large beard. He is frequently identified by the presence of his demonic three-headed guardian hound, Cerberus, at his side.

Purpose/Role:

• Despite the negative connotations associated with death and the Underworld, Hades is not portrayed as an evil figure per se
• He is usually described as being more passive than aggressive, i.e. concerned with balance and mediation
• Undertakes his responsibilities as king of the dead with a certain stoicism antithetical to the morbid fascination displayed by many Christian demons, for example
• The Romans eventually merged their chthonic deities
• The Etruscan Aita and the Latin Dīs Pater and Orcus became synonymous with the Greek Hades, referred to thereafter as Pluto most frequently
• Not only have these names come to represent the king of the Mediterranean underworld, but they also can refer to the underworld itself as a discrete physical location

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