HADES

FACTS

• Hades is the God of the underworld.
• Because of his morbid dark personality, his fellow gods didn't like him much.

HADES FAMILY

• Siblings: Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, and Chiron
• Parents: Rhea and Cronos
• Consort: Persephone
• Symbols: Cerberus, Drinking Horn, scepter, Cypress, Narcissus, and a key.

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INTERESTING STUFF

• In Ancient Greek, Hades means invisible. This refers to his helmet.
• Charon is Hades’ ferryman who brings souls from earth into the underworld.
• Hades cannot have children, but he is married to Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter
• Hades has a three-headed dog as his pet named Cerberus

PERSEPHONE

Hades was not actually evil, he was only harsh when people tried to leave the underworld

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• Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus divided up the earth
• Hades got the underworld, Zeus got the heavens, and Poseidon got the seas.

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