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  2. Hades - Wikipedia

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    Zeus received the sky, Poseidon received the seas, and Hades received the underworld, [23] the unseen realm to which the souls of the dead go upon leaving the world as well as any and all things beneath the earth. Hades obtained his wife and queen, Persephone, through abduction at the behest of Zeus. [24]

  3. Twelve Olympians - Wikipedia

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    Sister and wife of Zeus. Being the goddess of marriage, she frequently tried to get revenge on Zeus' lovers and their children. Her symbols include the peacock, cuckoo, and cow. Poseidon: Neptune: God of the seas, water, storms, hurricanes, earthquakes and horses. The middle son of Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus and Hades.

  4. Family tree of the Greek gods - Wikipedia

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    Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font.. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background.

  5. Greek underworld - Wikipedia

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    Hades (Aides, Aidoneus, or Haidês), the eldest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea; brother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia, is the Greek god of the underworld. [57] When the three brothers divided the world between themselves, Zeus received the heavens, Poseidon the sea, and Hades the underworld; the earth itself was divided ...

  6. Poseidon - Wikipedia

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    Homer and Hesiod suggest that Poseidon became lord of the sea when, following the overthrow of his father Cronus, the world was divided by lot among Cronus' three sons; Zeus was given the sky, Hades the underworld, and Poseidon the sea, with the Earth and Mount Olympus belonging to all three.

  7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Young Hero Takes on a ...

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    As Luke broke down earlier, the gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hades agreed not to produce any more children given how powerful they were becoming. Zeus broke that pact by fathering Thalia, who died ...

  8. List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology

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    Persephone; raped by her uncle Hades and in Orphic tradition by her father Zeus disguised as a snake or as Hades himself. This resulted in the birth of Zagreus and Melinoë. Philomela; raped by her brother-in-law Tereus. Procris; raped by Minos. Rhea; raped by her son Zeus. Tyro; raped by Poseidon in the form of her beloved, the river-god Enipeus.

  9. Zeus - Wikipedia

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    When Hades requested to marry Zeus's daughter, Persephone, Zeus approved and advised Hades to abduct Persephone, as her mother Demeter would not allow her to marry Hades. [261] In the Orphic "Rhapsodic Theogony" (first century BC/AD), [262] Zeus wanted to marry his mother Rhea. After Rhea refused to marry him, Zeus turned into a snake and raped ...