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Hades and Cerberus, in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888. Hades, as the god of the dead, was a fearsome figure to those still living; in no hurry to meet him, they were reluctant to swear oaths in his name, and averted their faces when sacrificing to him. Since to many, simply to say the word "Hades" was frightening, euphemisms were pressed ...
While the Greek gods are immortal and unaffected by aging, the mortality of humans forces them to move through the stages of life, before reaching death. [2] The group of figures referred to as "heroes" (or " demigods "), unique to Greek religion and mythology, are (after the time of Homer ) individuals who have died but continue to exert power ...
Pages and categories relating to Hades, the king of the Underworld in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
In Greek mythology, the underworld or Hades (Ancient Greek: ᾍδης, romanized: Háidēs) is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that make up the cosmos) where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's essence ( psyche ) is separated from the corpse and ...
The Naiad nymph Minthe, daughter of the infernal river-god Cocytus, became concubine to Hades, the lord of the Underworld and god of the dead. [9] [10] In jealousy, his wife Persephone intervened and metamorphosed Minthe, in the words of Strabo's account, "into the garden mint, which some call hedyosmos (lit. 'sweet-smelling')".
Thanatos is a character in the 2020 video game Hades.He is based on the Greek mythological figure of the same name, who is described as a "peaceful death."He is dispatched by the game's antagonist, Hades, to prevent Zagreus from leaving, and challenges him to see who could defeat the most enemies.
Tartarus, the darkest, deepest part of the underworld, often used for imprisoning enemies of the Olympians; Thanatos, personification of death, Roman counterpart is Mors [12] Gods of the seven rivers of the underworld: Acheron, god of the river Acheron; Alpheus, god of the river Alpheus; Cocytus, god of the river Cocytus; Eridanos, god of the ...
Dusa appears as a non-playable character in the video game Hades. She works as a maid in the House of Hades for Hades, and can have conversations with various characters, including the protagonist Zagreus and another character named Megaera. Zagreus may pursue her romantically, and while she appears to have a crush on him, she ultimately comes ...