Informative Essay On Hades

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I magine being swallowed by your own father, and controlling a kingdom where the dead go. That happen to Hades, the god of the underworld. Hades’ background, strengths, weakness, enemies, and stores make up what we call Greek Mythology. It’s not like the stories that you head when you were little. It’s much bigger, and complex. Hades the unseen god, now has been seen for the first time like no other.
 Hades’ Background
Born from two Titans, Cronos and Rhea witch ruled the world. Hades the brother to Poseidon, Zeus, Hestia, Hera, and his twin Demeter. Hades sibling were raised on Mountain Olympus, but not Hades. Hades was raised in the dark, gloomy underworld.
When Hades was born his father, Cronos swallowed him and his other siblings.
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Let’s just say Hades would ask something in retune that you can’t keep or get. For an example from Disney stories, Hades asked a girl to sell her soul to save her love. The girl did what he asked but for her freedom she had to pay it off by gathering people for Hades army. Soon her love ran off without her and she wanted her freedom back. She asked Hades to take her love back and free her again, but he said that her job was not finished and so she is still under his control. You have to be careful when asking Hades to do something for you, because he is not what you call a straight up kind of …show more content…
In this store he tries to kill the uprising new god by Turing him mortal, but Hercules did not take the whole position. He was then left to die in the mortal world alone, but to people came a long and saved him. Later he found out that he was supposed to be a god. Hercules then stated a jaunty to get back to his father and become a god again. Hades found out Hercules was still alive and sent people from his army to kill him, but with Heracles powers they all lost. Hercules soon destroys Hades plans. Menthe was deeply in love with Hades. (Greek-Gods.info) she planned for Hades to have an affair with her and Hades did. Persephone soon found out about the afire and was furious. Persephone wanted revenge, but she could never find a chance. One day when Hades and Persephone were walking by the river of Acheron they stumbled up on Menthe. Persephone took her chance and turned her into a plant for people to walk on. Hades on the other hand showed mercy for Menthe and Hades put a small on Menthe so people could small it and not step on her. That small is now known today as

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