Hades In Greek Mythology

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In Greek mythology, Hades was regarded as the oldest son of Cronus and he and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated their father and divided the heavens, sea, and underworld between three of them and they would share the land on earth. Hades got the underworld and from then on he held a grudge against all the gods and mortals. His wife, Persephone, was pregnant with his son and after he was born, he killed Persephone. His son was named Apollyon which meant destruction in Greek and Hades raised him as evil and rotten as possible so when he grows up, they would go destroy the earth and to capture the mortals to become their slaves.
On Apollyon’s 18th birthday, he felt a surge of power go through him and suddenly got out of control. He felt

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