Hades

Hades was the Greek god of the underworld and the dead. He was one of the oldest and most powerful gods, being first born male of Cronus and Rhea. He was very complicated and would rarely ever show himself, but when he did it could be very interesting. Hades was the fourth child of Cronus and Rhea and was swallowed by his father, Cronus, as all the others before him had. This happened because it was prophesied Cronus would be overthrown by his children just as he did father, Uranus. This is…

The goddess is the daughter of Zeus and demeanor (they were the goddess of green and food supply, and fertility.) . She was gathering flowers one day and Hades abducted her because he fell madly in love with her. When she was abducted by Hades and was sent to the underworld with him she was the first living thing to enter there. When Her mother came looking for her, she could not find her so she searched and traveled to the furthest corners of the earth for 9 days without eating, drinking and…

this, in the fact that she is both life and death, both Spring and Winter. Her personality as innocent as the flowers she is picking changes to cold and callous as she is abducted by Hades and made to be Queen of the underworld through deceit and ill made deals. Jealousy plays a theme in Persephone’s story as it was Hades jealousy over the fact that both of his brothers had wives that lead a deal to be made with Zeus that Persephone would become Queen of the Underworld (Morford, Lenardon and…

his children, the Earth was divided to each of his three sons. Zeus got the land, Poseidon got the sea, and Hades got the luck of the draw with the Underworld. Hades rules the underworld with his queen, Persephone, whom he abducted through deception and by feeding her the forbidden fruit of pomegranate. Which forced her to remain with him for at least one third of the year. The house of Hades is guarded by Cerberus, a three-headed dog, that guards the gates of the Underworld to keep the dead…

three sons of Cronus and Rhea would rule the Earth jointly. Since Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades were the most powerful and the oldest, they had a draw to see who would gain power over the Earth. The draw was a battle between all of them. The draw lasted twelve days, and on the ninth day, Hades was losing and went to a storm spirit to knock his brothers off their tracks. On the eleventh day, Zeus found out that Hades cheated and both Zeus and Poseidon banished him to the underworld for eternity.…

I have chosen to write about Zeus and Hades, the Greek Gods. Zeus is the god of the sky and Hades is the god of the underworld. The reason I chose this topic is because I have always had an interest in Greek gods ever since I picked up a video game and played with the different Greek god characters. While doing that I discovered each God and what they represent. I feel that this topic is very important to Western Civilization because the Greeks worshipped these gods as their religion. Zeus, the…

Hades When loved ones died where did they go? Who watched over them? The Greek god Hades was the answer. Hades expressed his importance and power in Greek mythology through the ways he controlled his large realm of the Underworld. Hades’ personality guided his actions. His relations were also relevant to Greek mythology. The Titan War and Olympic Revolution caused Hades to adapt in a major way. The Underworld affected Hades in a large way. Hades influenced Greek mythology. Hades’ personality…

Hades always wanted ultimate power, but when he was confined to the underworld he decided to shut himself out and never came up to Olympus. He is usually depicted as terribly moody, but not evil. He even stole Persephone from Earth to be the Queen to his kingdom. He is perceived as one who has no soul, but cares about his kingdom. If someone is looked on as resembling Hades, it is mostly because of the character’s mood and behavior. A Hades character is usually referred…

The Greek God Hades, also known as the Roman God Pluto is the God of the Underworld, not to be confused with the God of death, Thanatos. Hades is the son of Cronus and Rhea. Hades rules the Underworld as its king, his wife being Persephone. When Hades and his brothers were born Hades drew the short straw and was sent to rule over the dead while his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon were sent to rule over the living. When Hades an this siblings were young, Cronus swallowed them. In result Zeus…

In “Demeter’s Prayer to Hades,” by Rita Dove, shows a mix between Greek mythology and contemporary ideas. She created a poem that emphasizes a mother’s prayer towards the man who stole her daughter from her. Rita Dove used language to stress that no one can escape the repercussions of their decisions so they need to consider their choices carefully to avoid potentially destructive consequences. Rita Dove’s language in the poem provokes the reader to think about the aftermath of making…