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    Summary Of Zeus's Weealth

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    find the bolt before the summer solstice. When Percy is on the quest he has to take a taxi, car, and bus from New York to Los Angeles to get to the Underworld. He has to go to the Underworld to talk to Hades about who stole the bolt. When he goes to the Underworld the bolt magically appeared in Percy’s backpack. Then Percy met Hades in the Underworld and Percy asked Hades about who stole the lightning bolt and Hades tricked Percy into…

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    Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades, god of the underworld. Zeus realized this would wreak havoc on Earth, so he confronted her. “Demeter, why are you so despondent?” Zeus asked with worry in his deep voice. “My daughter, Persephone, she’s been kidnapped by that fiend, Hades,” Demeter said mournfully. “Perhaps I could retrieve her and make you blissful once again,” Zeus said, now with confidence. Demeter didn’t respond, so Zeus headed forth, toward the underworld. Hades already prepared a…

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    Hades comes up from the underworld to bargain with Cassius. Hades told him that he will bring them back from the underworld but there was a price to pay. Cassius didn't let Hades finish and accepted the deal without knowing what the price of there lives will cost him. The next day Cassius woke up with his family like nothing…

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    in reality, it is Dis Paters. The myths say that he was a bitter, angry god, who was upset that he got stuck watching over the underworld. As for the Roman version, Dis Pater, he was a more kind god. He didn’t mind watching over the underworld, because to them he was more of a quiet god that kept to himself. The Roman myths also showed that he took his job in the Underworld very seriously, and was a stern ruler. In…

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    Hera. Hades, or Pluto, is the god of the underworld and the wealth in the earth. He is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He watches over the passage of souls from the world of the living to the underworld. Although he rules over the dead, he is not considered evil or malicious. He is not without pity: he allowed the hero Orpheus to retrieve his beloved from the underworld, even though Orpheus ultimately failed. His wife is Persephone, queen of the underworld and daughter of Demeter. He…

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    Heracles's Heroic Hero

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    Heracles displays many heroic qualities throughout his journey of redemption. He definitely shows bravery and perseverance, both of which are very important qualities to have going into the battles that he did. He overcame all of his labors, even when the goddess Hera intervened on multiple different occasions. One of the traits that Heracles uses to his benefit on many occasions, is his quick thinking. One great example is he would not have been able to win the fight against the Hydra if he…

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    Research Paper On Hades

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    Hades, one of the most disliked and unpopular Gods is God of the Underworld. Hades had an interesting family, crazy history, mythical features but slim to no celebrations. Paragraph #2- Family/Relatives Hades has many very interesting relatives and desires. His mother Rhea, and father Cronus had six children, so it was a big family. Hades is the oldest male out of his two brothers, Poseidon and Zeus. Hades is the ruler of the Underworld and precious metals and stones. For example, Poseidon,…

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    There is a separation of good and bad in the underworld. The conditions of the underworld are explained in the underworld. In The Odyssey, Odysseus actually visits the underworld. Here, Odysseus is able to go around and communicate with the immortal spirits that exist in the afterlife. The second most developed view of the afterlife is that of “On Friendship…

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    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 from leaving. Once the souls arrived at the gates, three judges:…

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    Pirithous drags Theseus into the underworld to be captured and tortured for years. This is where Theseus had enough of Pirithous and didn’t care to try just a little hard to get his so called best friend freed. And so Theseus left Pirithous in the underworld which ended their friendship for the rest of their…

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