About this deity
Hades (Greek Ἅιδης) was the Greek deity associated with the underworld. Hades was also the brother of Zeus and Poseidon and a member of the core pantheon of deities.
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Parent belief system
Ancient Greek Religion · Polytheistic · 4 mythsThe ancient Greek belief system represents a collection of cultural myths and stories that date back to circa 1300-1200 BCE. Its pantheon of deities were widely known and written about in Greek texts. The Romans adopted many Greek beliefs and renamed the deities according to the Latin language. In contemporary...
Top myths
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Mythological stories including Hades
- Hesiod's Theogony Creation myth
Nuthsell
The world was created by the first deities out of a void where nothing existed. The oldest deities were Chasm (chaos), Gaia (Earth), Tartarus, and Eros (desire). These deities gave birth to the other Greek figures in a genealogical succession. Much of the rest of creation came from bodily fluids, like semen or blood.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Hades." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 04 Sep. 2019, omnika.org/stable/303. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
OMNIKA (2019, September 04). Hades. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/303
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Hades." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 04, 2019. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/303.
