File:Persephone_Hades_BM_Vase_E82_(cropped).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ41410· pop 104· linked from 1,673 articles

Hades

Also known as Pluton, Plouton

Hades (; , , later ), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also made him the last son to be regurgitated by his father. He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated, overthrew, and replaced their father's generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed joint sovereignty over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the sky, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth, which was long the domain of Gaia, available to all

AI overview

In ancient Greek mythology, Hades is the god of the dead and the underworld who also controls wealth and riches, and he is the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea. Along with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon, Hades overthrew the Titans and claimed dominion over the cosmos, with Hades ruling the underworld while Zeus controlled the sky and Poseidon controlled the sea.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Deity.consort: Persephone
Deity.type: Greek
Deity.name: Hades
Deity.image: File:Persephone Hades BM Vase E82 (cropped).jpg
Deity.alt: Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Deity.caption: Hades, bare-chested and holding a phiale and empty horn, is shown lying on a couch. Tondo of a red-figure kylix from Vulci, 430–420 BC
Deity.god_of: God of the dead and richesKing of the underworld
Deity.abode: Greek underworld
Deity.symbol: Cypress, Narcissus, keys, serpent, mint plant, dog, chariot
Deity.parents: Cronus and Rhea
Deity.siblings: Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus
Deity.Roman_equivalent: Dis Pater

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image: Detail of Pluto-Serapis, Statue group of Persephone (as Isis) and Pluto (as Serapis), from the Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods at Gortyna, mid-2nd century AD, Heraklion Archaeological Museum (30305313721).jpg

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Hades

Sources (7)

via Wikidata · CC0

~40 min read

Article

19 sections

Contents

Name
Mythology
Early years
King of the underworld
Abduction of Persephone
Visitors in the underworld
Lovers and children
Other works
Cult and epithets
Artistic representations
Realm of Hades
Genealogy
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Ancient
Modern
External links

Roman-era mythographers eventually equated the Etruscan god Aita, and the Roman gods Dis Pater and Orcus, with Hades, and merged all these figures into Pluto, a Latinisation of Plouton (), itself a euphemistic title (meaning "the rich one") often given to Hades.