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- Hades – Mythopedia
Hades was a fearsome Greek god and ruler of the Underworld So dreaded by the Greeks that they didn’t dare speak his name, his most famous act was abducting Persephone, goddess of springtime
- Cerberus – Mythopedia
Cerberus, the terror-inspiring offspring of the primordial monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was the guard dog of the Greek Underworld In most literary and artistic representations, Cerberus had three heads and a mane of snakes
- Persephone – Mythopedia
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
- Pluto – Mythopedia
Pluto was the Roman counterpart to Hades, the Greek deity who ruled the underworld of the same name A wizened Pluto leans on his staff as his three-headed hound Cerberus keeps watch in this statue from the second century CE
- Demeter – Mythopedia
Demeter was a Greek Olympian goddess who reigned over crops, harvests, family, and fertility She was closely connected with her daughter Persephone
- Tartarus – Mythopedia
Tartarus was a primordial deity and the embodiment of the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld With Gaia, the personification of the earth, he fathered the terrible monster Typhoeus
- Orpheus – Mythopedia
Orpheus was the most famous musician of Greek mythology His music had power over all living things—though he could not save his bride Eurydice from death
- Gorgons – Mythopedia
The Gorgons were three monstrous sisters who lived at the edge of the world; they are perhaps best remembered for their snake hair and fearsome appearance Two of the Gorgons were immortal, but the third—Medusa—was mortal and eventually slain by the hero Perseus
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