Hades – Mythopedia Hades was, first and foremost, the god of death: it was he who ruled the Underworld, and indeed, his name was synonymous with the Underworld But Hades was also a god of wealth and fertility since good things like crops and precious metals came to mortals from his underground realm Hades was regarded as a dark, merciless god
Pluto – Mythopedia In time, this aspect became independent of Jupiter and eventually merged with the Hellenic god Hades Attributes Pluto was the lord of the subterranean underworld, which in Roman mythology served as the resting place of departed souls He lived underground in a gloomy palace, and seemed to have little interest in the world of men
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
Cerberus – Mythopedia In one story, Hades refused to let Heracles take Cerberus even after he had beaten him without weapons; justifiably angry, Heracles shot Hades with an arrow In other versions, it was Persephone, Hades’ queen, who delivered Cerberus to him After capturing Cerberus, Heracles bound him in chains and dragged him out of the Underworld
Erinyes (Furies) – Mythopedia Born from the blood of Uranus (the primordial god of the sky), the Erinyes were often thought to dwell in the Underworld, along with Hades and his bride Persephone Their number was originally indeterminate, but later sources listed three Erinyes: Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera The Erinyes were much feared in the ancient world
Greek Underworld Gods - Mythopedia In addition to Hades, the Underworld housed several other deities, both revered and dreaded by the ancients These included Hades’ queen, Persephone; Charon, the ferryman of the dead; the Erinyes, who mercilessly punished sinners; and the Moirae, who ensured that every mortal lived out his life according to his fate
Tartarus – Mythopedia Tartarus, a dark primordial landscape below the earth and even Hades, was the home of a handful of sinners and hated enemies of the gods Zeus, for example, cast his defeated foes into Tartarus—first Cronus and the Titans , [16] and later the monster Typhoeus (Tartarus’ own son, perversely enough)
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Demeter - Mythopedia One of the children of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Demeter was the sister of Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon Her most famous daughter was Persephone—the bride of Hades and the mistress of the Underworld Rarely meddling in others’ affairs, Demeter was among the most beloved and least controversial of all Greek deities Her most
Cronus - Mythopedia First, Zeus forced Cronus to regurgitate the other children—Hestia, Hera, Demeter, Hades, and Poseidon—whom Cronus had swallowed as soon as they were born Zeus and his siblings then banded together against their father and became known as the Olympians, so named for their home on Mount Olympus