The Role Of Hades In Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology is made up of several myths, legends, and many gods and goddesses, each attached to a story or myth about how earth itself came to be. Greek gods and goddesses have their own responsibilities and jobs to maintain the earth and keep peace on it. For example, Hades, the God and Ruler of the Underworld, which is often referred to as Hades, is also associated with the ideas of death and life after death. Hades is important to the pantheon of Greek Mythology because he not only is the God of the Underworld, but he also is in charge of keeping everything in check in Hades, including keeping out mortals and keeping in dead souls. Because Hades spends his life in the Underworld, his appearance somewhat matches the characteristics
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“He lives in the dark Underworld. So, nobody really knows him or has seen him. However, he is very powerful because he controls all the riches on earth”(“Hades”). Hades has never been seen by any mortal, therefor no living human knows whether he is real or just a myth, so to make an assumption based on what they had never seen before would not make sense. However, according to Myths and stories of Hades, iit is shown what he has a special helmet which when worn as the power to turn whoever wearing it invisible. While he had no powers, he had control over everything in the underworld, including Cerberus, his three headed dog he choose to guard the gates of the Underworld, and also had control over all of the precious metals and riches found deep in the earth's …show more content…
Hades is involved in many myths, one of the most famous being the kidnapping of Persephone (“3 Myths Featuring Hades the God of the Underworld”). Demeter was both Hades sister and Persephone's mother. The myth states that one day while Persephone was playing outside, Hades emerged from the ground and led her back to the underworld with him. When they were both there, hades tried to win over trust by offering her a delicious pomegranate, which of course she took. Little did Persephone know, by eating the pomegranate she was then unable to leave and soon became Queen of the Underworld. Hades was an important figure in the pantheon because he was willing to fight for what he wanted and even trick his own sister to get
“He lives in the dark Underworld. So, nobody really knows him or has seen him. However, he is very powerful because he controls all the riches on earth”(“Hades”). Hades has never been seen by any mortal, therefor no living human knows whether he is real or just a myth, so to make an assumption based on what they had never seen before would not make sense. However, according to Myths and stories of Hades, iit is shown what he has a special helmet which when worn as the power to turn whoever wearing it invisible. While he had no powers, he had control over everything in the underworld, including Cerberus, his three headed dog he choose to guard the gates of the Underworld, and also had control over all of the precious metals and riches found deep in the earth's …show more content…
Hades is involved in many myths, one of the most famous being the kidnapping of Persephone (“3 Myths Featuring Hades the God of the Underworld”). Demeter was both Hades sister and Persephone's mother. The myth states that one day while Persephone was playing outside, Hades emerged from the ground and led her back to the underworld with him. When they were both there, hades tried to win over trust by offering her a delicious pomegranate, which of course she took. Little did Persephone know, by eating the pomegranate she was then unable to leave and soon became Queen of the Underworld. Hades was an important figure in the pantheon because he was willing to fight for what he wanted and even trick his own sister to get