Greek mythology

Hades was the brother of Zeus and after winning against the Titan’s he draw the realm of the Underworld as his territory of kingdom. Hades was both the name of the underworld and the king of it in mythology. There are not many stories about him. The most important is kidnapping Persephone. When Hades come up from the underworld he was always wearing his helmet that made him invisible.

It is very important that the Greeks did not associated evil with Hades or the underworld. They feared it because of its depths and the unknown that was waiting for them in the underworld. But they also knew that all the treasures that can be reached can be found in the underworld. Pluto the origin of the Roman name of Hades, is coming from the Greek word Pluto which means “The Wealthy”. There were lot of different names used for Hades as people were afraid to use his name.

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