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Hades

By Maria MacNeill. Hades. Greek Gods. Born of Cronos and Rhea Cronos tricked by Zeus to free siblings Gods overthrew Titans Each had domain to rule over and influence Greeks sought to appease them. God of the Underworld. 3 brothers cast lots – Hades got Underworld God of wealth

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Hades

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  1. By Maria MacNeill Hades

  2. Greek Gods • Born of Cronos and Rhea • Cronos tricked by Zeus to free siblings • Gods overthrew Titans • Each had domain to rule over and influence • Greeks sought to appease them

  3. God of the Underworld • 3 brothers cast lots – Hades got Underworld • God of wealth • Mysterious, stern, cold • Helmet of invisibility

  4. The Underworld • Under the earth • Traveled there across rivers after death • Guarded by Cerberus • Miserable, terrifying, shadowed • People punished for sins in life • Inhabited by Furies, Hecate, judges

  5. Myth of Persephone • Narcissus flower • Permission from Zeus for marriage • Taken by Hades under the earth

  6. Myth of Persephone • Taken to Underworld • Refused to marry Hades • Longed for mother • No food

  7. Demeter, Mother of Persephone • Goddess of harvest, fertility • Desperate to find daughter, crops failed • Persephone accepted seeds • Demeter found daughter – Helios and Hecate’s aid

  8. Resolution • Demeter angry with Zeus for approval • Zeus made final decision • Hades half the year (fall, winter) • Demeter second half (spring, summer)

  9. In Conclusion… • Significant god • Expansive domain • Main 3 gods • Ruled over peoples’ afterlife beneath world • Respected and appeased

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