Hades – Mythopedia
网页2022年12月7日 · Overview. One of the most dreaded and fearsome deities that Greek mythology had to offer, Hades was king of the Underworld (also called Hades) and ruler of the dead. He was a shadowy figure, both literally and metaphorically, thanks in part to a helmet of invisibility fashioned for him by Hephaestus. The only child of Cronus and Rhea …
Pluto – Mythopedia
网页2022年12月9日 · The name “Pluto,” rendered as Plūtō in the Latin, was derived from the Greek name Plouton, meaning “the wealthy one.”. This name was an aspect of the deity Hades, one that highlighted his control over subterranean sources of mineral wealth. The name was also rooted in the ancient Greek noun ploutos, meaning “wealth” or “riches.”.
Persephone – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · Persephone, often known simply as Kore (“Maiden”), was a daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her mythology tells of how she was abducted by her uncle Hades one day while picking flowers. Demeter, distraught, wandered the entire world in search of her daughter. When Demeter at last located Persephone in the Underworld, she demanded …
Cerberus – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月8日 · Cerberus was the offspring of Typhoeus and Echidna and the guard dog of the Underworld. A servant of Hades (the Greek god of the dead), Cerberus prevented the inhabitants of the Underworld from returning to the land of the living. He was well suited to this task: in most traditions, Cerberus was a gigantic hound with three heads and a mane …
Theseus – Mythopedia
网页2023年5月16日 · Theseus was the product of an affair between Aegeus, the king of Athens, and Aethra, a princess of Troezen. But in some traditions, the sea god Poseidon slept with Aethra the same night as Aegeus, making Theseus his son instead. Theseus was raised by his mother Aethra in Troezen. The identity of his father was kept secret until Theseus had ...
Tartarus - Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · Murky Tartarus was one of the first entities to come into existence, together with Chaos, Gaia, and Eros. He was one of the mysterious primordial gods and represented the deepest part of the Underworld. Located far below even Hades, Tartarus was a dreaded place of darkness and punishment reserved for only the most nefarious sinners—sinners ...
Orpheus – Mythopedia
网页2023年6月30日 · Orpheus, the “father of songs,” was a musician and hero of Greek mythology. He was the son of the Thracian mortal Oeagrus (or of the god Apollo) and one of the nine Muses. Orpheus was a larger-than-life musician: his songs had the ability to move animals, rocks, and trees, and Orpheus himself was regarded not only as a musical …
Erinyes (Furies) – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月9日 · Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. The Erinyes (“Furies”) were terrifying sisters who acted as goddesses of vengeance and retribution. From their grim home in the Underworld, the Erinyes punished crimes that violated the natural order—especially offenses against …
Homeric Hymns: 2. To Demeter (Full Text) - Mythopedia
网页(347–356) “Dark-haired Hades, ruler over the departed, father Zeus bids me bring noble Persephone forth from Erebus unto the gods, that her mother may see her with her eyes and cease from her dread anger with the immortals; for now she plans an awful deed, to destroy the weakly tribes of earthborn men by keeping seed hidden beneath the ...
Greek Underworld Gods - Mythopedia
网页2022年11月29日 · 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. In ancient Greek religion, the Underworld gods were classed among the “chthonic” gods. Unlike the Olympians, who were …