Hades, the ruler of the Underworld- the honourary Olympian
Hades, the god of the Underworld. First born of Rhea. Last born of Kronos. If you know a little about the Titans, you would be confused. Let me explain further.Hades has the first one to come out of Rhea’s womb, and he was the last one to be spit out by Cronus. After the Titan war, he and his brothers drew straws to find out what domains would belong to them. Zeus got the sky. Poseidon got the ocean. And Hades got the short end of the stick. Hades got the Underworld.
As the time dragged on, Hades started to get lonelier and more violent. He and Zeus decided that Persephone would marry Hades. Hades had to violently abduct Persephone so that she would listen to his advances. When Demeter, Persephone’s mother, found out that someone had abducted her daughter, she went straight to Helios. Helios told her that Hades was the one responsible along with Zeus. When Demeter lamented about her daughter’s faith, Helios replied with this:
"Aidoneus, the Ruler of Many, is no unfitting husband among the deathless gods for your child, being your own brother and born of the same stock: also, for honor, he has that third share which he received when division was made at the first, and is appointed lord of those among whom he dwells."
Hades is portrayed as passionate rather than evil in Greek mythology. He is said to go into raging fits if one of his subjects decides to leave his realm, or if one of his future subjects decides that he would like to evade Death. The only heroes to ever go to the Underworld and return are: Heracles, Odysseus, Aeneus, Orpheus, and Pirithous.
Hated by the world, Agamemnon once said this about him: "Why do we loathe Hades more than any god, if not because he is so adamantine and unyielding?"
Hades, however, was not an evil god, but he was stern, cruel, and unpitying. He was just, not caring about such things as emotions. Hades ruled the Underworld and was therefore most often associated with death and feared by men, but he was not Death itself — the actual embodiment of Death was Thanatos.
As the time dragged on, Hades started to get lonelier and more violent. He and Zeus decided that Persephone would marry Hades. Hades had to violently abduct Persephone so that she would listen to his advances. When Demeter, Persephone’s mother, found out that someone had abducted her daughter, she went straight to Helios. Helios told her that Hades was the one responsible along with Zeus. When Demeter lamented about her daughter’s faith, Helios replied with this:
"Aidoneus, the Ruler of Many, is no unfitting husband among the deathless gods for your child, being your own brother and born of the same stock: also, for honor, he has that third share which he received when division was made at the first, and is appointed lord of those among whom he dwells."
Hades is portrayed as passionate rather than evil in Greek mythology. He is said to go into raging fits if one of his subjects decides to leave his realm, or if one of his future subjects decides that he would like to evade Death. The only heroes to ever go to the Underworld and return are: Heracles, Odysseus, Aeneus, Orpheus, and Pirithous.
Hated by the world, Agamemnon once said this about him: "Why do we loathe Hades more than any god, if not because he is so adamantine and unyielding?"
Hades, however, was not an evil god, but he was stern, cruel, and unpitying. He was just, not caring about such things as emotions. Hades ruled the Underworld and was therefore most often associated with death and feared by men, but he was not Death itself — the actual embodiment of Death was Thanatos.
Hades in his realm.