His identifying possessions were the famed helmet, given to him by the Cyclopes, which made anyone who wore it, invisible and his dark chariot drawn by four coal-black steeds, always an impressive site. Hades' weapon was a two-pronged fork, which he used to shatter anything that was in his way or not to his liking, much like Poseidon did with his trident. The Greeks believed that while Persephone was with Hades her mother, Demeter, missed her so much that she withdrew her gifts from the world and winter came.
Eventually a deal was worked out, Persephone would spend half the year with her mother and the other half with Hades in the underworld. Persephone did not marry Hades willingly, but was abducted by him, because she ate a pomegranate seed while she was in the underworld even Zeus was powerless to get her out of there when Demeter told him what had happened. Hades wife, and queen of the underworld, was Persephone daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Every hundred years festivals were held in his honor - The Secular Games. Black animals were sacrificed to him and it is believed that at one time even human sacrifices were offered. No temples were dedicated to him and his statues are very rare. Hades is always represented as a stern, dark, bearded man, with tightly closed lips, a crown on his head, a scepter and a key in hand, to show how carefully he guards those who enter his domains, and how vain are their hopes to escape. Hades ruled the underworld and therefore most often associated with death and feared by men, but he was not Death itself, the actual embodiment of Death was another god - Thanatos. Because of his dark personality he was not especially liked by neither the gods nor the mortals, he was not however, an evil god, he was stern, unpitying and inexorable, but just. The name Pluto was used by both the Greeks and the Romans, and it translated into Latin as Dis - "rich." Although he was an Olympian he spent most of the time in his dark castle in the underworld. He was also called Pluto - God of Wealth, because the precious metals buried deep in earth were in his realm. Ps:Don't forget to click the vote button.Hades is Zeus' brother and ruler of the underworld and the dead. chapters of mine was too short but then I promise the next upcoming chapters will come a li'l longer. Picture above: Patrick Dempsey as Hermes. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. "Horny bastard he is, oh wait, Gods are Gods afterall. " He said, and I nodded quickly before leaving. Meet me the day after tomorrow and make sure the nymphs are already ready. Do I make myself clear? " I asked him and he nodded. And don't tell Demeter about our plan, and anything involving Persephone. He was about to fly but then I quickly held him and gripped him. I want to receive my prize as soon as I can. That is the plan and if you do it right, all my nymphs are yours. Tell her anything that will make her go to a different place. Get Persephone in the UnderWorld, then convince her to run away from her mother. If you give them to me, I'll promise to help you with Persephone. Your nymphs are much more beautiful than mine.
I-I like Persephone! I'll do anything in my power to make her mine. Just help me this time, I am begging you. "What about Demeter, Apollo? You do know she's my sibling too, right? " He asked. "Listen Hermes, help me with this problem, and I promise to do anything you want.
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