The villain that I have chosen was Hades. Hades was ruler and ancient Greek god of the underworld. The underworld in Greek mythology is a world where the souls of the dead finally go rest. Like many other Ancient civilizations the Greeks believed in the idea of afterlife for the Greeks it was the underworld . The Greeks also believed that at the exacted moment of death is when your soul is leaves from your body. Then it takes shape of the former person, and from there your soul is transported to the Underworld.
The Underworld was described by the Greeks as being not outer bounds of the ocean or beneath the depths or ends of the earth. It is depicted as the complete Opposite to the brightness of the cloud palace on top of Mount Olympus. The
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underworld is described as miserable dream joyless place, full of shadows and were the dead turn into nothingness The main land scape of the Underworld was described as been surrounded by five major rivers " The river of woe Acheron " The river of lamentation Cocytus " The river of fire Phlegethon " The river of unbreakable oath by which the gods took vows Styx " The river of forgetfulness Lethe Just past those rivers is the diamond gate guarded by Cerberus.
Cerberus was often called the "hound of Hades", was the monstrous multi headed guard dog the guards the gates of the Underworld so none of the dead can get of the underworld . Cerberus was the offspring of the two monsters Echidna and Typhon Cerberus was normal described as have 3 heads and serpent for a tail and snakes coming out of different parts Cerberus body. The rivers and diamond gate formed the entrance to the kingdom of the underworld and Deep within that kingdom was the Hades palace.
Hades was the oldest out of his siblings Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Zeus, and Poseidon they were sons and daughters of Cronus was also known as Kronos he was the son of Uranus and the god of personifying the sky Rhea his wife was the Titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia.
Zeus rebelled against his farther Cronus and the other Titans. It was the war. The war was called the war of the titans the war lasted 10 years Zeus was allied with his brothers and sisters Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon . Zeus and his brothers and sisters defeat Cronus and the other titans and banish them to Tartarus basically it was a dungeon in the underworld and claimed rulership over the cosmos. Hades got given rulership over the underworld, Zeus was given ownership of the sky and Poseidon the
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Many people have read the book "Michael Vey, The Fall of Hades" by Richard Paul Evans. But even a smaller amount of people have considered what the theme of the story is. In this essay, I will be determining what the theme of this story is. From Michael sacrificing himself, to Taylor sacrificing her family, to the electro clan making adjustments for the better, I think the theme is "Sacrificing something for the better good."
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan is a classic tale of good and evil. this book is the sequel to The Mark of Athena in the Heroes of Olympus series. Seven demigods are the main characters who set out to stop the evil Goddess Gaia from waking and destroying the world. The seven demigods are faced with both external and internal conflicts that help to shape the characters and the book.
"Hades (Greek Mythology)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Ed. Kathleen Kuiper. Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 July 2013. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.
In the beginning, it all started with the gods and goddesses Cronus (God of the Sky) and Rhea (Goddess of the Earth). They met and got married. While they were married they produced six offspring. These offspring would turn out to be some of the most famous in mythology. The offspring consisted of Hestia, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and of course, the famous Zeus. Poseidon was the oldest son to be born from these two. Unfortunately when the offspring were born Cronus devoured most, even though Rhea tried many times to keep that from happening. Finally when Zeus was born she tricked Cronus into thinking it was his own son, when handed to him, and he eat him like all the others. But after doing so, Rhea told Cronus that she had given him a stone wrapped up in a blanket. Zeus later overthrew his father and released all of his other kin. After overthrowing Cronus, Zeus took over the ruler of the kingdom. With him taking the thrown on Mt. Olympus, he chose Hades to rule the underworld and Poseidon to look after the sea and land. Poseidon was a very powerful god and ruled with fury. He was made the god of waters in general and of the sea in particular (1). He is an equal in dignity to Zeus but not in power. This is important because it does not allow Poseidon to question his br...
Poseidon is the brother of Zeus and Hades. Together, they overthrew their father Cronus and the Titans and thereby became the ruling Greek Deities. During the long battle against the Titans, the brothers had help from many others but one of the most renowned was the Cyclops. The Cyclops bestowed thunderbolts upon Zeus, a cloak of invisibility to Hades and a trident to Poseidon The weapons become symbols of the three Gods. When victory finally came to the brothers, they drew lots for who got what job. Zeus drew the Heavens and became King of the Gods, Hades got the Underworld and Poseidon drew the oceans. They agreed they would all share the Earth but as Poseidon was more often on the mortal realm, the job fell more to him than his brothers.
A dark, silent, formless void, a perpetual abyss without orientation, this is essentially what the Greeks believed was the origin of the world. The ancient Greeks while trying to further explain the world, invented beguiling myths (Evie). From these myths a world of human like gods and goddesses was formed (Evie). Through narratives, legends, and myths this world justified various abstract ideas, thus creating Greek mythology (Evie). A central element in Greek mythology is the underworld. The underworld is considered to be the place where one’s soul goes to after death. The underworld has played a vital role in Greek culture by serving as an incentive to live a virtuous life, which in turn has affected all aspects of Greek life.
Cerberus had his whole back covered in snakes and a dragon tail. Both of these are snake-like parts that contribute to Cerberus looking terrifying. His tail is from a dragon which is very similar to a snake and his back is filled with snake-like fur. The Hydra of Lerna is also an important creature, having 9 snake-like heads and the middle head being immortal.... ...
Cronus and Rhea are the parents of Poseidon in Greek mythology. Poseidon is one of the 3 sons; the others are Hades and Zeus. And there three sisters were Demeter, Hestia, Hera, and while Cronus was the horrible father who feared his own children so he ate them at birth. He continued to eat the newborns until his wife tricked him by giving him stones instead to save Zeus. But sadly Poseidon (and Hades) was eaten by Cronus to save them Zeus (who was being raised by nymphs) became Cronus’ cupbearer. He poisoned Cronus and he threw up Poseidon. They started a war against Cronus it lasted for ten years until the brothers released the Cyclopes and in return they gave the each a weapon. Poseidon received a trident, Zeus a lightning bolt, and Hades the helmet of darkness.
Hades is the King of the Underworld and God of the Dead and Death. Hades controls
Hades is the Greek God of the Underworld, and is also known as Aides or Aiidoneus which means the Unseen. As the God who ruled the dead Hades has always instilled fear among the mortals as well as the Gods. Born to the Titans Cronus and Rhea he displayed his bravery in the Titanomachy also known as the War of the Titans. In this war he helped the Olympians defeat the mighty Titans, and thus got his kingdom The Underworld. As the king of the Underworld he was perceived as a grim figure who strictly followed the rules for the dead.
After Zeus, with his brothers and sisters, defeated the Titans and dethroned Cronus, the three brothers drew lots out of a helmet to determine which one of the three realms each would rule. Zeus won the heavens and thus became the supreme ruler, Hades got the Underworld and Poseid...
Cerberus is depicted many times in ancient sources and is described as a monstrous dog that protected the Underworld, most known through the myth of Heracles. Rowling describes Cerberus (Fluffy) as a monstrous dog, a dog that filled the whole space between ceiling and the floor. It had three heads; three pairs of rolling, mad eyes; three noses, twitching and quivering in their direction; three drooling mouths, saliva hanging in slippery ropes from yellowish fangs. The sources we have for this usually disagree on how many heads he had, as Hesiod described him as “the savage, the bronze-barking dog of Hades, fifty-headed, and powerful, and without pity."
Eurysteus gave Heracles a number of tasks to accomplish, known as the Labours of Heracles. These included killing the Nemean lion and the Lernaean Hydra, stealing the Girdle of Hippolyte and the Apples of Hesperides, and capturing the Ceryneian Hind, the Erymanthian Boar and Cerberus, the multi-headed hound that guarded the entrance to Hades. Hercules suffered a tragic fate in the end, being poisoned by his wife Deianeira, who was deceived by the centaur Nessus into believi...
One important aspect of Greek Mythology present in the film is the character of Hades. In Greek mythology, Hades is amoral as gods are neither good nor evil he was essentially just another god, just like his brothers Zeus and Poseidon "[Zeus :] `My rank is no greater [than Haides]. I hold court in the sky; another rules the sea [Poseidon], and one the void [Haides].'” -Ovid, Fasti (THEOI.COM). However, Columbus has depicted Hades in the film as the enemy to his brothers, for example in the film Hades takes Sally, who is the mother of Percy and the lover of Poseidon, into the underworld. Hades also wants to overthrow his brother Zeus the king of the gods. Columbus has depicted Hades as the rebel brother or the outsider of the family to allow