Hades

Summary

Hades is a Greek deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 4% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,842 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hades's father was Cronus^[3].
• Hades's mother was Rhea^[4].
• Hades was married to Persephone^[5].
• A child of Hades was Macaria^[6].
• A child of Hades was Zagreus^[7].
• Hades's image is recorded as Detail of Pluto-Serapis, Statue group of Persephone (as Isis) and Pluto (as Serapis), from the Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods at Gortyna, mid-2nd century AD, Heraklion Archaeological Museum (30305313721).jpg^[8].
• Hades is recorded as male^[9].
• Hades's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[10].
• Hades's instance of is recorded as death deity^[11].
• Hades's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025026902^[12].
• Hades's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 306391416^[13].
• Hades's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 206919881^[14].
• Hades's GND ID is recorded as 124025080^[15].
• Hades's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014024174^[16].
• Hades's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123985871^[17].
• Hades's IdRef ID is recorded as 033083630^[18].
• Hades's Commons category is recorded as Hades^[19].
• Hades's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Hades.ogg^[20].
• Hades's unmarried partner is recorded as Minthe^[21].
• Hades's unmarried partner is recorded as Leuce^[22].
• Hades's said to be the same as is recorded as Pluto^[23].
• Hades's said to be the same as is recorded as Dis Pater^[24].
• Hades's residence is recorded as Hades^[25].
• Hades's residence is recorded as Greek underworld^[26].
• Hades's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03g72^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hades's father was Cronus^[3]. His mother was Rhea^[4].

Personal Life

Hades was married to Persephone^[5]. Children include Macaria^[6], a mythological Greek character^[28] and Zagreus^[7], a Greek deity^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hades include Hadean^[30], an eon^[31]; Hadès^[32], a missile model^[33]; Aita^[34], an Etruscan deity^[35]; and Geophilus hadesi^[36], a taxon^[37].

Why It Matters

Hades ranks in the top 4% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,842 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for him include Hadean^[30], an eon^[31]; Hadès^[32], a missile model^[33]; Aita^[34], an Etruscan deity^[35]; and Geophilus hadesi^[36], a taxon^[37].

FAQs

Who were Hades's parents?

Hades's father was Cronus^[3]. Hades's mother was Rhea^[4].

Who was Hades married to?

Hades's spouses include Persephone^[5].