Hades
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Hades
Summary
Hades is a Greek deity[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 is recorded as male[8].
- Hades's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[9].
- Hades's instance of is recorded as death deity[10].
- Hades's Commons category is recorded as Hades[11].
- Hades's unmarried partner is recorded as Minthe[12].
- Hades's unmarried partner is recorded as Leuce[13].
- Hades's said to be the same as is recorded as Pluto[14].
- Hades's said to be the same as is recorded as Dis Pater[15].
- Hades's residence is recorded as Hades[16].
- Hades's residence is recorded as Greek underworld[17].
- Hades's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hades[18].
- Hades's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[19].
- Hades's depicted by is recorded as Hades[20].
- Hades's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
- Hades's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22].
- Hades's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Hades's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal[24].
- Hades's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[25].
- Hades's partially coincident with is recorded as Clymenus[26].
- Hades's present in work is recorded as Hades[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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] He is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
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].