Hades

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By: Joshua Lacy, Shelly Phillips, and Ali Neely
=Hades (Pluto)= King of the underworld God of the Dead and Riches
 * Home: ** Underworld
 * Symbol ** : Cerberus, Cap of invisibility, or Helm of Darkness, Cypress
 * “Wife”: ** Persephone
 * Parents: ** Cronus and Rhea
 * Siblings: ** Poseidon, Zeus
 * Roman Names: ** Dis Pater (God of the rich), Pluto (God of the Dead)

Summary Hades was the Greek God of Wealth and controlled precious metals. He ruled the Underworld, but was not the God of Death. His Roman name was Pluto, but his name was often translated to //Dis//, which is the Latin word for rich. Some of his symbols were pomegranates, fire, and his helm of darkness. This helm rendered the wearer invisible and Hades often wore it if he had to travel to the surface of the earth. He was a collector of souls and always wanted more. His wife was Persephone, who was also his niece. Hades was also the brother of Zeus and Poseidon.

Analysis Hades in ancient Greece wasn’t worshipped because they feared and were in no hurry to meet him. Hades isn’t an evil god, but was a stern, cruel, and unpitying god. The Greeks averted their eyes when sacrificing to him because they thought he was fearsome. Hades is sometime is nice enough to release souls from the underworld. People in ancient Greece never spoke his name in public so they don’t draw attention. He is a cruel god, but as are most of the other Greek gods.

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Comparisons
 * Hades is like a cemetery owner, because both of them rule over the dead
 * Hades is like Bill Gates because both are extremely wealthy
 * Hades is like Brittany Spears, because he is banned from earth and Mnt. Olympus, and Brittany is not allowed to enter many places. Both act inappropriately, and are not good influences, but not necessarily evil

Citations: "File:Hades-et-Cerberus-III.jpg." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 09 Nov. 2011.

Hamilton, Edith. //1//. //Mythology//. Vol. 1. New York: Hachette, 1942. 29. Print.

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