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Hades with his three-headed guard dog, Cerberus.
Hades (Pronounced: hey-dees)
Family: Son of: Cronus and Rhea
Siblings: Zeus
Poseidon
Hera
Hestia
Demeter
Father of: Macaria
Melinoe
Erinnyes
Consort: Peresphone
Status: Hades is not considered one of the main 12 Olympian Gods as he lives in the underworld and does not have a seat on Olympus. Although, Hades is one of the most powerful Gods and is therefore not considered a minor God either.
Title: King of the Underworld, God of the Dead and the Unseen One.
Weapon of Choice: His Helment of Invisibility and his Two- Pronged Scepter.
Symbols of Hades: Scepter- Represents his power and dominance.
Cypress - The Tree of Mourning is sacred to Hades.
Narcissus (flower) - Represents lust when Hades seeks Persephone.
Sacred Animal(s): Cerberus - The three heads of Cerberus represent the past, present and future.
Places of Worship:
Roman Counterpart: Pluto
Persephone attempting to escape from Hades.
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