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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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