Hades Definition

hādēz
noun
The home of the dead, beneath the earth.
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The state or resting place of the dead.
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Hell.
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Plural form of hade.

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The god of the underworld.
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pronoun

Hell.

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(Greek mythology) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.

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In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.

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verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hade.

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Origin of Hades

  • Greek Haidēs weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hādēs).

    From Wiktionary

Hades Sentence Examples

  • Hades, the abode of Nin-erisgal or Allat, had been entered by Nergal, who, angered by a message sent to her by the gods of the upper world, ordered Namtar to strike off her head.

  • The Mantis (like Poseidon, Hades, Metis and other Greek gods)was once swallowed, but disgorged alive.

  • On the Shabwat inscription `Athtar is the father of Sin, and it is noteworthy that these two deities also appear as nearly related in the Babylonian legend of 'Ishtar's descent to Hades, where `Ishtar is conversely the daughter of the god Sin.

  • Their children were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades a.nd Poseidon.

  • In almost all the gates of hell are guarded by fierce beasts, and in Ojibway, Finnish, Greek, Papuan and Japanese myths no mortal visitor may escape from Hades who has once tasted the food of the dead.

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