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While Hades was known as the abode of the dead as described by Homer there were also differing sections. Most of the dead seemed to mill around in no particular distress, though in no way enjoying this existence either. In [[Tartarus]] though, punishment was the order of the day: for example ''Tantalus'' was suspended from a fruit tree the boughs of which would move if he tried to pluck a morsel from the tree; while suspended above a pool ever thirsting but the water never met his parched lips.<ref>Homer: The Odyssey:Book 11</ref>
While Hades was known as the abode of the dead as described by Homer there were also differing sections. Most of the dead seemed to mill around in no particular distress, though in no way enjoying this existence either. In [[Tartarus]] though, punishment was the order of the day: for example ''Tantalus'' was suspended from a fruit tree the boughs of which would move if he tried to pluck a morsel from the tree; while suspended above a pool ever thirsting but the water never met his parched lips.<ref>Homer: The Odyssey:Book 11</ref>
Another section of Hades was known as the Elysian fields, where the souls of those who were particularly noble or heroic were sent.
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