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Hades was also the name of the Greek underworld, where the spirits of the dead went. According to [[Homer]] Odysseus sailed upon the river [[Styx]] (that ran through Hades) to speak to the dead to gather information in his quest to return home to [[Ithaca]]. | Hades was also the name of the Greek underworld, where the spirits of the dead went. According to [[Homer]] Odysseus sailed upon the river [[Styx]] (that ran through Hades) to speak to the dead to gather information in his quest to return home to [[Ithaca]]. | ||
| − | While Hades was known as the abode of the dead as described by Homer there | + | 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> |
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Hades was the Greek god of the dead. According to Greek mythology, he and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon overthrew their father, the Titan Cronos, and divided lots to decide which part of the world each would control. Hades was awarded the underworld and the dead.
Hades was also the name of the Greek underworld, where the spirits of the dead went. According to Homer Odysseus sailed upon the river Styx (that ran through Hades) to speak to the dead to gather information in his quest to return home to Ithaca.
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.[1]
- ↑ Homer: The Odyssey:Book 11
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