Hades
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hades in British English:
UK [ˈheɪdiːz]
How to pronounce Hades in American English:
US [ ˈheɪdiːz]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
- (religion) the world of the dead
Word Origin
- Hades
- "god of the dead in Greek mythology;" also the name of his realm, the abode of the dead spirits, 1590s, from Greek Hades, Haides, in Homer the name of the god of the underworld, son of Kronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. His name is of unknown origin. Perhaps literally "the invisible" [Watkins], from privative prefix a- + idein "to see" (see vision). The name of the god was extended in later Greek writing to his kingdom, also "the grave, death." Related: Hadal (adj.), 1964; Hadean.
Example
- 1. Hades later gave him a good scrubbing for all his shortcomings .
- 2. Foul beasts ! I will send you back to the depths of hades !
- 3. Why do the condemned souls of hades continue to seek salvation , when they are eternally damned ?
- 4. Because of his association with the underworld , hades is often thought of as a grim figure .
- 5. When kratos finally returns from hades , he discovers the old man he had met outside the temple of the oracle .