Domains
Underworld rule, wealth beneath earth
Chthonic
Hades
Lord of the dead
Hades governs the underworld as stern but lawful sovereign rather than embodiment of evil. His realm structures afterlife order and chthonic justice.
Lineage
Son of Cronus and Rhea; brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
Symbols
- Bident
- Helm of invisibility
- Cypress
Core Myths
- Abducts Persephone, creating seasonal myth cycle.
- Rules shades and judges with underworld officials.
- Possesses wealth symbolism through subterranean resources.
Worship & Cult Context
- Names and rites often euphemistic due reverence/fear.
- Chthonic sacrifices performed differently from Olympian ones.
- Invoked in funerary and oath contexts.
Interpretive Themes
Mortality
Sovereignty below
Fear and respect
Roman Counterpart
Pluto/Dis