Hades was the son of Cronus and Rea , while his brothers and sisters were Estia , Demeter , was , Zeus and Poseidon . According to the myth was devoured by his father and his brothers and sisters, with the exception of Zeus, - saved by his mother - took them to safety through a ruse.
According Suda , a late Byzantine text X - XI century , had a daughter named Macarius, the goddess of good death .
Ade participated in Titanomachia , the occasion on which the Cyclops the fabricated the kuna , a magic hat in animal skin that allowed him to become invisible so they could secretly enter into the abode of Cronus and stealing their weapons, while threatening the father with Poseidon trident, Zeus struck him with lightning.
Later, he received the sovereignty of the underworld and the underworld, when the universe was divided with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon, who obtained, respectively, the reign of ' Olympus and sea .
is counted from time to time between the Olympian gods , despite this being contrary to the canonical tradition, Ade is on the other hand very little in this mythology, being essentially tied to the stories associated with the mythological heroes Orpheus , Theseus and Heracles are among the few mortals to have met him. Moreover, the tradition wants reluctant to abandon the world to come: the only two exceptions are mentioned for the abduction of Persephone, and to receive some treatment after being wounded by an arrow of Heracles.
Legend wants to master the raw solar Eriz grazing on the island, the so-called island red , where the sun dies daily. The pastor was called Menete. However
in these stories is called Kronos, or Geryon .
in these stories is called Kronos, or Geryon .
love with Persephone, kidnapped her with the consent of Zeus while she was picking flowers in the company of nymphs , according to myth in the current plains Enna . Her mother, Demeter, in despair over the disappearance of her daughter, tried for nine days, reaching the most remote regions: the tenth day, with the help of Hecate and Elio heard that the kidnapper was the god of the underworld. Enraged, Demeter left Olympus and triggered a famine throughout the land, so that it did not offer more fruit to mortals and gods. Zeus then attempted to reconcile Hades and Demeter, so that you avoid the end of mankind, sent the messenger Hermes his brother, commanding him to return Persephone, as long as she had not cibata the food of the dead. Ade did not oppose the order, but because Persephone was really fast after the kidnapping, he invited her to eat before returning to the mother, so he offered her a pomegranate, the fruit coming from the underworld, in gift. About to get on the road to Eleusis , a gardener of Hades, Ascalafo , saw her eat a few grains of the pomegranate: In this So the trick was accomplished so warp to Hades, so that Persephone would remain with him in the Underworld. Back to the unleashing of the wrath of Demeter, Zeus offered a new deal, so, since Persephone had not eaten a fruit fly: the grave would remain only for a number of months equal to the number of seeds eaten by you, so you may spend the rest of the year with her mother, so he spent six months with her husband in the Underworld, and six months with her mother on earth. The proposal was accepted by both, and then were joined by the spring el ' summer to months that Persephone spent in giving joy to the mother earth, el ' autumn el' winter the months that passed into the underworld, during the which the mother pined for her daughter.
was usually represented as a mature man, bearded and fierce, often sitting on a throne and with a patera and a scepter , with the three-headed dog guardian of the underworld, Cerberus . Sometimes there was also a snake at his feet. Often wears a helmet , or a veil that covers her face and eyes.
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