Lesser Known Facts About Hades

Hades, God of the Underworld:

Hades, also called Aidoneus, was the sun of Rhea and Cronus (the lord of the
Titans who ate everyone, including his own family, eventually). Fortunately,
Hades was saved by his brother Zeus, who later gave Hades the underworld as his
share of an inheritance. He was married to Persephone, who was condemned by
Zeus to spend one third of each year in the underworld with Hades, for eating
the fatal Palmagranate seeds (which was the symbol of marriage). Hades has also
been portrayed as Pluto. Homer said that to pray to him, one struck the ground
with bare hands or rods. Black ewes or rams were sometimes sacrificed to him.
Plants sacred to the God of the Underworld will always be Cypress and th
Narcissus, and of course, the mint plant, which reminds him of a special Nymph.

written by Nella