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Hades - College Essay

Hades

Deep down in the realm of the dead there dwells the god of the
underworld. was worshipped by the Greeks and by the Romans. The Roman
name for him though was Pluto. He became feared by the people because they
were afraid of what happened to them after they were dead. When and
his three brothers overthrew Chronus, he took over the underworld. His
brothers became the gods of the sea and of the heavens. Zeus became the
ruler of the heavens and Posiedon became the ruler of the seas but the most
feared of the three was Hades.
The Dead were guided to the River Styx by Hermes, who handed them
over to the ferryman, Charon. If bribed with a coin, he would transport
them across the river. If they ...

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the entrance to Hades, was the three-headed dog with a
dragon's tail - or snakes growing out of its back, Cerberus. He will let
you in - but not out. The dead would appear before a panel of three judges,
Rhadamanthus, Minos I, and Aeacus, who then pass judgment. This is to find
if you were worthy or not to be in the underworld.
The Styx was one of the rivers that bounded Hades; there were
actually five: Styx (River of Oath by which the gods swear), Lethe (River
of Forgetfulness), Acheron (River of Woe), Phlegethon (River of Fire), and
Cocytus (River of Lament). By the time Dante wrote his Inferno (1307-1321),
he placed four of the rivers into his depiction of hell.
(http://cgi1.geocities.com/Athens/1044/hades.htm)
He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his
subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen
favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined
to allow any of his subjects leave. He is also the god of ...

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