hades
IPA: hˈeɪdiz
Root Word: Hades
noun
- (Greek mythology) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
- (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
- In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.
- Hell.
- (specifically, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) Hell as a waiting place for damned souls before the Last Judgement, after which they may be cast in Gehenna.
Examples of "hades" in Sentences
- He was the god of the pure darkness of Hades.
- Hades is also the location of the Isles of The Blessed.
- He is the demigod son of Hades and mortal Maria di Angelo.
- The player travels to Rhodes and Hades to stop a Hades born army.
- Persephone was the goddess of the underworld and the spouse of Hades.
- In Christian theology, the term hades refers to the abode of the dead.
- Hades is phased out in later groupings due to his chthonic associations.
- This bound her to Hades and the Underworld, much to the dismay of Demeter.
- Aeneas later visited Hades and saw his father again in the Elysian Fields.
- Hades is the god of the Underworld, while Demeter is the goddess of the corn.