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Hades: The Complete Story of the Greek God of the Underworld

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Hades: The Complete Story of the Greek God of the Underworld

Lord of the Dead, the Abduction of Persephone and the Realm Below

The complete story of Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. The brother who drew the realm of the dead, the abduction of Persephone that gave the world its seasons, the geography of the world below, and the only Olympian the Greeks feared to name aloud.

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  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Original ink illustrations
  • From Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns to the Orphics
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  1. 01The Three Brothers Divide the World
  2. 02The Lord of the Unseen
  3. 03The Geography of the Greek Underworld
  4. 04The Abduction of Persephone
  5. 05Demeter, Grief and the Birth of the Seasons
  6. 06The Rivers of the Dead and the Ferryman
  7. 07Cerberus and the Gates of the Dead
  8. 08The Judges and the Fields of the Departed
  9. 09Orpheus, Heracles and the Living Who Returned
  10. 10Wealth Beneath the Earth: Hades as Plouton
  11. 11The God We Never Named Aloud

About this book

About this Greek mythology guide

He drew the kingdom no one wanted and ruled it so well the Greeks feared his name. The complete story of Hades, lord of the dead.

When the three sons of Cronus divided the universe, one drew the sky, one drew the sea, and the loser drew the dead. Hades took the kingdom no one wanted and ruled it so completely that the Greeks grew afraid to say his name, calling him instead the Rich One, the Hospitable, the Unseen.

This is the complete story of Hades. The division of the cosmos and the lord of the unseen; the geography of the Greek underworld, its rivers and its ferryman; the abduction of Persephone and the bargain of the pomegranate; Demeter's grief and the birth of the seasons; Cerberus at the gate and the judges of the dead; the few living heroes who went down and came back; and the god of buried wealth whom farmers quietly thanked.

The book follows Hades through Hesiod, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Ovid and the Orphic tradition, separating the grim lord of the dead from the later devil he was never meant to be. Every chapter cites where it comes from.

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What you will discover inside

  • How three brothers divided the sky, the sea and the dead
  • The abduction of Persephone and the bargain of the pomegranate
  • Demeter's grief and why the world has winter
  • The rivers, the ferryman and the geography of the world below
  • Cerberus, the judges and the fate of the dead
  • Why the Greeks feared to speak the name of Hades

Greek mythology book at a glance

TraditionGreek mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length180 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
DeliveryPDF within 24 hours

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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every Mythologis book draws on the primary sources first, cross-references multiple translations, and avoids inventing details that aren't in the originals.

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Questions about the Greek mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

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Is Hades based on the original myths?

Yes. It draws on Hesiod, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Ovid and the Orphic tradition, with references to the standard editions.

Is Hades the same as the Christian hell?

No, and the book explains the difference. The Greek underworld was a destination for all the dead, not a place of punishment, and Hades was its king, not a devil.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 180 pages depending on the final layout.

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