Hades is the god of the underworld, son of the great Titan Cronus. Hades and four of his siblings were taken and eaten by their father when they were born. Cronus greatly feared being overthrown by his children and meant to eat all six of his children, but there was one, Zeus who was hidden from his father in a cave by his mother. Instead of eating Zeus, his father had eaten a stone. Once Zeus became strong enough he caused Cronus to throw up the five other children, and together they overthrew their father. Among these Hades, who drew lots with his siblings to decide who would be ruler over what.
Hades drew poorly and was ruler of the underworld, a fiery, hellish, land guarded by Hades’ three headed dog Cerberus. Along with having three heads, Cerberus had a snake’s tail, a mane of snakes, and the claws of a lion. He was the son of Typhon, the deadliest monster in greek mythology.
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He wanted a wife, and asked Zeus if he could spare one of his daughters. To please his brother’s request Zeus gave him Persephone, the daughter of Demeter. Persephone discovered what was being arranged and refused to go. She ended up being kidnapped and taken to the underworld regardlessly. Demeter had discovered what had taken place and caused a great dearth to rain upon the earth until Persephone had been returned to Demeter. For if Persephone hadn’t been returned, mankind would have certainly faced extinction. Lucky for Hades, he had not totally lost Persephone permanently. She ate of the pomegranate seeds while she was with Hades so she is forced to spend a small portion of each year with