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==Origin==

==Origin==

[[Greek]] ''Aidēs'', ''Āidēs'', ''Haidēs''

[[Greek]] ''Aidēs'', ''Āidēs'', ''Haidēs''

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1597]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1597]

As with almost every name for the gods, its [[origin]] is obscure. The name as it came to be known in classical times was Ἅιδης, Hāidēs. Later the iota became [[silent]].

As with almost every name for the gods, its [[origin]] is obscure. The name as it came to be known in classical times was Ἅιδης, Hāidēs. Later the iota became [[silent]].

Originally it was ''Awides'' which has been claimed to mean "[[unseen]]". This changed into Ἀΐδης, ''Aïdēs'' (and afterwards ''Āïdēs''), with the dropping of the digamma. This Ionic and epic form of the name is the one used in epic poetry.

Originally it was ''Awides'' which has been claimed to mean "[[unseen]]". This changed into Ἀΐδης, ''Aïdēs'' (and afterwards ''Āïdēs''), with the dropping of the digamma. This Ionic and epic form of the name is the one used in epic poetry.

Plato's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratylus_(dialogue) Cratylus]'' speculates extensively upon the etymology, with the character of [[Socrates]] asserting that the god's name is not from ''aeides'' (unseen) as was commonly [[thought]] at the time, but rather from "his knowledge ([http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B5%E1%BC%B4%CE%B4%CF%89 eidena]i) of all noble things". Others have [[interpreted]] it as "the one who presides over meeting up" (in the sense that he is the lord of the place everyone comes to inhabit at the end of his life).

Plato's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratylus_(dialogue) Cratylus]'' speculates extensively upon the etymology, with the character of [[Socrates]] asserting that the god's name is not from ''aeides'' (unseen) as was commonly [[thought]] at the time, but rather from "his knowledge ([https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B5%E1%BC%B4%CE%B4%CF%89 eidena]i) of all noble things". Others have [[interpreted]] it as "the one who presides over meeting up" (in the sense that he is the lord of the place everyone comes to inhabit at the end of his life).

Poetic variants of the name include Ἀϊδωνεύς, Aïdōneus, and *Ἄϊς, Aïs (a nominative by conjecture), from which the derived forms Ἄϊδος, Āïdos, Ἄϊδι, Āïdi, and Ἄϊδα, Āïda, (gen., dat. and acc., respectively) are words commonly seen in poetry.

Poetic variants of the name include Ἀϊδωνεύς, Aïdōneus, and *Ἄϊς, Aïs (a nominative by conjecture), from which the derived forms Ἄϊδος, Āïdos, Ἄϊδι, Āïdi, and Ἄϊδα, Āïda, (gen., dat. and acc., respectively) are words commonly seen in poetry.

From [[fear]] of pronouncing his name and considering that from the abode below (i.e. the [[soil]]) come the riches (e.g. from the soil grow the fertile crops, from the soil come the metals and so on), c. 5th century BCE the Greeks started referring to Hades as Πλούτων, Ploutōn, a name that is an abbreviation of Πλουτοδότης, Ploutodotēs, or Πλουτοδοτήρ, Ploutodotēr, meaning "giver of [[wealth]]".

From [[fear]] of pronouncing his name and considering that from the abode below (i.e. the [[soil]]) come the riches (e.g. from the soil grow the fertile crops, from the soil come the metals and so on), c. 5th century BCE the Greeks started referring to Hades as Πλούτων, Ploutōn, a name that is an abbreviation of Πλουτοδότης, Ploutodotēs, or Πλουτοδοτήρ, Ploutodotēr, meaning "giver of [[wealth]]".

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: the underground abode of the [[dead]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology]

*1: the underground abode of the [[dead]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology]

*2: sheol

*2: sheol

*3: often not capitalized : [[hell]]  

*3: often not capitalized : [[hell]]  

*4: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(mythology) Pluto]

*4: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(mythology) Pluto]

==Description==

==Description==

'''Hades''' from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] Ἅιδης/ᾍδης, Hāidēs; Doric Ἀΐδας Aidas) was the ancient Greek god of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_underworld underworld]. Eventually, the god's name came to designate the abode of the [[dead]]. In Greek mythology, Hades is the oldest male child of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus Cronus] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_(mythology) Rhea] considering the order of [[birth]] from the mother, or the youngest, considering the regurgitation by the father. The latter view is attested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon Poseidon]'s speech in the Iliad. According to [[myth]], he and his brothers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus Zeus] and Poseidon defeated the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(mythology) Titans] and claimed rulership over the [[cosmos]], ruling the underworld, air, and sea, respectively; the solid earth, long the province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(mythology) Gaia], was available to all three concurrently.

'''Hades''' from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] Ἅιδης/ᾍδης, Hāidēs; Doric Ἀΐδας Aidas) was the ancient Greek god of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_underworld underworld]. Eventually, the god's name came to designate the abode of the [[dead]]. In Greek mythology, Hades is the oldest male child of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus Cronus] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_(mythology) Rhea] considering the order of [[birth]] from the mother, or the youngest, considering the regurgitation by the father. The latter view is attested in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon Poseidon]'s speech in the Iliad. According to [[myth]], he and his brothers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus Zeus] and Poseidon defeated the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(mythology) Titans] and claimed rulership over the [[cosmos]], ruling the underworld, air, and sea, respectively; the solid earth, long the province of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(mythology) Gaia], was available to all three concurrently.

Later the Greeks started referring to the god as Plouton, which the Romans Latinized as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(mythology) Pluto]. The Romans would associate Hades/Pluto with their own [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chthonic chthonic] gods, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dis_Pater Dis Pater] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcus_(mythology) Orcus]. The corresponding Etruscan god was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aita Aita]. He is often pictured with the three-headed dog [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus Cerberus]. In the later mythological tradition, though not in antiquity, he is associated with the Helm of Darkness and the bident. The term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades_in_Christianity hades in Christian theology] (and in New Testament Greek) is parallel to Hebrew [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheol sheol] (שאול, "grave, dirt-pit"), and refers to the abode of the dead. The Christian concept of [[hell]] is more akin to and communicated by the Greek concept of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarus Tartarus], a deep, gloomy part of hades used as a [[dungeon]] of torment and [[suffering]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades]

Later the Greeks started referring to the god as Plouton, which the Romans Latinized as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(mythology) Pluto]. The Romans would associate Hades/Pluto with their own [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chthonic chthonic] gods, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dis_Pater Dis Pater] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcus_(mythology) Orcus]. The corresponding Etruscan god was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aita Aita]. He is often pictured with the three-headed dog [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus Cerberus]. In the later mythological tradition, though not in antiquity, he is associated with the Helm of Darkness and the bident. The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades_in_Christianity hades in Christian theology] (and in New Testament Greek) is parallel to Hebrew [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheol sheol] (שאול, "grave, dirt-pit"), and refers to the abode of the dead. The Christian concept of [[hell]] is more akin to and communicated by the Greek concept of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarus Tartarus], a deep, gloomy part of hades used as a [[dungeon]] of torment and [[suffering]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades]

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