Hades

Hades was the son of the Titans' Cronus and Rhea. Hades had two brothers. His brothers were Zeus and Poseidon. Hades was given Hell after the great division of the world. His brother Zeus got the earth and the Heavens, which made him god of all gods. Poseidon got the seas. His wife was Persephone. Persephone was his niece. She was Zeus' and Demeter daughter. Hades was the god of the dead. He almost never left his gloomy kingdom. Hades also had helpers. His helpers were Charos, Thanatos, Hypnos, and Cerberus. Charos was the angel of the dead. His duty was to transfer souls with a boat ober the River Acheron from the living world to the world of the dead. Thanatos and Hypnos were twin brothers. Thanatos meant death and Hypnos meant sleep. Cerberus was a three headed dog. Cerberus let new spirits in the underworld but never let anybody leave. Hades was given a helmet. The helmet made him invisisble. The cyclopes gave him the helmet. Hades is very similar to the christian demon, Satan the devil. This was the report of HADES.**
 * [[image:http://www.thanasis.com/hadesc1b.jpg width="285" height="266"]] Mythology is the study of Greek gods. Hades is the rules the underworld. The reason why you should know about Hades is because the god of the underworld.

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by, Terrell Fox

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