hades

Speech parts

1. hades - Noun

2. Hades - Proper noun

Meaning

The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hell netherworld underworld tartarus inferno Aidoneus Aides infernal region Scheol infernal regions saul perseus pluto eos camelot
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Antonyms

god lord almighty paradise father Holy Father
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Hypernyms

fictitious place imaginary place mythical place

Phrases with the word

as hot as hades go to hades hades journey journey to the hades realm

Anagrams

shade sadhe Daesh deash Desha heads Shead ashed

Examples

No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth Source: Internet

After searching the entire Peloponnesus, Heracles found where it was said Cerberus was being held, went down into the cave, and brought up Cerberus, after which it was said: "Heracles descended through the cave into Hades and brought up Cerberus." Source: Internet

As in the legend, Orpheus travels to Hades, plays his sad music, loses Eurydice again, and gets torn apart by the Bacchanae (the beloved madwomen of Dionysus ) but because of his immortality survives as a disembodied head. Source: Internet

Before Persephone was released to Hermes, who had been sent to retrieve her, Hades tricked her into eating pomegranate seeds, (either six or four according to the telling) which forced her to return to the underworld for some months each year. Source: Internet

But upon leaving the underworld, at his first sight of daylight, a frightened Cerberus struggles furiously, and Heracles, with the help of Theseus (who had been held captive by Hades, but released, at Heracles' request) drag Cerberus into the light. Source: Internet

Athena and Hermes helped him through and back from Hades. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hadeocentric orbit Hader Hadera hades journey Hadfield hadgee