Hello you lovely readers! Today we're talking about on of my favorite gods, Hades/Pluto! Most people know about him from the Disney movie Hercules, but some of you may not even know who this guy is. So, let's start off with a general overview of the God.
Hades/Pluto is one out of three 'King' Gods with his brothers, Zeus/Jupiter and Poseidon/Neptune. He's the ruler of the underworld, aka where you go when you die, and rules over the dead. Note that I said 'Rules'. He is not death, nor does he judge the dead or provide transport to the dead. Those fall under other God's territories. At any rate, he is married to Persephone/Proserpina, goddess of nature (Later on, after marrying Hades/Pluto she also becomes the Goddess of curses). Oh and how could I forget his guard, the three-headed monster dog Cerberus? Hades/Pluto just seems like a really cool dude now.
Unfortunately, poor Hades/Pluto often gets the short end of the stick in myths and is often portrayed as an antagonist ir secondary charcter. One myth that gives him a very important, and not evil role, is the myth of Orpheus. Sure, it's definately a tragedy, but it gives Hades/Pluto a good role.
You may have noticed that I put the Greek gods and Roman gods as interchangeable with each other. There's a reason for that. You see, since Roman Myths are heavily influenced by Greek myths, most Roman myths tend to be the same except for the names. That is why I make the names interchangable
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