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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
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  3. House of Hades

House of Hades

In Greek mythology, the House of Hades was the world of the dead, the Underworld or the netherworld. A place where Hades and his consort Persephone ruled over the souls of the departed.

Below, there are descriptions of the Underworld and the deities who dwelt in this realm.

  • World of the Dead

  • Deities of the Netherworld

  • Other Deities

World of the Dead

Underworld

Underworld

Elysian Fields

Elysian Fields

Tartarus

Tartarus

Deities of the Netherworld

Hades (Pluto)

Hades (Pluto)

Persephone (Kore)

Persephone (Kore)

Hecate

Hecate

Styx

Styx

Plutus

Plutus

Thanatos

Thanatos

Hypnos

Hypnos

Morpheus

Morpheus

Three Judges

Three Judges

Other Deities

There were many other minor gods who dwelt in the Underworld. These included many of the children of Nyx:

Cer

goddess of violent death.

Moros

goddess of doom.

Mors

god of death.

Oneiroi, Ὄνειρος

gods of dreams - Icelos or Phoebetor, Morpheus and Phantasos.

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Pantheon:

  • • Creation
  • • Primeval Deities
  • • Titans
  • • Olympians
  • • Mother Goddesses
  • • House of Hades
  • • Thracian Deities
  • • Anatolian Deities
  • • Nymphs
  • • Minor Greek Deities
  • • Etruscan Deities
  • • Roman Deities
  • • The Wrath of Heaven
  • • Mysteries
Underworld

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Hades (Pluto)

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Hades

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Erebus (Darkness)

Erebus (Darkness)

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Tartarus

Tartarus

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Pluto

Pluto

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Helheim

Helheim

Helheim: Norse Hell Helheim, also known as Hel, was the underworld in Norse mythology. It was one of the Nine Realms in the Norse world, and it was an underground place where dead souls went. Helheim was located in the north, where it was cold and...

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Persephone (Kore)

Persephone (Kore)

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September 29th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe

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