However, Hades was not the god of death and neither was he one of the judges of the underworld.Hades had three children, namely, Macaria, Melinoe, and Zagreus, and is known as the best leader of the underworld.Demeter did not approve of the marriage of Hades and Persephone which is why Hades had to abduct Persephone and take her to the underworld. He was married to Persephone who was the daughter of Demeter, the deity of food and harvest.Later on, the Romans called him Pluto which is a pluralized form of Plouton. Hades is also referred to as the god of riches or wealth. Hades is often depicted with a dog possessing three heads called Cerberus.This shadowy place below the earth was also called Hades.

The Ancient Greeks believed that once a person dies he leaves his physical body and the shadow of the dead person travels to the underworld in order to be judged.He is said to have possessed a helmet that could make him invisible. Hades means the unseen one and ruled over the dead who became inhabitants of the underworld.

The province of Gaia was open to all three at the same time. While Hades received the underworld to rule, Poseidon ruled the sea and land and Zeus became the ruler of the sky. All three of them fought against Cronus and claimed authority over the cosmos.

Hades had two brothers, Zeus and Poseidon.

They were the descents of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth. Cronus was the leader of the first generation of Titans.

He was the oldest male offspring of Rhea and Cronus.

One of these deities was called Hades and he was said to be the lord of the dead and the king of the underworld.

In Greek mythology and folklore, there are stories about various deities and mythical creatures.

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