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Bookmark or Share- Tartarus - MythopediaTartarus, a dark primordial landscape below the earth and even Hades, was the home of a handful of sinners and hated enemies of the gods. Zeus, for example, cast his defeated foes into Tartarus—first Cronus and the Titans , [16] and later the monster Typhoeus (Tartarus’ own son, perversely enough).
- Hades – MythopediaHades was, first and foremost, the god of death: it was he who ruled the Underworld, and indeed, his name was synonymous with the Underworld. But Hades was also a god of wealth and fertility since good things like crops and precious metals came to mortals from his underground realm. Hades was regarded as a dark, merciless god.
- Erinyes (Furies) – MythopediaBorn from the blood of Uranus (the primordial god of the sky), the Erinyes were often thought to dwell in the Underworld, along with Hades and his bride Persephone. Their number was originally indeterminate, but later sources listed three Erinyes: Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera. The Erinyes were much feared in the ancient world.
- Demeter – MythopediaOne of the children of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Demeter was the sister of Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Her most famous daughter was Persephone—the bride of Hades and the mistress of the Underworld. Rarely meddling in others’ affairs, Demeter was among the most beloved and least controversial of all Greek deities. Her most ...
- Orpheus – MythopediaOrpheus’ journey and his music so moved Hades and Persephone, the king and queen of the Underworld, that they permitted Orpheus to take Eurydice back with him to the land of the living—but only if Orpheus did not turn around while leading her up. As Orpheus was leaving the Underworld, he began to worry that Hades had deceived him.
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