The Myth of Hades, King of the Underworld

  The myth of Hades is the myth of the master and lord of the Greek Underworld. The Underworld was a place similar to what was later called ‘hell’. However, Hades wasn’t an evil or perverse being, but simply fulfilled the role of housing the souls of the deceased, preventing them from returning to Earth. Hades was one of the 12 great gods of Olympus. He was the son of Cronus and Rhea. The myth of Hades claims that he was swallowed by his father at birth since he feared that one of his children would become an adult and dethrone…