The House of Hades
Hades is one of the six Olympians. He and his brothers divided creation into thirds and each took a portion for their own. Hades chose, as his dominion, The Underworld.
When mortals kneel before the cold hearted Hades, he metes out somber justice and no one, once there, can ever leave his domain (except, of course, Herakles and Odysseus).
King of the Underworld
GREEK VIEWS ON DEATH
The Historical Culture of Death
The Odyssey Landscapes and Roman Painting
Death, Afterlife, and Eschatology
Descents into Hades -- Ascents into Heaven
From the unreal lead me to the real!
From darkness lead me to light!
From death lead me to immortality!
-- Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad, I. 3.28
THE REALM OF TARTAROS
SOCRATES - ADEIMANTUS
