Hades — meaning in English

English meaning

• Hades proper noun In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead.

Senses

Hades is used for these senses in English:

• Hades (Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
• Hades (Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.

Hades — full definition

1. proper noun In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld and ruler of the dead.
2. proper noun The underworld itself, the realm of the dead in Greek mythology; loosely, hell.

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