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Hades
Deep down in the realm of the dead there dwells the god of the
underworld. Hades was worshipped by the Greeks and by the Romans. The Roman
name for him though was Pluto. He became feared by the people because they
were afraid of what happened to them after they were dead. When Hades and
his three brothers o ....
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.... Hades; there were
actually five: Styx (River of Oath by which the gods swear), Lethe (River
of Forgetfulness), Acheron (River of Woe), Phlegethon (River of Fire), and
Cocytus (River of Lament). By the time Dante wrote his Inferno (1307-1321),
he placed four of the rivers into his depiction of hell.
(http://cgi1.geocities.com/Athens/1044/hades.htm)
He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his
subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen
favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined
to allow any of ....
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