Mythology / hades-underworld
Facts about Hades and the Underworld
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Asphodel, a type of flowering plant, gave its name to the Asphodel Meadows, where ordinary souls who were neither virtuous nor wicked were believed to wander.
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Cerberus, the multi-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades and the Underworld, prevented the living from entering and the dead from leaving.
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Hades, god of the underworld, was also known by the euphemistic name Pluton, meaning 'wealth-giver,' referencing the riches found beneath the earth.
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In Greek mythology, the souls of the dead were ferried across the river Styx by the boatman Charon, who required payment in the form of a coin.
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The Greek underworld ruled by Hades was divided into regions including Elysium for the virtuous and Tartarus for the condemned.