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Hades

Hades

8.4
The place of the dead in Greek myths where souls go after death
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪdiːz/
  • Literature
translation icon : Hades
  • Ajax remain so angry that when Odysseus in the Odyssey descends to Hades and speaks with the dead, he talks with Agamemnon and he talks with Achilles.

So I'm going to leave you with this image of Socrates, you know, down there bothering all the people in in Hades and pestering them and not letting them go.

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Examples

  • In Greek mythology, the souls of the dead must journey to Hades, where they will be judged.

  • They cannot rest quietly in Hades unless their body has been properly buried.

  • Hey, I just came up from the depths of Hades through all of this sand and I found this cute little girl down here.

  • But then in other versions of the story, Aphrodite goes back again to Hades and says, oh, please, really, they were this close.

  • Though a meager amount, it was enough to ensnare her in Hades forever.

  • And yet here we have Lazarus now dead, but in in Hades in a separated from God and the beggar is with God.

  • Science doesn't have much to say about Valhalla, or Elysium or Hades or heaven or hell or the spirits of your ancestors.

  • So I'm going to leave you with this image of Socrates, you know, down there bothering all the people in in Hades and pestering them and not letting them go.

  • The story describes how heroes heroically faced challenges even in Hades, proving their valor after death.

  • To enter Hades, the deceased must cross the river Styx, guided by Charon the ferryman.

Synonyms

hell
vsHades
581 2.1

A place after death where the dead are punished in some religions

is the Greek realm for the dead without an emphasis on punishment
underworld
vsHades
  • Literature
51 7.2

A place where souls go after death in myths

is the specific Greek realm ruled by a named god
netherworld
vsHades
  • Literature
10 8.8

A dark world below the earth where the dead live

is the Greek realm ruled by a god rather than a generic name
Sheol
vsHades
  • Literature
1 9.9

A place where the dead live in ancient Hebrew belief

is the Greek realm ruled by a god rather than the Hebrew concept
infernal region
vsHades
  • Literature
1 9.9

A place of suffering for the dead in religious stories

is the Greek realm for the dead without primary focus on punishment

Idioms

hot as Hades
  • Informal
8.4

Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice

Surface Forms

Hades singular
Hadeses plural

Etymology

Hades comes from an old Greek name that probably means 'the unseen', from parts like a- 'not' and idein 'to see'. So Hades fits the idea of a hidden world of the dead, a place you cannot see.