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HADES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hades mean?
• HADES (noun)
The noun HADES has 2 senses:
1. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
2. (religion) the world of the dead
Familiarity information: HADES used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Derivation:
Hadean (of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(religion) the world of the dead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hades; Hell; infernal region; netherworld; Scheol; underworld
Context example:
No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth
Hypernyms ("Hades" is a kind of...):
fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
Meronyms (parts of "Hades"):
Acheron; River Acheron ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)
Cocytus; River Cocytus ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron)
Lethe; River Lethe ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive)
River Styx; Styx ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
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