Hades+and+Hercules

Hades
 This essay will tell you all you need to know about Hades (The god the underworld) and Hercules (The greatest hero ever in Greek mythology). What do you get when you make a cruel gods ruler of the underworld? Hades! Here is a story I bet you would like. When Hades was born he was swallowed whole by his father Cronus because Cronus thought that his children will become more powerful than him and overthrow him. When Rhea (Hades’ mother) got frustrated with him she hid her last son whom she names Zeus and tricked Cronus to swallow a rock. When Zeus was strong enough to fight and protect himself he went back to his fathers palace and with the help from Metis who gave Cronus an emetic potion, which made Cronus vomit Zeus’ brothers and sister he ate. After that Zeus led a rebel against his father and the titans and defeated them. The titans were banished by the order of Zeus. Zeus got full control he divides the universe into three parts: the heavens, the underworld, and the seas. Zeus got to be the ruler of the heavens and Poseidon got to be the ruler of the seas and Hades got to be the ruler of the underworld. That was how Hades got to rule the underworld. Hades was also known as the god of wealth and another name people call Hades is Pluto. His father was the great and almighty Cronus and his mother was Rhea. His brothers were Zeus which became the god of all gods and Poseidon whom became the god of seas. His sister were Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. His devastating weapon was a two-pronged fork and a helmet which made anybody who wears it invisible. His pet is a three headed vicious hound guarding the gates of the underworld called Cerberus. He also owns a chariot with specific carvings drawn by four pitch black horses however he rarely leaves the underworld. He forbade any subject to leave the underworld as well. His wrath is relentless to anyone who tries to cheat death and cross him. Sisyphus and Pirithous felt that wrath. The queen of the underworld and also Hades’ wife is Persephone. The underworld is split into two parts. One was named Erebus and the other was named tartarus. The underworld is surrounded by five rivers for protection from any intruders. The five lakes were Acheron which was the river of sadness, Cocytus which was also known as the river of lamentation, Lethe which was know to be the river of forgetfulness, Phlehethon the river of fire and the Styx which was the river of hate. Hades is the ruler of the underworld however many people thinks that he gives death but the answer is no. He is only the ruler of the dead not death itself. Death…… is another story. = Hercules  = Hercules was great Hero. At birth Hera tried to kill him because she was jealous of Hercules. Taking action according to the jealousy she tried to kill Hercules by sending two snakes when he was just an infant but he was found later on with dead snakes who were strangled to death, one in each hand. His immortal father was the king of all gods, Zeus however he has a mortal father as well and his name is Amphitryon. Dismissing the fact that he has two fathers he only has one mother, Alcmene. His first wife was named Megara. He also has a brother named Iphicles. He has great strength and courage. Those were the thing that made him a champion and a great warrior. Hercules did many famous deeds such as killed the terrifying Nemean lion who could not be hurt by swords of arrows, brought the three headed hound named Cerberus from Hades, caught an rare Erymanthian boar, Drove of the Stymphalian birds, and cleaned the stables of Augeas. Hercules is a Roman name for the greatest hero of greek mythology and he is sometimes called Herakles. So in the end Hercules was known to be a great and famous hero who did good deeds.  Now you know all you have to know about the ruthless god of the underworld Hades, and the greatest hero of Greek mythology Hercules. Both of these characters are some of the most famous Greek mythology characters known to the whole world.


 * [[image:windowslivewriterjesusjohnandhades-113f1hades2.jpg width="107" height="154" caption="Hades in cartoon"]] ||
 * Hades in cartoon ||
 * [[image:hades.png caption="Hades with Cerberus"]] ||
 * Hades with Cerberus ||
 * [[image:boar.gif caption="Hercules with the Erymanthian boar "]] ||
 * Hercules with the Erymanthian boar ||

By: Marcus