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Definition of Aidoneus
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity
Derivative terms: Hadean
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aidoneus
Literary usage of Aidoneus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum (1921)
"And Aidoneus, hearing the command of Zeus that might not be denied, ... So Aidoneus,
the dark lord of the Underworld said, and he made ready the iron ..."
2. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age by William Ewart Gladstone (1858)
"Aidoneus. There is a marked contrast between the mere rank of Aides or Aidoneus,
and his want of substance and of activity, in the poems. ..."
3. Juventus mundi: the gods and men of the heroic age by William Ewart Gladstone (1869)
"Aidoneus. The figure of Aidoneus, or Aides, is one of the most obscure in the
whole Homeric mythology. Yet here too there is, as I think, ..."
4. The Mythology of the Aryan Nations by George William Cox (1882)
"... he would be also Hades, Ais, or Aidoneus, the king of the lower world ; and
the identity of the two is proved not only by these titles ..."
5. Early Greek Philosophy by John Burnet (1908)
"Now this is the dark element, and night is a form of it, so it would naturally
be identified with Aidoneus. Again, Empedokles calls Hera ..."
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