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Definition of Hades
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.
Exact synonyms: Aides, Aidoneus, Pluto
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity
Derivative terms: Hadean
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity
Derivative terms: Hadean
2. Noun. (religion) the world of the dead. "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"
Exact synonyms: Hell, Infernal Region, Netherworld, Scheol, Underworld
Generic synonyms: Fictitious Place, Imaginary Place, Mythical Place
Category relationships: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Terms within: Acheron, River Acheron, Cocytus, River Cocytus, Lethe, River Lethe, River Styx, Styx
Generic synonyms: Fictitious Place, Imaginary Place, Mythical Place
Category relationships: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Terms within: Acheron, River Acheron, Cocytus, River Cocytus, Lethe, River Lethe, River Styx, Styx
Definition of Hades
1. n. The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.
Definition of Hades
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother to Zeus, Poseidon ¹
2. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) the underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god ¹
3. Proper noun. In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol ¹
4. Proper noun. Hell ¹
5. Noun. (plural of hade) ¹
6. Verb. (third-person singular of hade) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hades
1. hade [v] - See also: hade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hades
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