1. Hades
By Maria MacNeill

2. Greek Gods Born of Cronos and Rhea
Cronos tricked by Zeus to free siblings
Gods overthrew Titans
Each had domain to rule over and influence
Greeks sought to appease them

3. God of the Underworld 3 brothers cast lots – Hades got Underworld
God of wealth
Mysterious, stern, cold
Helmet of invisibility

4. The Underworld Under the earth
Traveled there across rivers after death
Guarded by Cerberus
Miserable, terrifying, shadowed
People punished for sins in life
Inhabited by Furies, Hecate, judges

5. Myth of Persephone Narcissus flower Permission from Zeus for marriage
Taken by Hades under the earth

6. Myth of Persephone Taken to Underworld Refused to marry Hades
Longed for mother
No food

7. Demeter, Mother of Persephone
Goddess of harvest, fertility
Desperate to find daughter, crops failed
Persephone accepted seeds
Demeter found daughter – Helios and Hecate’s aid

8. Resolution Demeter angry with Zeus for approval
Zeus made final decision
Hades half the year (fall, winter)
Demeter second half (spring, summer)

9. In Conclusion… Significant god Expansive domain Main 3 gods
Ruled over peoples’ afterlife beneath world
Respected and appeased