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Hades
ハデス

Artwork from Devil Children White Book

Origin Greek culture
Race(s) GodDevil Children White Book
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book

Hades is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Pottery depicting Hades' abduction of Persephone (c. 350-325 BC)

Hades,[a] also known as Pluto,[b][1] is the ruler of the underworld in the ancient Greek religion associated with underground minerals and wealth, and identified by the Romans with their god Dis Pater. He is traditionally depicted as a bearded man with a cap or crown wielding a bident. The eldest of the three sons of Cronos and Rhea, he like his other siblings was eaten on birth by his father to prevent them from usurping him, only being freed when the youngest child Zeus, who had escaped Cronos thanks to Rhea's deception, forced Cronos to vomit up all five of the children he had eaten. They then joined forced to wage war against the Titans ruled by Cronos. Upon freeing the elder cyclopes, they crafted the three brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades weapons, with Hades being given the helmet of invisibility, allowing any that wore it to be completely undetectable. When the Olympians emerged victorious over the Titans, Hades gained dominion over the underworld when he cast lots with his brothers.[2]

A well-known myth associated with Hades involves the abduction of Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter, in which Hades became enamored with Persephone and requested permission to marry her from her father Zeus. Zeus supported the marriage but advised Hades to abduct Persephone as to avoid angering Demeter, who would not approve. When Persephone was alone in a field of flowers Hades burst out of the ground on a chariot and abducted her to the underworld to be his queen. Grief-stricken by the loss of her daughter, Demeter caused a great famine on Earth, forcing Zeus to request that Persephone be returned. While Hades acquiesced, Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds from the underworld she was force to live in the underworld for part of the year with Hades as his queen and the rest of the year on Earth, thereby signifying the changing of seasons. This relationship resulted in the birth of Zagreus, though other myths attribute Zeus as the father.

Hades appears in many myths where humans travel to the underworld. In the myth of Orpheus, the musician travels to the underworld to beg that Hades allow his wife Eurydice to return to the world of the living. Hades allowed his request as Persephone, who was moved by Orpheus' music, urged he show mercy though only on the condition that Orpheus must walk straight back to the world of the living without looking behind him until they both exited the underworld. Orpheus accepted the condition, however as he walked he heard no one behind him and feared that Hades had tricked him. Right before stepping out of the underworld Orpheus looked behind him and saw Eurydice had been behind him the whole time, only to vanish back to the underworld with no possibility of returning her to life again.

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Compendium

Compendium Entries
Devil Children White Book とてもガンコな　ジゴクのおうさま　すごくコワイけど　じゃあくなデビル　ではない
Translation: A highly-stubborn king of hell. He is very frightening but is not an evil devil.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book とても　ガンコな　暗闇の世界の王様　すごくコワイけど　人間に　お金を　あたえてくれる　お金持ち
Translation: A highly-stubborn king of a world of darkness. He is very frightening but is wealthy and gives money to humans.
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version

The king of the dark realms who is fearsome to behold, but is actually kind and benevolent.

Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book とても　ガンコな　暗闇の世界の王様　すごくコワイけど　人間に　お金を　あたえてくれる　お金持ち
Translation: A highly-stubborn king of a world of darkness. He is very frightening but is wealthy and gives money to humans.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English HadesDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese ハデス Hadesu Hades

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Notes

  1. ↑ Greek: ᾍδης, romanized Háidēs
  2. ↑ Greek: Πλούτων, romanized Ploútōn; derived from the Greek word for "wealth"

References

  1. ↑ Cratylus 403a, Plato. Greek.
  2. ↑ Iliad 15.184-193, Homer. Greek.
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