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A definition or brief description of Hades.

From Greek mythology, (Roman: Pluto) is a god who is the brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone and ruler of the underworld also known as Tartaros; after a while, the underworld comes to be called Hades after its ruler.

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	From [[Ancient Greece\|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Pluto''') is a [[Greek god\|god]] who is the [[brother]] of [[Zeus]] and [[husband]] of [[Persephone]] and ruler of the [[underworld]] also known as [[Tartaros]]; after a while, the underworld comes to be called ''Hades'' after its ruler. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship\|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].		From [[Ancient Greece\|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Pluto''') is a [[Greek god\|god]] who is the [[brother]] of [[Zeus]] and [[husband]] of [[Persephone]] and ruler of the [[underworld]] also known as [[Tartaros]]; after a while, the underworld comes to be called ''Hades'' after its ruler.