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Is Hades a God or just the ruler of the underworld (or both possibly).
I always thought of him just being a ruler, and Thanatos being the god of death.

Anyways, i used to watch the anime back when i was 10yrs old. And just recently picked it up again (had to move countries and the country i moved to didnt air it). But alas, thanks to the internet, i can (and have. finally, after 12 years) cought up.

[Shaina [シャイナ]]

In Greek mythology Hades is one of the major Gods as he is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He is the ruler of the underworld, too, and the name of the underworld as Hades is just an abbreviation for "the House of Hades". Hypnos and Thanatos are both Gods, too, but none of the major Gods.


Topic moved to Mythology.

Hades Inferno stuff split and merged into http://saintseiyafan.com/Forum/index.php?topic=1242.0

[Aulus]

I think DOts r confused between underworld and death. Hades is a god too. God of the Underworld, meanign that he's the BIG boss. Underworld controls a lot of things, one of them is death. So Thanatos is just his henchman. It happens that he takes care of death, like the Grim Reaper. So thats the difference

[Phoenix Ikki [一輝]]

I dont get why the god of sleep works for the god of the underworld, what has sleep got to do with the underworld... shouldnt it be the upperworld, heaven and stuff?

[Aulus]

Im not sure but maybe sleep is associated indirectly with death? I mean, don't we ever hear phrases like 'sleeping forever' ? Maybe since sleeping and dying look similar, the greeks made story about Hypnos and Thanotos. Sleep and death together... It's just a guess. I dont have any 'scientific' proof ^_^

[Labbul Luca]

  even hades could also means the under world

[Aulus]

@Labbul Luca:  Yes, Hades also means the underworld. Although Im not sure which inspired which. I mean, whether the Hades god's name inspired the Hades underworld word OR the Hades underworld inspired the name of that god.

[Labbul Luca]

  wha... just ask hades hehehehe

[Aulus]

I wonder why Hades didnt protest when he got the underworld? Maybe he thought it's 'cool' to control death ??? Speaking of death, I wonder, if a god 'dead' where does he go to? To the underworld? Yeah I know gods aren't supposed to die. But if they got destroyed, would they vanished or....?

[Labbul Luca]

  nah based on ss the dead god only lose its body they spirit just wait for the next reincarnation cycle, so they aint dead just lose their body

[Van Fanel]

Because everybody dies so he has an unlimited supply of slaves?

[Kuriboh]

Because Zeus said "Shit. 13 is an uneven number! SOMEONE HAS TO GO!" so he and Poseidon snuck into Hades' room at night and threw him off the mountain. The end. *closes her storybook*

[Shiraoi]

I guess Hades didn't really have a chance to protest.. I'm not sure now, but wasn't it that Zeus, Poseidon and Hades drew lots and Hades got the underworld, Poseidon got sea and Zeus heaven? And the two did rebel, especially Poseidon, but eventually gave up and accepted what they got?

[Aulus]

@Shiraoi: Im not sure about it either All I remember Zeus divided the areas. Being a god of underworld is cool, too, although u dont get to strike people down with thunderbolts It's just interesting that although the underworld is associated with death, Hades asked Thanatos to act as angel of death? Maybe coz taking lives from people is a 'low' job? And Hades wants to act like a 'king'?

[Apus]

Hades is the god of the underworld and Thanatos is the god of death. Death and underworld are two different things. A person who is alive can travel to the underworld but death is only for the dead.