Hades

Part I of Essay
Deep down in the realm of the dead there dwells the god of the underworld. was worshipped by the Greeks and by the Romans. The Roman name for him though was Pluto. He became feared by the people because they were afraid of what happened to them after they were dead. When ....

Part II of Essay
.... forget their human lives and consequently have nothing to do or say in that next world - yet is was not depicted fearfully. Guarding the entrance to Hades, was the three-headed dog with a dragon's tail - or snakes growing out of its back, Cerberus. He will let you in - but not out. The dead would appear before a panel of three judges, Rhadamanthus, Minos I, and Aeacus, who then pass judgment. This is to find if you were worthy or not to be in the underworld. The Styx was one of the rivers that bounded Hades; there were actually five: S ....