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In Greek mythology, Hades was the god of the underworld, the kingdom of the dead. (The Romans called him Pluto.) Although the name Hades is often used to indicate the underworld itself, it rightfully belongs only to the god, whose kingdom was known as the land of Hades or house of Hades.

Hades was the son of CronusGreek deity, king of the Titans; son of Uranus and Gaia and Rhea, two of the Titansone of a family of giants who ruled the earth until overthrown by the Greek gods of Olympus who once ruled the universe. The Titans had other children, the gods Zeusin Greek mythology, king of the gods and husband of Hera (Roman god Jupiter) and PoseidonGreek god, ruler of the sea, and brother of...