Hades

  • 21Hades —    In Greek mythology, the god who rules the underworld of the dead. Hades is the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. With one of his brothers, Zeus, he plots to overthrow their father Cronus, the god of time. Hades; Zeus, god of Olympus; and… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 22Hades — Hölle; Orkus; Unterwelt; Schattenreich; Inferno; Gott der Unterwelt; Pluto (römisch) * * * Ha|des 〈m.; ; unz.; griech. Myth.〉 die nach dem Gott des Todes benannte Unterwelt, Totenreich [<grch. Haides „Hades, Unterwelt“] * * * Ha|des …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 23Hades — The Greek translation of the Hebrew ‘sheol’, which is the dwelling place of the departed who continue a shadowy existence (Eccles. 9:10). There was a legend (Isa. 38:10; Matt. 16:18) that entry into Hades was through gates, and Christians… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 24Hades — Tartarus Tar ta*rus (t[aum]r t[.a]*r[u^]s), prop. n. [L., from Gr. Ta rtaros.] (Class. Myth.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 25Hades —    That which is out of sight, a Greek word used to denote the state or place of the dead. All the dead alike go into this place. To be buried, to go down to the grave, to descend into hades, are equivalent expressions. In the LXX. this word is… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 26Hades — Ha|des 〈m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; grch. Myth.〉 die nach dem Gott des Todes benannte Unterwelt, Totenreich; in den Hades verbannt werden [Etym.: <grch. Haides »Hades«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 27Hades — /ˈheɪdiz/ (say haydeez) noun 1. Classical Mythology a. the gloomy subterranean abode of departed spirits or shades over which Pluto ruled. b. Pluto; the lord of the underworld. 2. (in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode or state… …

  • 28Hades — noun a) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother to Zeus, Poseidon b) the underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god …

    Wiktionary

  • 29Hades — (Mythol.): Schattenreich, Totenreich; (griech. Mythol.): Tartaros, Unterwelt; (röm. Mythol.): Orkus. * * * Hades,der:⇨Unterwelt(1) HadesUnterwelt,Totenreich,Schattenreich,Orkus …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 30Hades — Dødsrigets gud i græsk mytologi. Se artiklen Hades …

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