Hades
nombre propioatestiguado en diálogos
- Irlanda//ˈheɪdiːz//
- Irlanda//ˈhadiːz//
- //ˈheɪdiːz//
The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
nombre propio
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The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
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The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
I have just returned from a visit to Hades, and I had a devilishly good time. […] To the ancients, Hades was the great underworld on the River Styx described so graphically by Homer in the “Odyssey.” Even today, visitors follow the same directions to get to Hades as those recited for Ulysses by the blind poet 3,000 years ago.
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In the Septuagint Bible, the Greek translation of Sheol.
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Hell.
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Hell. Hell as a waiting place for damned souls before the Last Judgement, after which they may be cast in Gehenna.
Etimología
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).
Hades · The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
Hadley · A habitational surname from Old English.hag · A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.Hagen · A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.