Hades

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈheɪdiːz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hā′dēz)


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Ha•des  (hā′dēz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]
    • the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
    • the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
  2. Bible(in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode or state of the dead.
  3. (often l.c.) hell.
  • 1590–1600
Ha•de•an  (hā dē′ən, hā′dē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hades / ˈheɪdiːz/
  1. the underworld abode of the souls of the dead
  2. Pluto, the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
  3. (often not capital) hell
'Hades' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Acheron - Aeacus - Alcestis - Castor and Pollux - Cerberus - Charon - Danaides - Dis - Erebus - Eurydice - Hecate - Lethe - Minthe - Orcus - Orpheus - Persephone - Phlegethon - Pluto - Poseidon - Sisyphus - Stygian - Styx - Tantalus - Tartarus - Zeus - hell - lower world - rhea - shade - shades - underworld

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