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GODS & GODDESSES GODS & GODDESSES
Gods and goddesses were the main characters of myths . Myths are traditional
stories from ancient cultures . Storytellers answered questions about the world by
creating exciting explanations . People thought myths were true . Myths explained
the unexplainable . They helped people make sense of human behavior and nature .
Today , we use science to explain the world . But people still love myths . Myths may
not be literally true . But they have meaning . They tell us something about our
history and culture.
Hades
by Virginia Loh-Hagan
OF THE ANCIENT WORLD OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author, university professor, former classroom teacher, and
curriculum designer. She loves ghost stories, so she thinks Hades is the most interesting god.
She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs. To learn more about
her, visit www.virginialoh.com.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Loh-Hagan, Virginia, author.
Title: Hades / by Virginia Loh-Hagan.
Description: Ann Arbor : Cherry Lake Publishing, [2017] | Series: Gods and
gaddesses of the ancient world | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identiers: LCCN 2016031180| ISBN 9781634721325 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781634722643 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781634721981 (pdf) | ISBN 9781684521135
(ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Hades (Greek deity)--Juvenile literature. | Gods,
Greek--Juvenile literature. | Mythology, Greek--Juvenile literature.
Classication: LCC BL820.P58 L64 2017 | DDC 292.2/113--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016031180
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CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR .............................
CHAPTER 1:
God of the Dead ..........................
CHAPTER 2:
Serving Souls .............................
CHAPTER 3:
Dark Deeds ...............................
CHAPTER 4:
Tools of Darkness ........................
CHAPTER 5:
Stories of the Dead. ......................
Did You Know? ...........................
Consider This!............................
Learn More ...............................
Glossary ................................. 32
Index .....................................
Who is Hades ? How was he born ? Who did he marry?
Hades was a Greek god . Hes one of the
Olympians .
These gods ruled all the gods . They lived on Mount
Olympus . Mount Olympus is in Greece . Its the highest
mountain in Greece.
Hadess parents were Cronus and Rhea . They were
Titans .
Titans were giant gods . They had great strength . They ruled
until the Olympians took over .
Cronus was told that a son would take away his power .
So , Cronus ate his children . Hades was one of them . Rhea
saved one child , Zeus . Later , Zeus came back . He tricked
CHAPTER
GOD OF
THE DEAD
Cronus . He poisoned him . Cronus threw up Hades and his
other children .
Zeus led a war . He fought against the Titans . Zeus , Hades ,
and their
siblings won . Siblings mean brothers and sisters .
Hades was one of the most powerful Olympians .
They divided the world into three parts . The three most
powerful Olympians ruled them . Zeus was the god of the
sky . Poseidon was the god of the seas . Hades was the god
of the
underworld . The underworld was beneath the
earth . It was where the dead lived . Souls went there after
bodies died .
The underworld was a final resting place for souls .
Family Tree
Grandparents : Uranus ( Father Sky ) and Gaia ( Mother Earth )
Parents : Cronus ( god of time ) and Rhea ( goddess of fertility)
Brothers: Zeus ( god of the sky ), Poseidon ( god of the seas )
Sisters : Hera ( goddess of women and marriage ), Demeter
( goddess of the harvest ), Hestia ( goddess of the hearth and
family )
Spouse : Persephone ( goddess of spring growth)
Children : No children
Hades lived in the underworld . He spent most of his time
there . He didnt have a home in Mount Olympus . This
made him unhappy . But he accepted it .
