hades

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology;
    Brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone (synset 109593427)
    is an instance of: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
    same as: aides, aidoneus
  2. (religion) the world of the dead (synset 105637164)
    "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"
    referred to in: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
    is a type of: fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
    has:
    • acheron, river acheron - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
    • cocytus, river cocytus - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
    • lethe, river lethe - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
    • river styx, styx - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
    same as: hell, infernal region, netherworld, scheol, underworld

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