People made sacrifices to him if they wanted something terrible to happen to their enemy.

His brothers are Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades were the most important gods of all. Zeus was the strongest and wisest of the three and ruled over the earth. Poseidon ruled the seas. Hades ruled the Underworld, the world of the dead. Hades had dark hair and a dark beard, and he drove a chariot drawn by four dark horses. He was married to Persephone, the queen of the dead.

Audio script from BBC

I, Hades, rule the damp, dark, Underworld. Even the flowers here are grey. My land is filled with shades - you call them ghosts.

The gates of the Underworld are guarded by Cerberus, my fierce three-headed dog. The Greek hero Heracles once stole him and took him to your world.

To reach my kingdom you must cross the River Styx. Charon, the ferryman will transport you over the dark water, but only for a fee.

when Greeks died the woud go to the Underworld.The entrance to the Underworld was guarded by a three headed dog called Cerberus.

To reach the Underworld, dead souls had to cross the River Styx. A grumpy ferryman called Charon would take them across, but only if they paid him. So Greeks would place a coin in the mouth of a dead person at funerals, to make sure they could pay the fare.

After crossing the River Styx, three judges decided where the dead person should spend eternity. If they’d been really good, they were sent to live happily forever in the Elysian Fields.

If they had been ok, they were sent to the Asphodel Meadows. But if they had been really bad, they ended up in Tartarus. This was a really horrible pit where their soul was tortured for all eternity.

Few mortals ever went to the Underworld and made it back alive. One of these was the great singer Orpheus. When his wife, Eurydice, died, Orpheus went to the Underworld to bring her back.

some facts on hades

1. King of the Underworld

2. God of the dead and Riches

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