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=Greek Mythology Links=

General Links
[|greekmythology.com] [|Greek Mythology on Wikipedia] Ovid's [|Metamorphoses] [|Rank of Greek Gods] (Bullfinch) [|Encyclopedia Mythica]

Persephone
[|Persephone] [|Persephone] (on Wikipedia) [|Persephone] (On Encyclopedia Mythica) [|Persephone] (an amusing retelling)

Hades
[|Hades] [|Hades] - Greek God of the Underworld [|Hades] - extensive article on OnPedia [|Hades] - Encyclopedia Mythica : [|Hades] - presentation on Slideshare (in Spanish) //Hades sits on a throne made of ebony, and carries a scepter. He also has a helmet, given to him by the [|Cyclopes], which can make him invisible. Hades rules the dead, assisted by various (demonic) helpers, such as [|Thanatos] and [|Hypnos], the ferryman [|Charon], and the hound [|Cerberus]. Many heroes from Greek mythology have descended into the underworld, either to question the shades or trying to free them. Although Hades does not allow his subjects to leave his domain, on several occasions he has granted permission, such as when [|Orpheus] requested the return of his beloved [|Eurydice].// //Hades possesses the riches of the earth, and is thus referred to as 'the Rich One'. Possibly also because -- as Sophocles writes -- 'the gloomy Hades enriches himself with our sighs and our tears'. Of all the gods, Hades is the one who is liked the least and even the gods themselves have an aversion of him. People avoided speaking his name lest they attracted his unwanted attention. With their faces averted they sacrificed black sheep, whose blood they let drip into pits, and when they prayed to him, they would bang their hands on the ground. The narcissus and the cypress are sacred to him.// [|Cap of Invisibility]or Helm of Darkness created by Cyclops for use in war on Titans [|Fresco paintings] of Hades, Cerebus, Charon from 1 BC Archeological Museum of Janzu near Tripoli //"The Unseen One". Greek god of the underworld. Since riches were commonly buried in the ground, he also figured as a god of wealth,Plutos, although the latter is often considered a separate deity. Son of Kronos and Rhea. Brother of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter and Hestia. After Zeus killed Kronos, dominion over the underworld fell to Hades, while Zeus claimed the heavens and Poseidon the seas. He became the husband of Persephone after abducting her. His home in the underworld was often referred to as the "House of Hades". The tasks of judging the souls of the deceased and of punishing sins were assigned to other underworld deities. His cult was restricted to Pylos. He was depicted as dark bearded, bearing a sceptre and a key.// http://www.mythome.org/ [|Image of Hades] - Encyclopedia Mythica

The Abduction
Taken by Love http://forsaken-faith.org/taken/myth.php

Places
[|Necromanteion] - Greek temple dedicated to Hades and Persephone

The Underworld
[|The Underworld] (Greek Mythology Link) [|The Greek Underworld] (on Wikipedia) [|Cerberus] (the three headed hound of hell) [|Map of the Underworld] (showing rivers) see also [|an older style map]

The Pomegranate
[|Symbology of the Pomegranate]

Eleusis
[|The Eleusian Mysteries] (Wikipedia) [|The Eluesian Mysteries] (An essay)