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Hades is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and the eldest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. Hades is a [[Divinity Hierarchy|Greater God]] in [[the Twelve]]: the pantheon of Gods in the 'official' religion of [[the Merebian Empire]]. | Hades is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and the eldest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. Hades is a [[Divinity Hierarchy|Greater God]] in [[the Twelve]]: the pantheon of Gods in the 'official' religion of [[the Merebian Empire]]. | ||
Hades resides in the "Second Plane" of the pantheon. On Oberon, the figure of Hades is the archetypal ancient Greek version of the deity, rather than the Roman version (Pluto). | |||
[[Image:Hades.png|thumb|250px|right|A typical representation of Hades © Unknown]] | |||
==Epithets== | ==Epithets== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 17 December 2019
Hades is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and the eldest son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. Hades is a Greater God in the Twelve: the pantheon of Gods in the 'official' religion of the Merebian Empire.
Hades resides in the "Second Plane" of the pantheon. On Oberon, the figure of Hades is the archetypal ancient Greek version of the deity, rather than the Roman version (Pluto).
Epithets
Hades is most often referred to as "The Watcher" for he has the unenviable task of watching each mortal, waiting for their final breath so that he may escort them to his realm, the Underworld.
Symbol
The symbol of Hades is black ram. This is most often represented in a stylistic manner, such as a ram's skull or a bull with horns. Many worshippers of Hades use a symbol that is not unlike that used by the Imperial Army - this symbol is a circle
