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  2. Greek underworld - Wikipedia

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    Persephone was abducted by Hades, who desired a wife. When Persephone was gathering flowers, she was entranced by a narcissus flower planted by Gaia (to lure her to the underworld as a favor to Hades), and when she picked it the earth suddenly opened up. [64] Hades, appearing in a golden chariot, seduced and carried Persephone into the underworld.

  3. Hades - Wikipedia

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    Hades and Cerberus, in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888. Hades, as the god of the dead, was a fearsome figure to those still living; in no hurry to meet him, they were reluctant to swear oaths in his name, and averted their faces when sacrificing to him. Since to many, simply to say the word "Hades" was frightening, euphemisms were pressed ...

  4. Katabasis - Wikipedia

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    While in the underworld, Juno passes several souls who are being punished in Hades. Hades is also a person, and he needs to get rid of those souls because he needs them to fully recover (Tantalus, Sisyphus, Ixion, and the Belides). [31] When the Furies agree to Juno's request, she happily returns to the heavens, where she is purified by Iris. [32]

  5. Greek primordial deities - Wikipedia

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    Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BCE) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...

  6. Pluto (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In the hymn's topography, Pluto's dwelling is in Tartarus, simultaneously a "meadow" and "thick-shaded and dark," where the Acheron encircles "the roots of the earth." Hades is again the name of the place, here described as "windless," and its gates, through which Pluto carried "pure Demeter's daughter" as his bride, are located in an Attic ...

  7. 50 Hilarious Science Memes From “A Place Where ... - AOL

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    The science world is in constant motion. The post 50 Hilarious Science Memes From “A Place Where Science Is Cool” (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

  8. “How Mental”: 30 Hilarious Memes For Anyone Struggling To ...

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    "How Mental" is an Instagram page dedicated to sharing relatable memes about mental health. ... For more than 12.8 million people, things were so bad they felt they didn’t want to face life. The ...

  9. Persephone - Wikipedia

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    In Homer's epics, she appears always together with Hades in the underworld, apparently sharing with Hades control over the dead. [25] [26] In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus encounters the "dread Persephone" in Tartarus when he visits his dead mother. Odysseus sacrifices a ram to the chthonic goddess Persephone and the ghosts of the dead, who drink ...