After the end of the Titanomachy was, Zeus and his brothers had to decide who presided over what realm. He was the last of the Olympians to get regurgitated by Cronus, so he’s both Zeus’ older and younger brother. Cocytus River is located in the mountains of Arcadia and Acheron is located in Thesprotia and forms Lake Acherousia just before reaching the Ionian Sea. Zeus’ oldest brother is Hades, the god of the Underworld. These rivers are on the borders of two worlds and are surrounded by fog. The souls descend to Hades from the terrible rivers Acheron and Cocytus and the lakes Acherousia and Styx. Odysseus also descended to the Underworld, as advised by Hermes, just before leaving the island of Circe, and conversed with the souls of the dead. The same result also had the descent of Theseus and Peirithos, who intended to steal Persephone, Hades' companion and Queen of the Underworld. But Orpheus could not endure this ordeal and so his beloved returned to the World of the Dead. Of the most famous is that of Orpheus, who wanted to bring his beloved Eurydice to life, accepting the condition put by Hades to not turn to see her on the way back. Hades (Pluto) Greek God - Art Picture by Stregatto10Īccording to mythology, several heroes have made such descents to the Underworld, but not always successfully. There is vegetation in this dark country, but plants do not bloom or fructify. It was a fairly large area beneath the earth, beyond the borders of the visible world and even beyond the Ocean river. Hades always remained locked in his underground world, which was covered by still clouds and eternal fog. Kynee grants invisibility, not only to him, but also to any other god that wears it, like Athena, who thanks to this was able to help her protégé Diomedes escaping the gaze of Ares in the famous Homeric battle. The helmet (Kynee) is the main symbol of Hades' power, which signalled the deep night in which the God reigns. Therefore, Hades reigns in the dark world of the dead, while on the contrary, Zeus is the ruler of the upper world of the living.

Zeus was lucky to be the ruler of the sky, Poseidon the sea, and Hades the Underworld. The end of the war found the three brothers as winners who decided to divide the world. Thus, the prophecy was fulfilled because his own. Hades (Pluto) Greek God - Art Picture by TaekwondoNJ After they were freed, Poseidon and Hades banded together with their brother, Zeus, to overthrow Cronus. They gave to Zeus the thunderbolt, to Poseidon the trident, and to Hades the kynee (kynee means dog in Greek language), which was a helmet (or cap according to others) that made him invisible and was the symbol of the deep night. The Cyclops supplied the three siblings with irresistible and fierce weapons. Cronus (Roman equivalent is Saturn) had the Titans as his allies, while Zeus had the Cyclops. When Zeus, being helped by his mother, managed to cunningly outwit Cronus and resuscitate his two brothers, who had been swallowed by their father. Hades (Roman equivalent is Pluto) was one of the three sons of Cronus and Rhea, along with Zeus and Poseidon. Since Homer, Hades prevailed as the biggest form of the Underworld, king and ruler of the silent world of the dead. There are many traditions that prevailed in ancient Greek cities regarding the Underworld and its gods and demons. Pluto, the god-king of the Underworld, known primarily as Hades (Aidis in Greek language means invisible) was often enlisted as one of the twelve gods of Olympus. Zeus also was accorded supreme authority on earth and on Mount Olympus.Hades (Pluto) Greek God - Art Picture by GenzoMan Poseidon received the sea as his domain, Hades got the Underworld and Zeus took the sky. Then he and his brothers Poseidon and Hades divided up creation. Having vanquished his father and the other Titans, Zeus imprisoned most of them in the underworld of Tartarus. When he had grown up, Zeus caused Cronus to vomit up his sisters and brothers, and these gods joined him in fighting to wrest control of the universe from the Titans and Cronus, their king. (To this day, the guides at the 'cave of Zeus' use their flashlights to cast shadow puppets in the cave, creating images of baby Zeus from the myth.) But Rhea hid the newborn in a cave on Mount Dicte in Crete.

When he was born, his father Cronus intended to swallow him as he had all of Zeus's siblings: Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Hera. Zeus was the youngest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He was the father of the heroes Perseus and Heracles, the latter of whom once wrestled him to a draw. ZEUS (zoose or zyoose Roman name Jupiter) was the supreme god of the Olympians.

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