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Hades

[hey-deez]
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noun
  1. Classical Mythology.
    1. the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
    2. the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
  2. (in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode or state of the dead.
  3. (often lowercase) hell.

Origin of Hades

First recorded in 1590–1600
Related formsHa·de·an [hey-dee-uh n, hey-dee-uh n] /heɪˈdi ən, ˈheɪ di ən/, adjective
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  • The artist was to be transported by them from Hadean depths of despair to Olympian heights of rejoicing.

    Trusia

    Davis Brinton

British Dictionary definitions for hadean

Hades

noun
  1. Greek myth
    1. the underworld abode of the souls of the dead
    2. Pluto, the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
  2. New Testament the abode or state of the dead
  3. (often not capital) informal hell
Derived FormsHadean (heɪˈdiːən, ˈheɪdɪən), adjective
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Word Origin and History for hadean

Hades

1590s, from Greek Haides, in Homer the name of the god of the underworld, of unknown origin. Perhaps literally "the invisible" [Watkins]. The name of the god transferred in later Greek writing to his kingdom. Related: Hadal (adj.), 1964; Hadean.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
hadean in Culture

Hades

The Greek and Roman god of the underworld and the ruler of the dead. Also called Dis. The underworld itself was also known to the Greeks as Hades.

Note

The Greek and Roman underworld later became associated with the hell of Christianity, as in the expression “hot as Hades.”
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