The Mythology of Hades: Uncovering the Secrets of the Greek God of the Underworld

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Mackie, C. J. “Scamander and the Rivers of Hades in Homer.” The American Journal of Philology 120, no. 4 (1999): 485–501. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1561802.
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22 thoughts on “The Mythology of Hades: Uncovering the Secrets of the Greek God of the Underworld”

  4. Thank you so much for making this series 😭💕📚

    I would love to hear your thoughts on:
    More Greek god mythology & romances
    Grimms’ fairytale origins
    Egyptian mythology
    Origins of astrology
    Mary Magdalene through the narrative of the Da Vinci code
    Da Vinci and the symbolism of his work

    🌈📚💕

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  8. I'm actually surprised there isn't much about Hades out there. I wouldn't say Hades was entirely loyal at this point, but compared to Zeus, at least I can keep track of Hades' love life. Persephone didn't have to deal with jealousy nearly as often in comparison. Maybe that's just how invisible Hades is, but since the official myth didn't give him much development, modern culture has done a nice job recreating his personality.

    I know how science works, but as you might imagine, it's difficult to unlearn Pluto being a planet. This is what I was taught at a very young age, which makes me prone to unnatural emotional attachment to what I learned during those years of my life. I don't know what a dwarf planet is though, because it sounds like a type of planet to me. Then again, I should know better than to make assumptions without doing my research.

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  10. Isn't there some notes of pre mycenaean greece Hades actually being merged with Poseidon, as a Sea+underworld God? I think Overly Sarcastic Productions went into detail about that. How Hades wasn't invisible, he literally didn't exist as a character, his Death Ruler role played by Dread Persephone and his king role played by Poseidon. 🤔

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  11. Thank you for providing us with a well documented and amazing video on a figure that's been portrayed to death in media (pun intended). I was looking for a reliable introduction

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  14. I’m always impressed with your well done research and delivery. Listening to you cures my academic fatigue! You make it sound simple yet so so informative. Nice work!

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  22. Speaks ten lines
    Refuses to elaborate
    Leaves

    What a chad! I have been loving this series, it's so interesting how often names of figures and places from Greek mythology turn up all across pop culture, getting more context is such a delight.

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