Edith Hamilton's Mythology: The Underworld
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Edith Hamilton’s Mythology:The Underworld
English I HonorsMrs. Pilgreen
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Hades (Pluto)
• God of the Underworld• King of the Dead, but NOT
Death himself• God of Wealth (precious
minerals found underground)• Helmet of Invisibility• Rarely left Underworld
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Persephone (Proserpine)
• Wife & Niece of Hades• Daughter of Demeter• Her absence from earth
causes the seasons to change
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Underworld
• Greeks believed it could be entered at various locations in caves and lakes
• 2 sections:– Tartarus– Erebus
• Elysian Fields: where heroes go after they die
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Rivers of the Underworld
• Acheron: River of Woe• Styx: River of
Unbreakable Oath• Lethe: River of
Forgetfulness
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Cerberus
• 3-headed dog• Guards the gates to the
Underworld• Lets everyone in, but
won’t let anyone out
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Charon
• Ferries the souls of the dead
• Money is put on the lips of the dead to pay Charon
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The Furies
• Punish evildoers in the Underworld
• Pursued sinners on earth
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Tantalus
• In life, he had his son boiled & served to the gods at a banquet
• In death, he is tormented by hunger & thirst that he can’t quench
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Sisyphus
• In life, he reported information that led to Zeus being caught with one of his mistresses
• In death, he is forced to push a large boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down once he reaches the top