How did Hades become bad?

Hades, like all his siblings except Zeus, was cursed from the moment when they were eaten alive by his father Kronos, Titan of time, when he was born because Kronos feared the prophecy that said that one of his own children would dethrone him and banish him just as he had done to his father Uranus, the Sky.

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What makes Hades bad?

A significant part of Hades' negative depictions is fear. Many people fear death, the unknown, and the idea of punishment in the afterlife. Since Hades rules over this aspect of existence, the fear expands to include the fear of Hades himself. Ironically, Hades is not even the god of Death, that title goes to Thanatos.

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Why was Hades banished?

Answer and Explanation: In the 1997 Disney film Hercules, Hades is banished from Olympus by Zeus for attempting to seize his position as the ruler of the gods.

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Was Hades a bad place?

In art and literature Hades is depicted as stern and dignified, but not as a fierce torturer or devil-like. However, Hades was considered the enemy to all life and was hated by both the gods and men; sacrifices and prayers did not appease him so mortals rarely tried.

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Was Hades hated by the Greeks?

Hades, described by Homer as the “most hated by mortals of all gods,” was not generally an object of worship by ancient Greeks. He had few followers or temples, though the Greeks did honor and offer sacrifices to him at funerals.

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Did Hades ever cheat on Persephone?

Persephone's jealousy suggests she might have loved Hades

In Ovid's famous text Metamorphosis, Hades has an affair with a young Nymph named Minthe. Persephone, now in her later years, was so incensed with jealousy that she turned Minthe into a mint plant.

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Who betrayed Hades?

Sisyphus is credited with being the founder and first king of Corinth. He gained infamy for his trickery and wicked intelligence, but his greatest feat was to cheat death and Hades himself, not once but twice, thus living up to Homer's description of him as "the most cunning of men" (Iliad, 6:153).

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Who destroyed Hades?

Sylens had designed his lance to make it appear to Aloy that she had successfully destroyed HADES with the Master Override.

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Why did Zeus stop Hades heart?

Background. After the death of his father at the hands of his brother Hades, Zeus stops Hades' heart so he cannot wield the Olympian crystal before condemning Hades to rule over the Underworld.

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Why was Hades hated?

Hades is disliked because he sees over the damned, and the heroic, and the average. Individuals that perish go to his realm, and those who ventured to the Underworld in order to retrieve loved ones, such as Orpheus, disliked Hades because he would not simply allow them to take the individual(s) they came for.

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Did Persephone love Hades?

As time went on, Persephone fell in love with Hades and they built an empire which they ruled together as equals. She would become the young, naïve daughter when she descended on earth and rise to the position of the fearsome Queen of the Dead when she ruled alongside her husband.

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Who is stronger Zeus or Hades?

Two other gods that are somewhat equatable to Zeus are Poseidon and Hades, brothers of Zeus. Poseidon was the god of the seas, and Hades was the god of the underworld. Both of these gods had similar power to Zeus, but of them, Zeus was ultimately the most powerful.

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Did Hades forgive Zeus?

When he finds Zeus on his deathbed, Hades finally forgives his brother and shares his immortality, restoring Zeus' powers. Having reconciled, Zeus encourages his brother to fight.

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Is Hades more evil than Zeus?

Although he is feared throughout Ancient Greece and represented in most media as an evil being who only wants to take Zeus' place, in truth he may be the least evil of the gods with Hermes as Hera and Zeus are much more evil and antagonistic than him. Hades was actually one of the more reasonable and benign Gods.

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Was Hades a good guy?

Despite modern connotations of death as evil, Hades was actually more altruistically inclined in mythology. Hades was portrayed as passive and never portrayed negatively; his role was often maintaining relative balance.

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Who is Hades jealous of?

Hades is jealous about his brothers successfulness in their lives like how us humans are with our siblings. Overall, Hades was always envious of his brothers because of their accomplishments compared to his unluckiness.

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Is Hades a traitor?

The 6 Traitors Dynasty is a group of six Gods and Goddesses consisting of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia.

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What was the most evil thing Hades did?

Know that the only noteworthy "evil" thing he did is kidnap kore/Persephone and marry her, and even then, she loved him just as he loved her. He is one of the only gods to only marry out of love. The idea of him being evil is a Christianized view of him because of his association with death.

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Did Hades sleep with Hera?

Sometime during her marriage, presumably in retaliation, Hera started an on and off affair with Hades that ended around the "80s." It is unknown if Zeus was ever aware of the affair.

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Did Zeus cheat with Persephone?

In the Orphic myths, the maiden goddess Persephone was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a serpent. She bore him a son, the godling Zagreus, who, when Zeus placed him upon the throne of heaven, was attacked and dismembered by the Titanes. His heart was recovered and he was reborn through Semele as the god Dionysos.

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Who is the most loyal Greek god?

Hera, as the goddess of marriage, was the only Greek god/goddess to remain faithful to her spouse, Zeus. It was because of this fact that she was would get so angry when he cheated on her. Hera wanted the same treatment that she gave Zeus, the same fidelity and faithfulness.

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Did Persephone hate Hades?

Persephone slipped beneath the Earth and Hades stole her to the Underworld where he made her his wife. The myth says that Persephone was very unhappy, but after much time, she came to love the cold-blooded Hades and lived happily with him.

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How many kids did Hades have?

Who were Hades and Persephone's children? Persephone and Hades had two children; one daughter, Melinoë,and one son, Zagreus. Melinoë became the goddess of nightmares and madness. Zagreus was a minor Greek god.

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How many times did Zeus cheat on Hera?

Unfortunately, Zeus constantly cheats on Hera and he has done it over a hundred times, but in the end Hera always forgives him. But that does not make her angry and mad. This anger then goes to his sons and daughters as she takes her anger out on the children he has with the other mortals and deities.

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Who ends up killing Zeus?

Kratos fought Zeus furiously and managed to deliver several powerful blows, as he stated he would kill Zeus for his actions. Enraged at his defiance, Zeus unleashed his full might on the vengeful warrior in the form of a deadly electrical storm. Kratos stabs Zeus with the Blade of Olympus.

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