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HADES

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(religion) the world of the dead

Example:

No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth

Synonyms:

Hades; Hell; infernal region; netherworld; Scheol; underworld

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Hades" is a kind of...):

fictitious place; imaginary place; mythical place (a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)

Meronyms (parts of "Hades"):

Acheron; River Acheron ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)

Cocytus; River Cocytus ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron)

Lethe; River Lethe ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive)

River Styx; Styx ((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone

Synonyms:

Aides; Aidoneus; Hades

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Derivation:

Hadean (of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

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