Who rules the Greek underworld?
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Hades
The god gave the realm of the dead its name.
💡 Did you know? The Greeks were reluctant to say his name and preferred to call him “Plouton”, the rich one.
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Which hound guards the gate of the underworld?
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Cerberus
The hellhound has three heads.
💡 Did you know? Heracles overpowered him as his final labour.
Who ferries the souls across the river into the underworld?
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Charon
The ferryman demanded a coin as payment.
💡 Did you know? Those left unburied had to wait a hundred years on the bank.
To which mythology does this underworld belong?
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Greek mythology
It lies deep beneath the earth.
💡 Did you know? Unlike Hell, it was not a place of punishment.
Which coin was placed in the mouth of the dead for the crossing?
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An obol
The fare for Charon's ferry.
💡 Did you know? In German, “paying one's obolus” is still a saying today.
Whom did Hades abduct and make his wife?
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Persephone
The daughter of the harvest goddess Demeter.
💡 Did you know? Her springtime return explains the seasons in myth.
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