are hades and aphrodite related?
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The first and most widely recognised was presented by Homer who wrote that as Aphrodite was Zeus' daughter, that makes Hades her uncle. However the other version by Hesiod states that Aphrodite was born of sea foam and the severed testicle of Zeus' father, Cronus.
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Sheol is also called Hades. ... When the Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek in ancient Alexandria around 200 BC, the word "Hades" (the Greek underworld) was substituted for Sheol. This is reflected in the New Testament where Hades is both the underworld of the dead and the personification of it.
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Hades, Persephone, and Demeter The major myth associated with Hades is how he obtained his wife, Persephone. The most detailed is recounted in the Homeric "Hymn to Demeter." Persephone (or Kore) was the only daughter of Hades' sister Demeter, the goddess of corn (wheat) and agriculture.
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Aphrodite is the Goddess of Love and Beauty and according to Hesiod's Theogony, she was born from the foam in the waters of Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. ... Many gods believed that her beauty was such that their rivalry over her would spark a war of the gods.
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Yes, they were brother and sister. Their parents were Cronus, the leader of the Titans, and Rhea, the queen of the Titans. Zeus and Hera shared four other siblings: Poseidon, the god/king of the sea, Hades, the god/king of the Underworld and riches and Demeter, goddess of the harvest/agriculture.
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Hades was both the name of the ancient Greek god of the underworld (Roman name: Pluto) and the name of the shadowy place below the earth which was considered the final destination for the souls of the dead.
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Originally Answered: What's the difference between hell and Hades? Hell is a place where evil souls are tormented. Hades on the other hand(referring to the god or the place) is also known as the Underworld in Greco/Roman mythology. Hades is all of the underworld.
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Hades [Deity] Hades [Aides, Aidoneus, or Haidês] is the Greek god of the dead and the ruler of the underworld. He is also associated with great riches, at times referred to as the god of wealth/riches. He was the oldest son of the titan Cronus and Rhea and the brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
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Hades, according to various Christian denominations, is "the place or state of departed spirits"., also known as Hell, borrowing the name of the Greek God of Death.
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Hades is best known as the ruler of the underworld. ... Hades had a cap or helmet that made its wearer invisible. His wife was Persephone, Demeter's only daughter, whom he kidnapped and made his queen. He was also called the God of Wealth or “the rich one” because he possessed the precious metals of the earth.
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['CERBERUS.', 'CHARON.', 'CRONUS.', 'ERINYES.', 'HADES.', 'HECATE.', 'HERMES.', 'HYPNUS.']
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Hades's strengths include his wealth of the earth, especially precious metals; persistence; and determinedness. His weaknesses include his passion for Persephone (also known as Kore), the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, and his own niece. (He kidnaps her to be his wife.) Hades is also impulsive and deceptive.
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Aphrodite, ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. The Greek word aphros means “foam,” and Hesiod relates in his Theogony that Aphrodite was born from the white foam produced by the severed genitals of Uranus (Heaven), after his son Cronus threw them into the sea.
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The festival for Aphrodite is Aphrodisa which is celebrated in Athens and Corinth. Aphrodite is not a patron god of any city or area. There isn't any known information on the celebration. That's all there is about this celbration.
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Poseidon, in ancient Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. ... Poseidon was a brother of Zeus, the sky god and chief deity of ancient Greece, and of Hades, god of the underworld.
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The biggest difference is that the death gods of Egypt were held in much, much higher esteem, being the most important gods other than the Sun God himself. In Greek Mythology, the God of the Underworld, Hades, is more or less just a stewart of the underworld.
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Eros and Eris. Eros and Eris are twins, a fact not known to Hesiod, who did nevertheless accurately record Eros' dual birth from the primordial chaos and from the coupling of Aphrodite and Ares. Love from love and war -- indeed. But Eris too was born from the chaos, else nothing else would have been born into the world ...