HADES

n. hell, place of punishment where the wicked go after death

n. kingdom of Hades, the underworld; god of the underworld, Pluto (Greek Mythology); abode of the dead (New Testament)

v. (Mining) incline from a vertical position (of a fault or vein)

Hades (from Greek , Hadēs, originally , Haidēs or , Aidēs, probably from Indo-European * 'unseen') refers to both the ancient Greek underworld and the god of the dead. The word originally (as in Homer) referred to just the god; , Haidou its genitive, was an elision of "the house of Hades". Eventually, the nominative, too, came to designate the abode of the dead.
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Noun
1. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
(synonym) Pluto, Aides, Aidoneus
(hypernym) Greek deity
(classification) Greek mythology
2. (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died"
(synonym) Hel, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
(hypernym) imaginary place, mythical place
(part-meronym) Acheron, River Acheron
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief

n. Hades, god of the underworld; kingdom of Hades (Greek Mythology)

n. Hades, kingdom of Hades, the underworld; god of the underworld, Pluto (Greek Mythology); abode of the dead (New Testament)