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A-Z: General definitions: Pluto
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Hades was the god of the Underworld, which is often (although strictly incorrectly) referred to by the same name. The dead could only enter the Underworld proper by being ferried across the River Styx in a leaky boat steered by Charon. An obol, a small coin, was placed on the lips of a corpse in order to pay the ferryman. Those who were not properly buried were not permitted to cross the Styx and were condemned to wait for eternity on its bank.
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God of the Underworld (Roman name, Pluto); a Greek word for the world of the dead, where they await final judgement.
Styx ' a river of the Underworld.
Ferryman of the dead across the River Styx.
The Underworld was the region under the earth where the spirits of the dead existed.
Daughter of Zeus and Ceres, who was carried down into the Underworld by Hades. Later, she would spend half the year with Ceres and half with Hades, so giving rise to the cycle of the crop-growing season. Also known as Proserpine.
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