Tuesday, March 31, 2009

River of hades


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river of hades

Dead souls were escorted to the shores of the River Styx by Hermes, where they were received by the boatman Charon, who rowed them across the River Styx to Hades' kingdom.
In Greek mythology, Hades was the god of the underworld. But the underworld was often referred to by his name as well. His-oldest name was Hades, Aides or Aiidoneus, " the Unseen.
There are five rivers that separate Hades from the world of the living, they are: Acheron - the river of woe; Cocytus - the river of lamentation;
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
Myths of Hades and all of the Gods, creatures, and heros who dwell past the river styx, in the underworld of Greek and Roman Mythology.
Travel with Charon, the mythic ferryman to an underworld of mystery, amusement and philosophical commentary.
This was one of the five rivers of Hades. The dead had to drink from it to forget about their lives on earth.
Hades had five rivers, on which the land covered. Each of these rivers served a part of making up the underworld. Acheron - River of Woe. Phlegethon and Cocytus flowed into Acheron
The five rivers of the Realm of Hades, and their symbolic meanings, are Acheron (the river of sorrow), Cocytus (lamentation), Phlegethon (fire), Lethe (forgetfulness), and Styx (hate).

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