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... Hades " was the Underworld , which indeed was later also called simply Hades , the place having acquired the name of its master . The meaning of Ais , Aides or Hades is most probably " the invisible " or " the invisibility giving " , in ...
... Hades " was the Underworld , which indeed was later also called simply Hades , the place having acquired the name of its master . The meaning of Ais , Aides or Hades is most probably " the invisible " or " the invisibility giving " , in ...
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... Hades with his head turned back to front . This last was he who might not be looked upon , the dreadful god of death , who caused all living things to dis ... Hades did , however , ravish his niece Persephone , who Hades and Persephone 231.
... Hades with his head turned back to front . This last was he who might not be looked upon , the dreadful god of death , who caused all living things to dis ... Hades did , however , ravish his niece Persephone , who Hades and Persephone 231.
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... Hades , that lord of the dead , that dark- haired god , of the reason for his arrival . The eyebrows of Hades were raised in a smile . He was obedient to King Zeus , and at once spoke to his wife : " Go thou , Persephone , to thy mother ...
... Hades , that lord of the dead , that dark- haired god , of the reason for his arrival . The eyebrows of Hades were raised in a smile . He was obedient to King Zeus , and at once spoke to his wife : " Go thou , Persephone , to thy mother ...
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THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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