Hades

[ hey-deez ]
/ ˈheɪ diz /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
  2. the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
(in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode or state of the dead.
(often lowercase) hell.

Origin of Hades

First recorded in 1590–1600

OTHER WORDS FROM Hades

Ha·de·an [hey-dee-uh n, hey-dee-uh n] /heɪˈdi ən, ˈheɪ di ən/, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for hadean

  • The artist was to be transported by them from Hadean depths of despair to Olympian heights of rejoicing.

    Trusia |Davis Brinton

British Dictionary definitions for hadean

Hades
/ (ˈheɪdiːz) /

noun

Greek myth
  1. the underworld abode of the souls of the dead
  2. Pluto, the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
New Testament the abode or state of the dead
(often not capital) informal hell

Derived forms of Hades

Hadean (heɪˈdiːən, ˈheɪdɪən), adjective

Cultural definitions for hadean

Hades

[Roman name Pluto]

The Greek and Roman god of the underworld and the ruler of the dead. Also called Dis. The underworld itself was also known to the Greeks as Hades.

notes for Hades

The Greek and Roman underworld later became associated with the hell of Christianity, as in the expression “hot as Hades.”