- Acheron
- Acheron was one of the rivers of Hades.
- Aeacus
- One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of Zeus. Rhadamanthus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of Zeus and Europa.
- Cerberus
- Cerberus was a huge and savage dog with three heads which guarded the entrance to Hades. He was the offspring of Echidne and Typhon.
- Charon
- Charon was the ferryman who transported the dead across the river Styx to Hades.
- Demeter
- One of her children was Persephone (by Zeus), who was carried off by Hades (god of the underworld), and in her grief, Demeter let the earth grow barren (winter) and only when Persephone was returned to her, six months of the year, did she let the earth become fruitful again (summer). Demeter is the goddess of the earth, of agriculture, and of fertility in general. Sacred to her are livestock and agricultural products, poppy, narcissus and the crane.
- Elysium
- In Greek mythology, Elysium was originally another name for the Islands of the Blessed, to which favored heroes were sent by the gods to enjoy a life after death. It was later a region in Hades.
- Erinys
- The Erinys or Furiae also called Dirae, Eumenides, or Semnae - that is, the "revered" goddesses - were, in Greek mythology, daughters of Night, or, according to another myth, of the Earth and Darkness, while a third account calls them offspring of Cronus and Eurynome. They were attendants of Hades and Persephone, and lived at the entrance to the lower world. Their first duty was to see to the punishment of those of the departed who, having been guilty of some crime on earth, had come down to the shades without obtaining atonement from the gods. At the command of the higher gods, sometimes of Nemesis, they appeared on earth pursuing criminals. Nothing escaped their sharp eyes as they followed the evil-doer with speed and fury, permitting him no rest.
- Hades
- Hades was the Greek god of the underworld. He was a son of Cronus.
- Leuce
- Leuce was a nymph loved by Hades. He turned her into a white poplar tree.
- Manes
- The manes were the souls of departed people in the Greek and Roman religions.
- Minos
- In Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete (son of Zeus and Europa). He was a philanderer, and this displeased his wife Pasiphae who blamed Aphrodite. He demanded a yearly tribute of young men and girls from Athens for the Minotaur. After his death, he became a judge in Hades.
- Orpheus
- Orpheus was a mythical Greek poet and musician. The son of Apollo and a muse (possibly Calliope), he married Eurydice, who died from the bite of a snake. Orpheus went down to Hades to bring her back and her return to life was granted on condition that he walk ahead of her without looking back. He did look back and Eurydice was irretrievably lost. In his grief, he offended the maenad women of Thrace, and was torn to pieces by them.
- Persephone
- Persephone was a Greek goddess. She was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Hades obtained sanction from Zeus to carry her off by force and marry her.
- Pluto
- Pluto was the Roman name for the Greek god Hades.
- Styx
- In Greek and Roman mythology, the Styx was the principal river in the underworld. Styx was the name of a nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She dwelt at the entrance to Hades in a lofty grotto which was supported by silver columns. Styx took her children to help Zeus in the fight against the Titans.
- Tartarus
- In Greek mythology, Tartarus was the part of Hades where the wicked were punished.
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Hades Pluto God of the Underworld
