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Hades

God of the Underworld, Death, Wealth.

 

Roman name: Pluto

 

Parents: Kronos and Rhea.

 

Spouse and Children: Married to Persephone. (see Persephone for the tale of her abduction).  Various children including, some say, the Furies.

 

Epithets: Receiver of Many, Hidden One

 

Attributes: helm of invisibility, bird-tipped scepter, three-headed guard dog

Pluto, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

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