Even in Soviet schools some lessons was devoted to myths and legends of ancient Greece.In Tsarist Russia it was a separate thing.Perhaps knowledge of the myths in most cases and has no practical need, but the concept of "civilized man" implies a deep familiarity with them.
main gods of Olympus
Hades - a name that carried Greek ruler of the kingdom of the dead.Also called Hades, Pluto and Aidoneem.According to the myths and legends of ancient Greece, he is the son of Crohn's and Rhea, to swallow their children at birth.Such an original way he wanted to avoid the fate of his father Uranus, ousted by crowns.Already five swallowed a loving father.They were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon.Zeus, thanks to his mother, escaped the sad fate of brothers and sisters, and, in maturity, after overthrowing his father and forced him to return swallowed relatives.Freed great gods divided the spheres of influence.
To that got
Zeus became Almighty, the God of gods and men, Poseidon got the underwater world and the Greek Hades, ruler of the kingdom of the dead descended into the earth forever.Of course, he attended Olympus - healed wounds received there, for example, from Hercules, missed peers involved in deciding the destiny of all creatures, subservient Olympians.Its extensive underground world, he carefully guarded.Hades has suites and the courtyard was beautiful wife Persephone attributable to him niece, as her mother was Demeter.Incest, or the Oedipus complex - in general, to add quite a common thing.Take, for Zeus, who was married to his sister Hera.But apparently the gods can do anything.
wife and a friend
Persephone Greek ruler of the kingdom of the dead had kidnapped.The mother was inconsolable and asked for help from Zeus in the return of his daughter to the ground.But whether Persephone was very fond of her husband, and he is depicted a handsome man in his prime, or sorry, or indeed pomegranate seeds that Hades forced her to eat, she possessed a magnetic force, but always return to the land of the daughter of Demeter, goddess of fertility,I refused.Some years she lived with her husband under the ground, some with their mother on earth.Gradually it became a way to communicate with the seasons, with the arrival of spring and the start of field work.
gloomy Hades
Greek ruler of the kingdom of the dead are always awarded the epithet of "gloomy" and "unforgiving."So, in the realm of the gloomy Hades there is no paradise for the afterlife of the ancient Greeks was the personification of misfortune.The souls of the dead, wandering through dark fields, overgrown with wild tulips faded Asphodel constantly moaning at best sighs.In this regard, I would like to know what to do with the souls of the righteous.Of course, human nature is sinful, but quite gloomy approached this issue Ancient Greece.The kingdom of the dead they have - only punishment for earthly pleasures.Neither you heaven or reincarnation - the river of forgetfulness and the three-headed Cerberus (Cerberus), not to let anyone back to the sun.
popular hero
It should be noted, that the kingdom of Hades dark, like all ancient Greek mythology, is very popular with writers and artists.More recently came the American animated film "Hercules", where the main villain is displayed Hades, who dreams to overthrow Zeus and take his throne.Beautiful writer Yevgeny Lukin has a wonderful story, "There, beyond the Acheron."Acheron, Piriflegetont, Kokichi - the river is dark kingdom of Hades, less well-known than the famous Styx, through which the souls of the dead are transported in his boat, Charon, and the summer - the river of forgetfulness."And the memory of the young poet will absorb slow Summers, the world will forget me ..." - this poem in the suicide on the eve of the duel he wrote Lena.In short, the lord of the underworld of the dead is not as popular in the centuries than his brothers - Zeus and Poseidon.
Sweet Aida
the underworld had its own tradition, for example, for transportation across the river Styx Charon had to pay money.Therefore, the Greeks for a long time in the mouth the dead stacked coin.The suite is composed of judges of Hades Minos and Rhadamanthus, always standing behind the governor and his wife.At his feet lies Kerber.There is also a god of death Tanat, which depict, rebuke in black, with a large sword and huge wings.Here sit bloodthirsty Kery, companion wars.The decoration of the suite is a beautiful young god Hypnos, who can not resist neither men nor gods.Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece, thanks to the cartoon, and the US, and domestic, known to many.Therefore, the question "who is the ruler of the ancient Greek kingdom of the dead," the answer can be heard quite often - Hades.Sometimes his name is called itself the underworld - "descended into Hades."
Great Myths
Now the network is very popular educational game "Avatar", where you can find many answers in the school curriculum.In her help sloths, created a cheat sheet with brief answers to frequently asked questions.There alphabetically arranged most frequently asked questions.In the "History" under the letter "e" are two of the subject matter.The second is the question of "who the ancient Greek ruler of the kingdom of the dead," "Avatar" gives a brief answer - Hades.Maybe this and sufficient, but not knowing anything about the underworld of the ancient Greeks, many common nouns words relating to this section "Myths and Legends" would not be understood.For example, what is "tantalizing" or "Sisyphean labor".Who are permanently living there Echidna, Gorgon, Hydra and Harpies.In the literature they are often referred to.Orpheus and Eurydice is known to many.But the key point of their relationship is connected with the dark kingdom of Hades, the famous descent of the mellifluous singer and musician in the underground world of the beloved Evredikoy.The gods, conquered his music, which sounded so much suffering due to the loss of his wife, let him alone of all the people to go for it and return to the ground.And the famous cry of "Do not look back!" Came from this particular myth.Much of what we are facing on a daily basis, rooted in the legends of ancient Greece.
