So how did Hades give his name to the underworld, and why do we know him as Pluto instead? More often people are familiar with Pluto, the Roman equivalent of the Greek god of the underworld. Many people associate the name Hades with a place, the land of the dead, instead of a specific deity. The pages can be searched using the Google box at the top left-hand corner of this page.When you think of Hades, you might not think of a god at all. The site contains a Gallery of more than 1200 pictures from ancient Greek and Roman art, including vase paintings (C6th to C4th B.C.), sculptures, frescos and mosaics (C4th B.C. Other themed pages include Plants and Flowers in Greek mythology and Star Myths. There is also a separate table outlining the genealogy of the gods from Hesiod's Theogony.Ī simple map of the various kingdoms of Greek mythology can by found on the Kingdoms page. The entire Family Tree of the Greek pantheon of gods is displayed over eight charts with a central name index. The fabulous creatures, tribes and monsters of Greek mythology are listed in the Bestiary. Summaries of the most important of the Greek gods, as well as classes of divinity can be found on the Pantheon and Greek Gods pages. Please note, that these are not the same texts which are quoted on the biography pages of, which are listed separately on the Bibliography page. The Theoi Classical Texts Library contains an extensive collection of classical literature on the theme of Greek mythology, including the works of many of the lesser known poets which are not available online elsewhere. The index and introduction pages, however, use the Latin name-forms for ease of reference. Kirke instead of Circe, Ouranos for Uranus, Apollon in place of Apollo, etc.

Transliterated forms of Greek names are used throughout the biography pages of the site rather than their Latin forms, e.g. For such detailed analysis, I would suggest consulting some of the good books available on the subject. Analysis of the texts and interpretation of the stories of myth is currently beyond the scope of the project. The Theoi Project profiles each deity and creature of Greek mythology on a separate page, incorporating an encyclopedia summary, quotations from a wide selection of ancient Greek and Roman texts, and illustrations from ancient art.

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