Hades is the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters Demeter ,Hestia ,and Hera ,as well as two brothers Zeus the youngest of the three,and Poseidon, collectively comprising the original six Olympia gods .He drew poorly ,which resulted in becoming lord of the underworld and ruler of the dead .Nevertheless, he was not considered to be death itself ,as this was a different god , called Thanatos. Greedy like his brother Poseidon, he was mainly interested in increasing his subjects, and anyone whose deeds resulted in people dying was favoured by him. The Erinnyes ( the Furies ) were welcomed guest in his kingdom .
The Greeks were not keen on uttering his name, afraid of causing some kind of reaction that would end up with them dead sooner .Instead,they decided to give him another name ,Plouton ,deriving from the Greek word for wealth,due to precious metals mined from Earth. Thus, Hades also became the god of wealth .
Although an Olympian, Hades preferred the Underworld and rarely left his kingdom. His weapon was a pitchfork, which he used to create earthquakes, similar to the way Poseidon used his trident. He also had a helmet of invisibility, which he had received as a gift from the Cyclopes, in order to use it during the clash of the Titans. He was married to Persephone, daughter of Demeter, whom Hades abducted and carried down to the Underworld.
