Stories of Greek Mythology

HADES - The lord of the Underworld

Hades was the eldest of the three sons of Kronos and Rhea. His symbol of power is a cap/helmet kind of thing called 'The Helm of Darkness'. This item allows him to melt into shadows, enter into others' dreams (or nightmares) or turn invisible. Hades is the ruler of the Underworld and is the God of riches as well as the underworld. He married Persephone who was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter and who was the Goddess of the seasons. He actually kidnapped her from a garden one day and took her to the underworld. In the underworld, she ate a small part of a pomegranate and then had to stay there for ever. Luckily, Hades and Demeter later on signed a treaty in which Persephone would live with them for two years each. This led to the emergence of seasons.
Now if one talks about Hades, one always talks about the underworld. The underworld is one of the deepest parts of the Earth. It has five rivers flowing through it :- The river Styx, The river Lethe,The river Acheron, The river Kokyotes and The Phlegethon. The Styx is the river of oaths, Lethe is the river of forgetfulness, Acheron of despair, Kokyotes of wailing and Phlegethon of Fire. The underworld is also divided  into 4 different parts:- The fields of punishment, the fields of Asphodel, Elysium and the Isles of Blest. The fields of punishment are for the people who did bad deeds in their life. Fields of Asphodel are for people who have done equal bad and good deeds in their life. Elysium is for the people who have done more good deeds in their life. Life( or technically death) there is pretty good......at least unlike the fields of asphodel you have your entire memory. However, the Isles of Blest are the ultimate party place. One needs to do more good deeds in three of the births to reach this place. Symbols- Cerberus, Drinking horn, sceptre, Cypress, key and Narcissus.
Roman equivalent- Pluto