Hades Deep down in the realm of the dead there dwells the god of the underworld. Hades was worshipped by the Greeks and by the Romans. The Roman name for him though was Pluto. He became feared by the people because they were afraid of what happened to them after they were dead. When Hades and his three brothers overthrew Chronus, he took over the underworld. His brothers became the gods of the sea and of the heavens. Zeus became the ruler of the heavens and Posiedon became the ruler of the seas but the most feared of the three was Hades. The Dead were guided to the River Styx by Hermes, who handed them over to the ferryman, Charon. If bribed with a coin, he would transport them across the river. If they had no coin, they were doomed to wander the riverbank for eternity. Thus it was Greek custom to bury their dead with a coin on the lips or in the mou....

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