English noun: Hades |
1. | Hades (person) (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone |
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| Synonyms | Aides, Aidoneus, Pluto |
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| Instance hypernym | Greek deity |
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| Domain category | Greek mythology |
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2. | Hades (cognition) (religion) the world of the dead |
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| Samples | No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth.
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| Synonyms | Hell, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place |
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| Part holonym | Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, River Acheron, River Cocytus, River Lethe, River Styx, Styx |
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| Domain category | faith, religion, religious belief |
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