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Hades (Pluto)

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Hades is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He's pretty much always in a bad mood because he's stuck being the lord of the dead, while his brothers rule the sky and the sea. We have to say, we can't really blame him. It must be pretty depressing hanging out in the gloomy underworld all day. Even his wife, Persephone, dreads being down there. Of course, he did kind of kidnap her and force her to marry him…

Basic Information

Name	Hades
Nickname	Pluto, Haides
Sex	Male
Current city	The Greek Underworld, a.k.a. Hades (It was named after me. I bet my brothers wished they could say the same about the realms they rule over.)

Work & Education

Occupation	Lord of the Dead Ruler of the Underworld Lord of Riches
Education	Night school

Beliefs

Political views

I rule the Underworld, Poseidon rules the seas, Zeus rules the heavens, and we all rule the earth.

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Cronus (dad) and Rhea (mom)
Siblings	Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Hestia
Children	Unlike my brothers, not many. Maybe the Erinyes (a.k.a. the Furies)
Friends	My brothers, Zeus and Poseidon (most of the time) Charon My three judges, Aeacus, Minos, and Rhadamanthys My helpers, Thanatos and Hypnos
Enemies	My dad Cronus, who ate me The Titans Theseus and Pirithous, the punks who tried to steal my wife

Relationships

Relationship status	Married to Persephone (whether she likes it or not)
Interested in	My lovely wife (and the occasional nymph).

Favorites

TV Shows	Cities of the Underworld Pawn Stars Buffy the Vampire Slayer True Blood
Quotations	"Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to." –Sophocles "For death begins with life's first breath/ And life begins at touch of death." – John Oxenham "You can check out any time you want, but you can never leave." – The Eagles, Hotel California "Call no man happy till he is dead." – Aeschylus "Everyone knows that if you've got a brother, you're going to fight." – Liam Gallagher
Books	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (Death narrates – I love it.) Anything by Edgar Allan Poe The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost
Music	Nine Inch Nails Megadeth Fall Out Boy Cannibal Corpse Katy Perry (guilty pleasure) Hotel California by the Eagles Death and the Maiden by Schubert
Movies	Tim Burton movies, especially The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Corpse Bride Alfred Hitchcock films, especially Rear Window Black Swan Shaun of the Dead Night of the Living Dead Kung Fu Panda

Activities & Interests

Likes	My dog, Cerberus My ebony throne My Helm of Darkness, which allows me to be invisible Cyprus trees Screech Owls
Interests	Ouija boards Anthropology, specifically death rituals
Groups	Gods of Olympus Titan War Vets When I was your age, Pluto was a planet.

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