in greek mythology,name the goddes of the underworld?

Answer 1

Persephone??? That chick who was forced to marry Hades??

Answer 2

Persephone is the Greek Goddess of the underworld and mistress of the dead (also known as Kore). She is the daughter of the Goddess Demeter. As she was playing one day (with Artemis and Athena, among others), Hades appeared and abducted her to the underworld. (Hades ruled the underworld which was the land of the dead).
Demeter put a curse on the land so that no tree would grow until Persephone was returned. Hades released her, but not until after she had taken seeds from a pomegranate. Because she had eaten of the death, she must return to the underworld for a period every year.

Answer 3

In Ancient Greek Mythology there was a God of the Underworld, and his name was Hades. In some areas he is sometimes also called Polydectes, and his "secondary job" was to be the God of precious metals (gold and silver) which were, of course, hidden in the ground and therefore part of his realm.
To my knowledge there was never a Goddess of the Underworld in Greek Mythology, although some female figures would in one way or another qualify as companions of Hades, without having the status of a deity.

However, the Romans, who basically adopted the Greek system of Gods and Goddesses, just with a different set of names, did have a Goddess of the Underworld. She was called Libitina, but less revered than her male counterpart Pluto, who was the same for the Romans as Hades for the Greeks.

Answer 4

Persephone

Basic Story: Hades springs out of the earth and captures Persephone, dragging her off to be his queen in the Underworld; her dad Zeus told him it was okay to take her as his bride, and Hades took him a bit literally. Hades was also her own uncle, which didn't make this exactly a myth of good family mental health. Her distraught mother Demeter searches for her and stops all foods from growing until she is returned. Even Zeus has to give in and help work out a deal - Persephone stays one-third of the year with Hades, one-third of the year serving as a handmaiden to Zeus, and one-third with her mother Demeter- ... an interesting ancient balancing of family, spouse, and career.

Interesting Fact: Persephone is also sometimes known just as Kore, or the Maiden. She was sometimes called "the maiden of the beautiful ankles". While most sources indicate Persephone was not happy to be "married" by Hades, others assert that she ate the pomegranate seed (or seeds) deliberately, as a way of breaking free from Mom, and that she was actually content with the final

Answer 5

As the Queen of the Underworld, Persephone is often portrayed as a force to be feared. In Homer's Iliad (written c. 750-725 BCE) she is described as "grim Persephone" in direct contrast to her husband Hades, the "mighty Zeus of the Underworld."



Hecate is an ancient Greek divinity, commonly conceived as a Titan, the daughter of Perses and Asteria. Through her association with Persephone she is often styled as a queen of the underworld. Because of her association with the dark side of things she is often regarded as queen of the occult. At night she sends forth demaons and spectral beings. She is sometimes accompanied by a cat or a dog.

Answer 6

The Greek Goddess of the underworld is Hel or Hela also (Persephone) wife of Hades; from the word itself we can probably guess where hell came from!

Answer 7

Persephone the goddess of spring was forced to marry Hades who carried her off - when she lives with him the earth mourns and it's winter. They are Lord and Lady of the Underworld. Perhaps you are confusing this with the Norse goddess of the underworld, Hel?

Answer 8

Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, became Queen of the Underworld following her abduction by and marriage to Hades.

Answer 9

Hello dear!
Well, the underworld usually was governed by gods, not goddesses!
Persephone was the daughter of Demetra (Mother Earth) and Zeus, who was taken by Hades (the God of the Underworld) for half year (while the Earth was being prepared and not flourishing!)
"Underground" deities could include: Hades, Charon, Thanatos, ...

Answer 10

Persephone

Answer 11

Persephone