Hades was the Greek god of the Dead and ruler of the Underworld. Almost never was Hades leaving his gloomy kingdom but was residing there instead, surrounded by darkness and silence.

Hades' helper was Charos, the angel of dead. Charos had the duty to transfer the dead people 's souls with a boat over the River Acheron from the world of the living to the world of the dead. Furthermore, Hades had a dog with three heads which was named Cerberus.

Greek god Hades was a son of the titans Cronus and Rhea. Hades wife was Persephone whom he abducted from her divine mother Demeter and took with him down to the Underworld.