Etymology

hades

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Today it means: The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾍδης
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromᾍδης
  2. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromᾍδης
  3. English todayHades

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekᾍδης all →

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