Meanings
hades1
noun
- pluralplural of hade
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of hade
Hades2
proper noun
- Greekhuman sciencesThe underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.
1 more example
I have just returned from a visit to Hades, and I had a devilishly good time. […] To the ancients, Hades was the great underworld on the River Styx described so graphically by Homer in the “Odyssey.” Even today, visitors follow the same directions to get to Hades as those recited for Ulysses by the blind poet 3,000 years ago.
1971 March 7, Marcus Brooke, “To Hades and Back (Hic) With Homer’s Help”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2024 - Hell.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(religion) the world of the dead
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Broader
imaginary placemythical placefictitious place
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾍδης
- Ancient Greekᾍδης
- EnglishHades
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ᾍδης, ᾍδης
- ᾍδης (Hāídēs)the underworld, the domain of Hades
- ᾍδης (Hāídēs)the Greek translation of Sheol
- ᾍδης (Hāídēs)from Greek mythology
- ᾍδης (Hāídēs)hell
Arabic هَادِيس
- هَادِيس (hādīs)from Greek mythology
Bengali হেডিস, হাদেস
- হেডিস (heḍiś)from Greek mythology
- হাদেস (hades)from Greek mythology
Bulgarian Хадес, ад
- Хадесfrom Greek mythology
- ад (ad)hell
Catalan Hades, Hades
- Hadesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
Chinese Cantonese 哈帝斯
- 哈帝斯from Greek mythology
Chinese Mandarin 冥府, 哈得斯
- 冥府 (Míngfǔ)the underworld, the domain of Hades
- 哈得斯 (Hādésī)from Greek mythology
- 哈迪斯 (Hādísī)from Greek mythology
- 地獄 /地狱 (dìyù)hell
- 地府 (dìfǔ)hell
- 陰間 /阴间 (yīnjiān)hell
Czech Hádes
- Hádesfrom Greek mythology
Dutch hel, Hades
- helthe Greek translation of Sheol
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
Esperanto Hadeso, Aido
- Hadesofrom Greek mythology
- Aidofrom Greek mythology
Finnish Haades, tuonela
- Haadesfrom Greek mythology
- tuonelahell
French Hadès, Hadès
- Hadèsthe Greek translation of Sheol
- Hadèsfrom Greek mythology
German Hades, Hades
- Hadesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hadesthe Greek translation of Sheol
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
Greek Άδης, Άδης
- Άδης (Ádis)the Greek translation of Sheol
- Άδης (Ádis)from Greek mythology
- Τάρταρα (Tártara)from Greek mythology
- κόλαση (kólasi)hell
Hebrew האדס
- האדסfrom Greek mythology
Hindi हेडीस
- हेडीस (heḍīs)from Greek mythology
Hungarian Hádész
- Hádészfrom Greek mythology
Irish Háidéas, Háidéas
- Háidéasthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Háidéasfrom Greek mythology
Italian Ade, Ade
- Adethe Greek translation of Sheol
- Adefrom Greek mythology
- Adehell
Japanese 冥土, 冥界
- 冥土 (meido)the underworld, the domain of Hades
- 冥界 (meikai)the underworld, the domain of Hades
- ハーデース (Hādēsu)from Greek mythology
- 黄泉hell
- 地獄 (jigoku)hell
Korean 하데스, 지옥
- 하데스 (Hadeseu)from Greek mythology
- 지옥 (jiok)hell
Latin Tartarus
- Tartarushell
Latvian Aīds
- Aīdsfrom Greek mythology
Lithuanian Hadas
- Hadasfrom Greek mythology
Persian هادس
- هادس (hâdes)from Greek mythology
Polish Hades, Hades
- Hadesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
Portuguese Hades, Hades
- Hadesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
- Tártarohell
Punjabi ਹੇਡੀਸ
- ਹੇਡੀਸ (heḍīs)from Greek mythology
Russian Аи́д, Га́дес
- Аи́д (Aíd)the Greek translation of Sheol
- Га́дес (Gádɛs)the Greek translation of Sheol
- Аи́д (Aíd)from Greek mythology
- Га́дес (Gádɛs)from Greek mythology
- ад (ad)hell
- преиспо́дняя (preispódnjaja)hell
- тот свет (tot svet)hell
Slovak hádes, Hádes
- hádesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hádesfrom Greek mythology
Spanish Hades, Hades
- Hadesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
Swahili kuzimu, Hade
- kuzimuthe Greek translation of Sheol
- Hadefrom Greek mythology
- Hadesifrom Greek mythology
Swedish Hades, Hades
- Hadesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
Tamil ஏடிசு
- ஏடிசு (ēṭicu)from Greek mythology
Thai เฮดีส
- เฮดีสfrom Greek mythology
Turkish Hades, Hades
- Hadesthe underworld, the domain of Hades
- Hadesfrom Greek mythology
- Tartarosfrom Greek mythology
- hadeshell
- tartaroshell
- tamuhell
- cehennemhell
Ukrainian Аїд, Аїдоней
- Аїд (Ajid)from Greek mythology
- Аїдоней (Ajidonej)from Greek mythology
- Гадесfrom Greek mythology
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Cite this entry
APA
hades. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hades
MLA
“hades.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hades. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hades,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hades.
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