| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Hades |
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[Roman name Pluto] | The Greek and Roman god of the underworld and the ruler of the dead. Also called Dis. The underworld itself was also known to the Greeks as Hades. | 1 |
| ‡ The Greek and Roman underworld later became associated with the hell of Christianity, as in the expression “hot as Hades.” | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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