Evening Star Monologue

Poseidon is hit and goes down, so he thought. Out of nowhere the floor under Zeus crumbles into a blackhole of water under him. Poseidon from above him starts to smirk. Hades is missing the attention, he throws his mighty trident at his brother. Poseidon moves as swiftly and quickly as the wind but the trident was faster, and cuts his cheek. Poseidon, fures and hurt, he charges at Hades with his mighty trident.

-Hades was the angry, change-hating, God of the underworld who never let his servants or mortals leave.

Hades is the Greek God and ruler of the Underworld. He is often associated with wealth and agriculture. He is also the son of Cronus and Rhea and the third most powerful Greek god. Unlike his two brothers, his realm cannot be seen by anyone living. The Greeks believe that his name, Hades, means “The Unseen One.” He is the only god that does not live on Mount Olympus; he has his own glittering palace made of pure gold and gems in the Underworld. The Greeks believe that when mortals

Hey! You! Yeah, you. You should go on a kamikaze mission so you can join the armies of the dead! Hades is the god of the dead, and he is in charge of The Underworld. In addition he is the keeper of the paths by which the dead come to him. Hades (sometimes called Pluto) was the oldest of three brothers, who were Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. In this paper we will be hitting on the origin of Hades, the division of power between the three brothers, and what people thought of Hades as a deity overall (GreekMythology.com).

Hades was perplexed by such a rushed decision. Even though he failed in his attempts, he still loved Persephone so he kidnapped her. Thus, one can assume that Hades’s judgement was clouded by his grief, which is why he captured Persephone. Therefore, the audience can learn to not let one's emotions blind their judgement as Hades did, between what is right and what is wrong. This shows that one can look at Hades’s past failures and learn from them to better one’s self. Furthermore, folks often assume that Hades is as evil as the Biblical Satan himself, due to his status as god of the underworld. However, in truth Hades obtains no joys from the pain and torture of the dead, unlike Satan who is sadistic deity. It is just his job to control those who enters the underworld, which was a judgement that Zeus deemed him after the defeat of Cronus and the selection of the

Down in the underworld a black crow flies to Hades. Hades hisses, “I oppose this plan.” Then, his son Malonus walks in. Hades commands his son, “Prove yourself by going to Skyros and stop this plan; this will cause the Persians to take Greece. Then we will take over Olympus when the Gods become weak.”

Poseidon ascended Mount Olympus and the major gods argued over what was to happen to Hades because of what he did. Of course Hades wasn’t there when they were talking; he was out trying kill Poseidon’s crew. He went out and brought them to the Underworld and threw them in Tartarus so he could have them in pain for the rest of their puny mortal lives.

He was a very persistent and determined leader. He became the wealthiest god among the Olympians. He was deaf to cajolery and found no avail in sacrifice. Hades obtained control over the five infernal rivers, Styx, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Acheron, and Lethe, as well as the Fields of Asphodel. By gaining power over the Fields of Asphodel he also was in control of the three judges who governed the land, including King Minos, ruler of the heavens. While Hades was first in control of the Underworld he also had power over the earth, though he was very rarely seen outside of his domain. The more souls that entered the Underworld the stronger Hades became. Hades was deemed an enemy to life and was hated by both gods and

Hades, the evil genius, is out to seek revenge on the other Gods because he feels he is unappreciated and powerless, compared to his all mighty brother Zeus and other family members. At the beginning of Hercules, Hades was simply a mistreated God who Zeus had selfishly forced to be the God of the Underworld; a dreadful, miserable place where souls go to suffer. Hades rarely has an important role in the lives of the other Gods, who spend their time living on Olympus; a wonderful and lively kingdom. Hades is jealous of the fortune of the other gods living on Olympus. He states, “but unlike you gods lounging about up here...I regrettably have a full-time gig...that you, by the way, so charitably bestowed on me” Hades is the ruler of the underworld, as he calls it, a dark and gloomy place, as well as, always full of dead people. So he feels he has been treated unfair and deserves more. Unfortunately there is no way to change this fact, unless you are Hades of course. Hades, being the evil genius he is, has a plan to take revenge on the Gods. In this plan he intends to destroy Olympus and rule the Gods forever. Because Hades is less fortunate than the other Gods, he is very overlooked by them. He feels that he has been put in a place where he cannot truly be a

Hades is the son of Rhea and Cronus and sibling of Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Zeus, and Poseidon. Hades and his brothers (Poseidon and Zeus), got the three main entities of the world, Sky/Heaven, the Seas, and the Underworld. Hades was unlucky and got the Underworld. He “was also called the God of Wealth or ‘the rich one’ because he possessed the precious metals of the earth” (“Greek God of”…). Hades having all these riches did make him somewhat respectable since he ruled the unpleasant part of the world. In the underworld, Hades also had a three-headed dog, Cerberus. Cerberus guarded the doors and let “the dead to enter but letting none out” (“Cerberus”...). Cerberus protected all the souls, and protected Hades from losing his “job” over letting

“Hush, Aleixo. Do not say such words. He will punish you,” Mother whispered, as if fearful Hades, the God of the Underworld-- Son of Titan Cronus and Rhea, would materialize and snatch them away their world into a place of infinite fire and destruction.

III. Hades, according to Greek mythology, is the ancient god of the underworld. Despite modern implications of viewing death as something malign, Hades was actually originally portrayed as passive rather than evil by maintaining a relative balance between the two. Hades is the oldest of all of the children between Cronus and Rhea, and his most notable brothers being Zeus and Poseidon. Together, they defeated the Titans and came to rule over the universe, Hades taking ownership of the underworld, Zeus taking ownership of the air, and Poseidon taking ownership of the sea, while all three had access to the earth.

The Underworld was given to Hades when, him and his brothers were drawing sticks for the different area’s in the world. Such as the sky, underworld, and the ocean. When the Three Fates cut the yarn leading to a specific person that person dies. Then, when you enter there is a large cybrus, a three headed dog, guarding the entrance. Almost no man’s soul was ever allowed to leave. During the time of the underworld there was said to be a boatman who took the souls of the dead across the river.

Ever since the beginning, I have outwitted my brothers, and it still continues today. Long ago Zeus, Hades, and I rolled a die to choose from one of Cronos’ empires when he died. First to choose was Zeus, and he chose the sky. His instinctive choice made me smile because he didn’t know that nothing existed in the sky. I chose second and quickly selected the sea because it offered so much for me. Unfortunately for Hades, he was last and got stuck with the underworld.

Evan S. Connell has a unique writing style. While most stories are told from beginning to end, Son of the Morning Star: Custer and The Little Bighorn (North Point Press, 1984) begins with the aftermath of The Battle of the Little Bighorn. It is then followed by numerous events which led up to this battle. Connell chose this non-linear writing style in order to distribute the details he finds most fascinating and interesting to share with his audience. Using the conclusion of the battle as the introduction of the narrative creates a suspenseful tone.