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A old pic from arround 2006, but retouched for a future project... maybe you ask why? hehehe, soon more news :D
graphire 3/PSCS/6hours (old pic) + 2 hours of new edit/Music: Perte (Eminent Domain) - Zbigniew Preisner (I love this song so much)

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Hades (from Greek ᾍδης, Hadēs, originally Ἅιδης, Haidēs or Άΐδης, Aidēs, meaning "the unseen") refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive ᾍδου, Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "the house/dominion of Hades". Eventually, the nominative, too, came to designate the abode of the dead.

In Greek mythology, Hades and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated the Titans and claimed rulership over the universe ruling the underworld, air, and sea, respectively; the solid earth, long the province of Gaia, was available to all three concurrently. Because of his association with the underworld, Hades is often interpreted by moderns as the Grim Reaper.

By the Romans Hades was called Pluto, from his Greek epithet Πλούτων Ploutōn (πλοῦτος, wealth), meaning "Rich One". In Roman mythology, Hades/Pluto was called Dis Pater and Orcus. The corresponding Etruscan god was Aita. Symbols associated with him are the Helm of Darkness and the three-headed dog, Cerberus.

The deceased entered the underworld by crossing the Acheron, ferried across by Charon (kair'-on), who charged an obolus, a small coin for passage placed in the mouth of the deceased by pious relatives. Paupers and the friendless gathered for a hundred years on the near shore according to Book VI of Vergil's Aeneid. Greeks offered propitiatory libations to prevent the deceased from returning to the upper world to "haunt" those who had not given them a proper burial. The far side of the river was guarded by Cerberus, the three-headed dog defeated by Heracles (Roman Hercules). Passing beyond Cerberus, the shades of the departed entered the land of the dead to be judged.
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~flareup03 1 day ago  Hobbyist General Artist
Hades isn't really evil. I think Zeus is worse than him.
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Mood: Wow! ~Tsukuyomi-Ryuu 4 days ago
wow! this is amazing!!
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~Crimsonoid May 11, 2013  New member Student General Artist
I guess I am the only person that feels that Hades didn't deserve to be portraited as a bad guy as all enterteinment works do. Great art btw!
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~khaclam May 1, 2013
Where's his wife?
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~Kenji-Leon-Gunji Apr 24, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
may i use this for an oc i will give you full credit
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Mood: Lust ~bdakgmok Apr 14, 2013
woah he look so sexy,,, sexier than maria ozawa
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Mood: Joy ~Robojohn32 Apr 12, 2013  Hobbyist
I love hades. He gets too much hate in the world. Love the drawing as well
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~Drkmatrix001 Mar 28, 2013
love it!
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~Ishida-R Mar 10, 2013
Very awesome. I disliked the scythe because,at least where I know,Hades uses something which resembles a fork.
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~Nerdy-Viking Feb 13, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Hades is, unlike how most think of him, a very sad and lost character. He is cheated out of his birthright by Zeus then condemned to live in the underworld for defying his brother (who was slowly going made like his father Chronus had when he slew Uranus). He wasn't evil by any means, in fact Zeus was far more evil (rapist, cheater, murderer, power hungry, ego maniacal, tyrannical. you get the idea)
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