Hesiodic Hades
Homer’s contemporary, Hesiod, imagines Haides’ realm more like a city than a single house. Thus the goddess of the River Styx has her own home, roofed with huge stones …
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Homeric Hades
In the Iliad, none of the action takes place in Hades, but we do learn about it. Sited beside the River Styx’s icy waterfall and protected by a grim …