Greek conceptions of the underworld
Greek mythology
Hades
Alyssa Valdez
I absolutely love this article. I’ve always been so fascinated by Greek mythology, so reading about Hades in this article was fascinating to me. I was not aware that Zeus had a role in the marriage of Hades and Persephone, I always believed the story that Hades tricked Persephone into eating pomegranate seeds, so it was surprising to learn about Zeus’s partake in the marriage.
30/01/2017
1:13 pm
Michael Aichler
This was a very informative article but I found a lot of things interesting. The fact that this article didn’t explain that when Persephone goes to live with Hades for 6 months, that is really the harvest. The reason that she is the goddess of fertility is also because she love pomegranates. Pomegranates represents (to the Greeks) women being fertile. Also Hades has a 3 headed dog named Cerberus. Other then that it was very well informative. Good work!
01/02/2017
1:13 pm
George Manzanares
The reason the article did not touch base on Persephone was due to the fact that the main focus of the article lied elsewhere. In case you were not able to notice, my larger focus was an illustration of the differences in thought between modern religions and ancient Greek religions. How is it that contemporaries view the concept of death given a religious perspective? As explained in the last paragraph, the christian view of death (hell or heaven) varies quite differently from the ancient Greek view. Any background knowledge was provided to give a brief overview of the subject. Perhaps you should write about Persephone and Cerberus if you are interested in reading more about them.
01/02/2017
1:13 pm
Bailey Rider
I really love how you pointed out the differences between how the Greeks viewed the afterlife compared to Christians. It was new information to me that the Greeks didn’t view the Underworld as a hell but just as a place that everyone ended up it. I love reading about Greek Mythology because I like seeing how their Gods explain natural phenomenons. So I loved reading about how Persephone is the reason the seasons change. Excellent article!
02/02/2017
1:13 pm
Elizabeth Garibay
Really interesting article! It was all great although I really liked how you made the point to show that Hades was not the ruler of hell although that’s how its been said in Christianity but only the in the afterlife. Also how to many people the closest analogue in Christianity to a “king of the underworld” would be Satan, though that’s not exactly the case in Catholic theology like I said about hades. Although everyone has their theories and suggestions. Great job!
03/02/2017
1:13 pm
Aaron Mcglown
Very good article! Greek mythology has always been a interest of mine and Hades is my favorite god. Knowing he wasn’t the antagonist that i grew thinking he was, is a eye opener. You gave information that i didn’t know. The article was well written and understanding. Its hard to believe that back in the day this was a pretty serious belief system.
03/02/2017
1:13 pm
Jennifer Pogue
This article really interested me! It was very well written and had a wonderful flow throughout. I am mainly surprised to learn that the underworld is not the hell. From the Disney movie, Hercules, I gained the understand that they were the same. I also thought that Zeus and Hades were the only siblings, I had no idea that the five of them were siblings! This article truly gave me a new understanding of Greek mythology.
03/02/2017
1:13 pm
Samuel Sanchez
This was an interesting article. I was always interested in Greek Mythology. I always liked learning about but I never knew so much on Hades. It interesting how they perceived Hades in the Disney movie as a villain but in actuality he’s just a regular divine figure. I also did not know that the underworld, in the Greek’s perceptive, was not considered hell. Great topic very informative.
03/02/2017
1:13 pm
Alejandro Garza
Always love to read about mythology of any kind and this was no different. Although I’m already familiar with the story of how Hades came to be the ruler of his domain and his marriage to Persephone as well as the conditions of their marriage, its always nice to hear someone else’s retelling of the story. Greek mythology especially has always been a topic of interest for me to read and learn about especially the creation myths of their gods and goddesses exploits.
10/02/2017
1:13 pm
Sergio Cervantes
I really enjoyed reading this article! It was so interesting learning about the Greek’s religion and the origins of it. In the past, I always thought that the underworld was a type of Christian hell, however, now I see it more clearly as the type of place it was. Another part that I found interesting was the whole story of Hades and his wife. It is fascinating to see how the Greeks explained the seasons of the year and their causes.
24/02/2017
1:13 pm
Garrette Bradley
the article is interesting my suggestions is that try to just give Hades history and what he did to become Hades and his life during Greek mythology. But I liked it though how you explained a little more on how Persephone becomes his wife and why she only spends half the year with him. I also liked how you explained the details about Greek mythology.
28/01/2017
1:13 pm