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| Cerberus |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades. |
| Danaides |
in Greek legend, the daughters of Danaus, king of Argos, who murdered their husbands and were condemned in Hades to draw water forever with a perforated vessel. |
| Lethe |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the river in Hades whose water causes loss of memory in those who drink it. [1/2 definitions] |
| Persephone |
in Greek mythology, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, carried off by Hades to the underworld and thereafter permitted to spend only half the year back in the world. The myth presents this cycle of loss and return as the origin of the seasons. |
| Pluto |
in Greek mythology, the god of wealth who is also identified with Hades, the Underworld. [1/2 definitions] |
| Sisyphus |
in Greek mythology, a king of Corinth who chained Death when he came for him, and was doomed forever in Hades to roll a heavy stone uphill, only to have it roll down again. |
| Tantalus |
in Greek mythology, a king who deceived the gods and was condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink it and was tempted with unreachable fruit hanging over his head. |
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