In Greek mythology, when the people died, they went to the Underworld, which was ruled by Hades, the god of the Underworld. Hades was the son Cronus and Rhea. He was also the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He was married to Persephone.
Hades was a merciless god, and all humans and gods were afraid of him. He did not accept any prayers or praises that were given to him. Even when sacrifices were made for him by the humans, he did not accept them. Hades owned a helmet presented to him by Cyclops and this helmet had the power to make him invisible. He was the only Olympian god who did not live on Mount Olympus.
The most famous myth about Hades is his kidnapping of Persephone. According to ancient Greek mythology, Hades kidnaps Persephone, while she is playing in the garden, as she was promised to him by Zeus. Demeter, the goddess of fertility and agriculture and Persephone's mother, spent nine days and nine nights looking for her. During this period, she refused to do her work and the Earth became devoid of crops and flowers. Finally seeing the plight on Earth, Zeus persuaded Hades to allow Persephone to return to her mother. However, since Persephone had eaten a pomegranate offered by Hades, she had to spend 4 months in a year in the Underworld. It is believed that when Persephone spends time in the Underworld, Demeter gets sad and stops working. This marks the onset of winter, while when her daughter returns, she is happy and this marks the onset of spring.
It is believed that Persephone played an important role in changing Hades' attitude towards humans. He later became known Pluto, a giver of wealth, and blessed those who prayed to him by giving them grain and his blessings.
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