CLASSIC 45A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Acheron, Eleusinian Mysteries, Triptolemus
22 Sep 2016
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Hades(also known as aidoneus, dis: roman: pluto, epithets: son of cronus, pluton, zeus of the underworld, ruler of many, Pluton/pluto=wealth: animals: screech-owl; plants: asphodel, mint, white poplar c. i. Asphodel: believed to be grown in the underworld in elysium; had grayish undertones in its leaves romans planted asphodel in graves as honor of pluto. c. ii. Hades loved the nymph minte enraged persephone turns her into a plant, mint c. iii. White poplar: hades loved a woman but she died; so hades turned her into a white poplar: symbols: crown, scepter, cornucopia(symbol of wealth, sphere: underworld, the dead, master of dreams and curses, wealth e. i. Curses: hades in charge of the deities of curses e. ii. Wealth: hades owned all things under the earth=natural resources: retinue: judges of the dead, the erinyes, cerberus f. i. Judges of the dead: rhadamanthys: judge of asia, lord of elysium, aeacus: judge of europe, guardian of the keys b. i.
