CLASSIC 45A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aeacus, Cocytus, Madea
4 Oct 2018
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Has a wealth of soles, minerals, crops. He doesn"t go out and snatch souls. Dog welcoming when coming, he angry and prevents people from leaving. Thonatus is deamon of death that takes ouls and brings them to underworld. Hades doesn"t go out and snatch souls like grim reaper, which is what thanatus does. No children from hades because hades is associated with death, he doesn"t bring life. Spirits who haunt/torment people who shed kindred blood . Takes you from land of living to land of dead. Settles disputes of the souls in the underworld. Generally, noone leaves once they come to underworld. Exception because he escaped death and calmed cerberus. Last feet was to go down to underworld, take cereberus, bring it back up to show someone, and then bring it back down returning it. There isn"t just a heaven and hell. These views of elysian and tartarus were not the prevalent views of afterworld for most greeks.
