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The God of Hell is a play by American playwright Sam Shepard. The play was written in part as a response to the events of September 11, 2001. The plot concerns Wisconsin dairy farmer Frank and his wife Emma, and how their peaceful middle-American life is destroyed by Mr. Welch, a mysterious, ultra-patriotic government employee in pursuit of ...
- Sam Shepard
- 2005
Hades ( / ˈheɪdiːz /; Greek: ᾍδης, translit. Hā́idēs, Attic Greek: [háːi̯dεːs], later [háːdεːs] ), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. [2]
Jul 19, 2012 · Hades was both the name of the ancient Greek god of the underworld ( Roman name: Pluto) and the name of the shadowy place below the earth which was considered the final destination for the souls of the dead. Perhaps the most feared of the gods, he is described by both Homer and Hesiod as 'pitiless', 'loathsome', and 'monstrous' Hades.
- Mark Cartwright
May 6, 2024 · Hades, in ancient Greek religion, god of the underworld. He was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea and brother of the deities Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera. He ruled with his queen, Persephone, over the dead, though he was not normally a judge, nor did he torture the guilty, a task assigned to the Furies.
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From Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard, The God of Hell takes us to rural Wisconsin where we meet Frank and Emma, a politically out-of-touch farming couple that are about to have their world rocked out of complacency. The story unfolds revealing two unwelcome visitors to be part of a political plot involving military secrets, torture, and ...
A comprehensive guide to the underworld gods and goddesses of Greek mythology including Hades, Persephone, Hecate, Erinyes, Charon, Erebus, Nyx, and other minor deities.
Hell - Greek, Roman, Mythology: In Archaic Greece (c. 650–480 bce), Hades is an underworld god, a chthonic personification of death whose realm, divided from the land of the living by a terrible river, resembles the Mesopotamian land of the dead.
