The drawing of lots
After the Titans fell, the three brothers drew lots for the world. Zeus took the sky, Poseidon the sea, and Hades the realm of the dead. He rarely left it, and he is one of the few gods in the old stories who keeps his word.
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Steady, unglamorous ruler of the dead and of what lies buried — grief, wealth, endings and the quiet keeping of what has passed.
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Associations
DeathThe deadWealthEndingsBoundaries
Symbols
CypressHelm of darknessBidentCerberus
Correspondences
CypressBlack tourmalineNarcissusSaturn
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Family in mythology
- Wife: Persephone
- Brother: Zeus
- Brother: Poseidon
Mythology & stories
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