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Hades

also: Ἀιδωνεύς, Aidoneus, Host of Many, Πολυδέγμων, Ruler of Many, Πολυσημάντωρ

God of the dead and lord of the underworld, brother of Zeus and Demeter; he seizes Persephone with Zeus's consent and later tricks her into eating a pomegranate seed so she must return to him each year.

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Mentioned in 4 works (86 mentions)

The Iliad poem · 44 mentions
The Odyssey poem · 31 mentions
The Homeric Hymns poem · 10 mentions
The Battle of Frogs and Mice poem · 1 mention

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