hades

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The gates of hell (Greek hades, the realm of the dead) are intended to keep people in.

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  1. The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.

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  1. (religion) the world of the dead
  2. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone

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  • They looked, in the tobacco smoke that was a hades-blue haze in the room, a little like four well-dressed devils. —  098 - The Golden Man
  • All dead both in Christ and those who are not are in sheol, hades, or the grave (mistranslated hell or hades in many bible versions). —  Pulpit Pimps
  • What in hades are they teaching in journalism classes these days? —  News on Anchorage Press
  • The gates of hell (Greek hades, the realm of the dead) are intended to keep people in. —  Latest Articles
  • WITHIN the throne room of heaven. why do you want or need for people to be in hell for eternity? clearly there is a hades, clearly there are consequences to ignoring the lamb of god, but i think that to say that the whole of scripture and jesus himself point to the concept of "eternal damnation" for the children of god is seriously debatable. —  open source theology - Comments
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