

He wore helmet called the Helm of Darkness that allowed him to become invisible. Besides being an immortal god, one of his special powers was invisibility. Hades had complete control of the underworld and all its subjects. When traveling he rides a chariot pulled by black horses. Often his three headed dog, Cerberus, is with him. Hades is usually pictured with a beard, a helmet or crown, and holding a two-pronged pitchfork or a staff. He is one of the three most powerful Greek gods (along with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon).

Hades is a god in Greek mythology who rules the land of the dead called the Underworld. Symbols: Scepter, Cerberus, drinking horn, and the cypress tree History > Ancient Greece > Greek Mythology God of: The Underworld, death, and riches
