gates of Hades
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The gates of Hades are the mythological entrance to the Greek underworld, marking the boundary between the realm of the living and the dead.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gates of Hades | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrance to the underworld
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mythological place ⓘ threshold between life and death ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
afterlife
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death ⓘ transition of souls ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Hades
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Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
boundary between the living and the dead
ⓘ
entrance to the realm of the dead ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
chthonic spirits
ⓘ
underworld deities ⓘ |
| hasLocationTradition |
at the edge of the world
ⓘ
near certain caves ⓘ under the earth ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalUse |
expression for death
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expression for extreme danger ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Greco-Roman underworld imagery
ⓘ
later Western depictions of hell-gates ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Homeric tradition ⓘ later classical literature ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | mythological rather than physical ⓘ |
| originalNameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalNameRefersTo | Haidou pylai (gates of Hades) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek underworld
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ⓘ
Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFigure |
Charon
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Hermes Psychopompos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
River Acheron
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River Cocytus NERFINISHED ⓘ River Lethe NERFINISHED ⓘ River Phlegethon NERFINISHED ⓘ River Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
entry point for heroes visiting the underworld
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exit point for souls or heroes returning from Hades ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
entrance to a hidden realm
ⓘ
irreversible separation from the living ⓘ passage from life to death ⓘ |
| temporalContext | ancient Greek religious belief ⓘ |
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