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1. BRUEGHEL, Jan the Elder
Orpheus in the Underworld (detail)
1594
Oil on copper, 27 x 36 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

3. Art in Detail
The Greek Underworld
part 1
Deities
(Paintings)

7. HADES
God of the underworld

8. RAOUX, Jean
Orpheus and Eurydice
1709
Oil on canvas, 205.7 × 203.2 cm
The J. Paul Getty Museum

9. HADES
I am the ruler of the underworld! Mwah ha ha!
( ... that's me in the corner)

12. POSEIDON
Hey Hades, did you see The New York Times? "Pluto is Demoted to a Dwarf Planet"
HADES
Shut up.
POSEIDON
Neptune is still a real planet.
HADES
Shut up.
ZEUS
Jupiter is too. Heck, Hades, even Hermes's little Mercury is a planet.
HADES
I hate brothers.

14. PERSEPHONE
Queen of the Underworld

15. ALLORI, Alessandro
The rape of Proserpine
1570
Oil on panel, 228.6 × 348 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

16. HADES
The rape of Persephone ??... This wasn’t as bad as it looks.
PERSEPHONE
I can't believe I had to marry this creep.

20. HADES
Hey, I've got a lovely surprise for you when I get home today.
PERSEPHONE
It better not be jewelry.I have a mountain of the junk you bring home.
HADES
What can I bring you? Anything to make you happy.
PERSEPHONE
Freedom.

22. CERBERUS
Underworld Watchdog

23. GIORDANO, Luca
The Bark of Charon, the Sleep of the
Night and Morpheus.
1684-1686
fresco
Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence

24. CHARON
Respectfully wishing that Lord Hades would get a handle on his dog.
HADES
What's Cereberus done this time?
CHARON
He keeps peeing on my boat. He pees fire.

27. CERBERUS...
I'm a furry little man,
with fire breath, three heads
... and I'm so cute !
Hades couldn't have found a better pooch.

29. HECATE
Goddess of witchcraft

30. BLAKE, William
Hecate or the Three Fates
c. 1795
Pen and ink with watercolour, 439 x 581
mm
Tate Gallery, London

32. HECATE
Spring is here! Looking forward to escorting Persephone back to Olympus to see her dear mom.
PERSEPHONE
Hecate, you're always here to comfort me any time that nasty disgusting revolting husband of mine gets me down.
HADES
When did I lose control of my marriage?

35. ERINYES
Infernal Goddesses

36. MOREAU, Gustave
Orestes and the Erinyes
1891
Oil on canvas
Private collection

38. ERINYES
Who says we can't be beautiful?

41. CHARON
Ferryman of the Dead (... no big deal)

42. PATINIR, Joachim
Crossing the River Styx
1520 - 1524
oil on panel, 64 × 103 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid

44. HUMAN
Um, I died in battle and no one could find my body to bury it. Can I get a free pass?
CHARON
Not a chance. Better luck next time.

48. CHARON
One Handsome Ferryman...If only I had time for a personal life.
... Why can't anybody ever help me row the stupid boat?

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51. UNDERWORLD DEITIES
Hades is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He's pretty much always in a bad mood because he's stuck being
the lord of the dead, while his brothers rule the sky and the sea.
He's always taking his three-headed hellhound, Cerberus. (You wouldn't believe the droppings that thing leaves
behind.)
Charon is the grumpy old Ferryman. You'll find him on the border of the Underworld, ferrying the dead across
the River Acheron. Or was it the River Styx?
Everybody says who's not much fun to talk to. The only thing he gets excited about is the coins that each soul
gives him.
Persephone is the wife of Hades and has to hang in the Land of the Dead all winter. Persephone totally hates it
down there, so even if you do manage to make it through the dangers of the Underworld, you'll find her in a
pretty awful mood.

52. Name Hades
Nickname Pluto
Birthday On the day that my father swallowed me. I've been depressed ever since.
Current city The Greek Underworld, a.k.a. Hades
Occupation Lord of the Dead, Ruler of the Underworld
Enemies My dad Cronus, who ate me
Relationship status Married to Persephone (whether she likes it or not)
Interested in My lovely wife (and the occasional nymph)

53. Name Persephone
Nickname Proserpina
Current city The Underworld (most of the time)
Occupation Queen of the Underworld, Goddess of Spring
General Duties (Unwillingly) ruling the Underworld at Hades' side
Enemies Hades
Cerberus (who farts and barks too much)
Relationship status (Unwillingly) married to Hades, major crush on Adonis
Activities Being sad when I'm stuck in the gross Underworld

54. Name Cerberus
Nickname Kerberos, Poochy Woochy
Current city The Underworld
Occupation Underworld Watchdog
Friends Hades (Hades is a hellhound's best friend)
Enemies Heracles (Cerberus still growls when he thinks about the time this guy dog-napped him)
Charon (he's always throwing rocks at Cerberus when he rows his boat past him—not cool)
Interested in Lady dogs (but they're totally freaked out by him)

55. Name Hecate
Nickname Hekate, Trivia
Current city The Underworld
Occupation Goddess of Crossroads, Magic, and Witchcraft
Friends Persephone
Demeter
Cerberus (a very misunderstood pooch
Enemies Klyotis, the giant (He burned it, so he can't hate her.)
Relationship status Single (sworn virgin)

56. Name The Erinyes: Alecto, Tisiphone, Magaera
Nickname The Furies
Current city Tartarus
Occupation Goddesses of Vengeance and Retribution
Friend Hades (They are very happy to work in his Dungeon of the Damned)
Enemies Orestes (he got away with killing his mom)
All Evildoers
Relationship status Thoroughly single

57. Name Charon
Nickname Kharon, the Ferryman, the Boatman
Current city Underworld (pretty darn close to Hades)
Occupation Taking the souls of the dead into the Underworld by ferrying them across the River
Acheron (and/or the River Styx)
Enemies Let's be honest: nobody really likes me all that much.
Relationship status Single. It's kind of tough to meet people down here.