hades was the greek god who ruled over a gloomy kingdom.
hades was the greek god who ruled over a gloomy kingdom.
which greek god ruled over a gloomy kingdom?
hades
in the myth pluto abducts persephone to be his wife and the queen of his realm (this is the myth which explains their marriage). pluto (πλούτων, "ploutōn") was a name for the ruler of the underworld; the god was also known as hades, a name for the underworld itself. the name "pluton" was conflated with that of ploutos (πλούτος "ploutos", "wealth"), a god of wealth, because mineral wealth was found underground, and because pluto as a chthonic god ruled the deep earth that contained the seeds necessary for a bountiful harvest. "plouton" is lord of the dead, but as persephone's husband he has serious claims to the powers of fertility.
persephone
examples of kings being considered the son of god are found throughout the ancient near east. egypt in particular developed a long lasting tradition. egyptian pharaohs are known to have been referred to as the son of a particular god and their begetting in some cases is even given in sexually explicit detail. egyptian pharaohs did not have full parity with their divine fathers but rather were subordinate. nevertheless, in the first four dynasties, the pharaoh was considered to be the embodiment of a god. thus, egypt was ruled by direct theocracy, wherein "god himself is recognized as the head" of the state. during the later amarna period, akhenaten reduced the pharaoh's role to one of coregent, where the pharaoh and god ruled as father and son. akhenaten also took on the role of the priest of god, eliminating representation on his behalf by others. later still, the closest egypt came to the jewish variant of theocracy was during the reign of herihor. he took on the role of ruler not as a god but rather as a high-priest and king.
son of god