Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾍδης ‎(Hā́idēs)
• Ἀΐδης ‎(Aḯdēs) (Homeric)
• Ἀΐδας ‎(Aḯdas) (Doric)

Proper noun

Αἵδης • ‎(Haídēs) m ‎(genitive Αἵδου); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Hades, the Greek god of the dead
2. (Greek mythology) Hades, the underworld in Greek mythology
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Inflection

The personal name rarely takes a definite article.

Descendants

• Greek: Άδης ‎(Ádis)
• Latin: Haedes
• Russia: Ад ‎(Ad)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011