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Ἁΐδης

Ἁΐδης

See also: Ἀΐδης and Αἵδης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Ἁΐδης (Haḯdēs) m (genitive Ἁΐδου); first declension

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

The personal name rarely takes a definite article.

Descendants

  • Greek: Αΐδης (Aḯdis)
  • Latin: Haides

References

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