Hades
Example Sentences
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As an employee of a Manhattan establishment that catered to traveling assassins, Charon — named after the ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology — was the soul of discretion.
From New York Times
We encounter it first in Homer’s “Iliad” and then again in Virgil’s “Aeneid,” where it appears at the doors of Hades alongside Gorgons, centaurs and Harpies.
From New York Times
There were tales of heroes' risky voyages along the River Styx, the waterway that connected the human world with the underworld, and of their attempt to thwart Hades, the god of the dead.
From Salon
For the first time, it was confirmed that Bafta-winning game Hades is getting a sequel, and there was a reveal for a new Crash Bandicoot experience called Crash Team Rumble.
From BBC
They were alive but barely — in line for the ferry to Hades, just waiting for their ticket to print.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
