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Shahista Swellam asked this question about The Surrender of Persephone (Myths Behaving Badly):
Why did the author use "Aidon" instead of "Hades" when she had used all the other Gods' names correctly ?
A Bleak Aides in ancient Greek means "the unseen one". Aidon and Aidoneous are all variations on Hades, which through the decades and the development of the a…moreAides in ancient Greek means "the unseen one". Aidon and Aidoneous are all variations on Hades, which through the decades and the development of the ancient Greek language, the H from Ha(i)des was dropped. (Why the H came back in English, I don't know.) During ancient Greek times, one didn't want to call attention to themselves by calling out the name of of the God of the Underworld, so the god had dozens of other names that he was referred to in lieu of this. The ancient Greeks also called him Plouton, "the wealthy one", and why the Romans called him Pluto. One of my favorites was Polydectes "receiver of many". There are others, but I gotta get back to reading. Cheers!(less)
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