The Four Legendary Kingdoms
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The Four Legendary Kingdoms is the fourth thriller novel in the Jack West Jr. series, by the Australian writer Matthew Reilly.
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Hades
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Hades, in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea
The Four Legendary Kingdoms
…the cell to find himself in an arena with fifteen other men, most of whom were prepared for the attack. The group is addressed by a man calling himself Hades, who announces that the sixteen men are the sixteen champions chosen to take part in the Hydra Games. By completing the games, the champions will acquire…
Hades, bare-chested and holding a phiale and empty horn, is shown lying on a couch. Tondo of a red-figure kylix from Vulci, c. 430–420 BC
Hades (right) and Persephone (left). Detail from an Attic red-figure amphora, c. 470 BC. From Italy
Pinax with Persephone and Hades Enthroned, 500–450 BC, Greek, Locri Epizephirii, Mannella district, Sanctuary of Persephone, terracotta – Cleveland Museum of Art
Red figure volute krater with scene of the underworld, follower of the Baltimore Painter, Hermitage