"god of the dead in Greek mythology;" also the name of his realm, the abode of the dead spirits, 1590s, from Greek Hades, Haides, in Homer the name of the god of the underworld, son of Kronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. His name is of unknown origin. Perhaps literally "the invisible" [Watkins], from privative prefix a- + idein "to see" (see vision). The name of the god was extended in later Greek writing to his kingdom, also "the grave, death." Related: Hadal (adj.), 1964; Hadean.
实用例句
1. We had a tiny little room which was christened Hades.
我们有一个非常小的房间,取名哈得斯。来自柯林斯例句
2. Visitors to Hades often travelled far to the west.
去冥府哈得斯的人一般都向西走,去往一个遥远的地方.来自神话部分
3. Then Orpheus began to play his music and softened Hades'heart.
于是奥菲斯开始演奏他的音乐,黑德斯因而心软.来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号
4. Orpheus had lost his soul mate forever because he had broken Hades'essential demand.