

In Greek mythology, Hades (the "unseen"), the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well as two brothers, Zeus, the youngest of the three, and Poseidon, collectively comprising the original six Olympian gods.
Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus managed to force his father to disgorge his siblings. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades received weapons from the three Cyclopes to help in the war: Zeus the thunderbolt, Hades the Helm of Darkness, and Poseidon the trident.
Hades and his two brothers, Poseidon and Zeus, drew lots for realms to rule.
Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the seas, and Hades received the underworld, the unseen realm to which the dead go upon leaving the world as well as any and all things beneath the earth.
The Underworld was the less desirable of the three realms and Hades was not overjoyed to get this realm. Staying in the “Unseen” world made Hades very envious towards his brothers and sisters, and the other Olympians did not see him in good light and did not consider him one of them.
The snapshot or “Tableau Vivant” will be of Hades in his own realm sitting on his throne.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades
http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Hades/hades.html
http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Haides.html
http://hunter.apana.org.au/~gallae/pantheon/myth/hades.htm
http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/mythhades.htm
Great post images and links!
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