Editing Hades (section)

==Artistic representations==
[[File:Hades Persephone Tomb of Orcus II.jpg|thumb|Fresco of Hades and Persephone, [[Tomb of Orcus]] II, Montarozzi, [[Tarquinia]], 4th century BC]]
Hades was depicted infrequently in artwork, as well as mythology, because the Greeks were so afraid of him.<ref name=":3" /> His artistic representations, which are generally found in Archaic pottery, are not even concretely thought of as the deity; however at this point in time it is heavily believed that the figures illustrated are indeed Hades.<ref name=":0" /> He was later presented in the classical arts in the depictions of the [[Rape of Persephone]].<ref>[http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K14.6.html The Rape of Persephone] ''Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy ''</ref> Within these illustrations, Hades was often young, yet he was also shown as varying ages in other works.<ref name=":0" /> Due to this lack of depictions, there were not very strict guidelines when representing the deity.<ref name=":0" /> On pottery, he has a dark beard and is presented as a stately figure on an "ebony throne."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/hades-greek-god-underworld/|title=Hades the Greek God of the Underworld, Hades the unseen|website=www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com|date=10 June 2010|access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> His attributes in art include a bident (less commonly, a scepter), a helm, cornucopias, roosters,<ref>Hansen and Hansen, [https://books.google.com/books?id=a-NmaO-kM2UC&pg=PA183 p. 183].</ref> and a key. They key plays a doubly symbolic role in that it represents his control over the underworld and acts as a reminder that the gates of the underworld were always locked so that souls could not leave.<ref>Tripp, p. 257; Grant and Hazel, [https://books.google.com/books?id=IKRDEAeout8C&pg=PA235 p. 235]</ref> Even if the doors were open, Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the underworld, ensured that, while all souls were allowed to enter into the underworld freely, none could ever escape.<ref>Tripp, p. 258.</ref> Cerberus is a very integral symbol of Hades so much so that when Cerberus is depicted, the depiction very rarely portrays him without Hades. Sometimes, artists painted Hades as looking away from the other gods, as he was disliked by them as well as humans.<ref name=":0" />

As [[Pluto (mythology)|Pluto]], he was regarded in a more positive light. He holds a [[cornucopia]], representing the gifts he bestows upon people as well as fertility, which he becomes connected to.<ref name=":0" /><!--This reference does not support the claim in any way:<ref name='CAHADES'>{{cite journal | first=Emily | last=Vermeule | title=Mythology in Mycenaean Art | date=1958-12-01 | jstor =3293967 | journal =The Classical Journal |volume=54 |issue=3 | pages =97–108 }}</ref>--> <!--this has already been noted twice:Hades is also mentioned in ''The Odyssey,'' when Odysseus visits the underworld as part of his journey. However, in this instance it is the realm of Hades, rather than the god.-->