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hades |
 | | Like the Erinyes / Eumenides (Angry / Kindly Ones') and Demeter, Hades lacked a proper name; as in the case of other nameless chthonians ('gods of the earth', as opposed to Olympians, 'of the heavens'), his anonymity was a precaution. |
 | | He was referred to by descriptive circumlocutions as chthonian, the chthonian god' (Hes. |
 | | Pluton is related to the Eleusinian cult figures Plutus and Eubouleus as well as to other friendly chthonians such as Zeus Meilichios and Zeus Eubouleus. |
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