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Friday, May 30, 2025

Hades Abducts Persephone and takes her down to the Underworld, called by his own name, "Hades."

But there is no "Hell" in this story, the "shades" of the dead in "Hades" are not punished and do not burn. They remain as they were when their bodies were still alive, they remain themselves, or, a shadowy version thereof, despite what Milton, or Dante, or the many authors of the Old and New testament have to say about the matter.




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