In this, the ancients looked to Hades, god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and ... The stub of a bow may be what’s gripped in the statue’s left hand. This bronze likeness of Apollo was ...

A new-to-science moray eel has been discovered lurking in the dim river mouths of the Central Indo-Pacific, inspiring a species name that’s a hat-tip to the ruler of the underworld, Hades.

This name was also used by the Romans, who amalgamated Hades with their own original god of the underworld, Dis Pater. Unlike many of his siblings, such as Zeus or Demeter, Hades had no widespread ...