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Definition of hades : The nether world ( according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.

Synonyms:

pit, hellhole, aidoneus, aides, nether region, hell on earth, infernal region, the pits, netherworld, Pluto, Scheol, underworld, perdition, snake pit, sin, blaze, hel

limbo, mire, abyss, furnace, horror, bedlam, inferno, holocaust, gehenna, oven, hell, purgatory, Styx, morass

Usage examples:

• At the gate of the palace of hades she came out to meet him. - "Japan", David Murray.
• Trifle, if you must, with any other man's love, with any other woman's peace; but you had better invade the lair of the lioness, and seize her cubs- you had better walk blindfold upon the abyss of Hades, than come between Sybil Berners and her husband! - "Cruel As The Grave", Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth.
• Well," said Boswell, at this point, " that set all Hades on fire. - "The Enchanted Typewriter", John Kendrick Bangs.