Hades

Hades (Hay-dees), also known as Hell, is one of two possible afterlives within the universe of STTA, the other being Heaven. It is mostly inspired by Hades in Rick Riordan's book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but also influenced by Hell in the Netflix series Lucifer. It is where deceased souls go if they are not completely free of guilt, no matter how subconsious. (Which means I for sure am going here when I die, I felt guilty about killing a guy in flippin' DnD)

## Geography

### Rivers

#### Styx (Sticks)

Styx, the river of hatred, is likely the most known river in Hades, and also where Charon ferries the souls of the damned to Hades. It is currently not exactly known how that works.

#### Acheron (Ah-ker-run)

Acheron, the river of misery or woe, does in some mythological tales (also known as myths) replace Styx as the river used by Charon to ferry the souls of the damned.

#### Pyriphlegton (Pir-ree-fleg-ton)

Pyriphlegton, the river of blazing fire, is a tributary of Acheron that flows towards Tartarus, the lowest point of Hades.

#### Cocytus (Kah-see-tess)

Cocytus, the river of wailing, is a tributary of Styx that flows into Acheron.

#### Lethe (Lee-teh)

Lethe, the river of forgetfulness, is named after the goddess with the same name and of the same thing. It is also a symbol for Hypno, the god of sleep.

### Portal of the underworld

The portal of the underworld in Los Angeles is located in Hollywood, in the DOA (Dead On Arrival) Recording studio. You get to it by taking an elevator down into the ground, and when you get off you stand before the main, actual port, a huge stone arch that looks like a mouth with pointed teeth, with tiny (in comparison) glowstone eyes above. After entering the portal you would find yourself in a dock by a river (Styx). If you were in luck, there'd be a fairly large boat waiting there with Charon at the helm, if you weren't lucky you'd have to wait for at most an hour (real world minute) before crossing.

### Tartarus

Tartarus is a large, gaping hole that is reserved for the worst of the worst. Despite the word Hell being used to refer to the entire realm, Tartarus is the only place even remotely similar to hell as depicted in Lucifer, with the basalt columns reaching high up, with the giant spike in the middle. Notable residents have been Asherah, though she managed to escape, Kronos and King Minos.

### Fields of Asphodel (As-foe-dell)

The fields of Asphodel is giant, spanning fields whhere the sould of the damned can do the afterlife version of community service, working off their punishment until they are guilt-free.

### Temple of Hades

The temple of Hades is a giant palace in the underworld where Hades lives along with his wife, Persefone. It is guarded by damned souls of soldiers from all ages, the world wars, the Napoleonic wars, the American revolution, Roman soldiers and Spartans, from reverse chronological order. It also contains architectural styles from all ages, too.

## Etymology

While the origin of the word Hades is unknown, the word Hell is likely derivative from other old Germanic languages' words for it, like old Norse's Hel or Gothic's Halja.

## Religious appearances

### The Abrahamic Religions

While there's no direct depiction of Hell in Judaism, there is one in Islam and Christianity, as the fiery underworld where the evil souls go after they die for eternal punishment to which Archangel Samael was banished after his failed rebellion against Jehovah (Or at least that's how it is depicted in Christianity, the Wikipedia article read to gather information was really wordy and complicated).

## Demons

Demons are the torturers of Tartarus and the Hellish counterpart to Angels. There are two types of demons, Lilim, the sons and daughters of Lilith, and Sins, the physical incarnations of the seven deadly sins. There are countless Lilim, but only seven sins, obviously.

### Lilim

* Dromos of the Lilim, who is cunning, and slightly power-hungry, based on the demon with the same name from Lucifer.
* Belios of the Lilim, a relaxed, obeying worker who does what he's told, based on the demon with the same name from Lucifer.
* Mazikeen of the Lilim, who is brutal, and serves as Archangel Samael's personal bodyguard, based on the demon with the same name from Lucifer.
* Squee of the Lilim, described as an idiot, who is based on the demon with the same name from lucifer.

### Sins

* Betelgeuse, who takes a clown-like appearance and is the Demon of Greed, based on the main antagonist of the play with the same name (Save for spelling).
* Asmodeus, who is boastful and arrogant about his position as the Demon of Lust, based on the demon with the same name from Helluva Boss.
* Damocles, who is the swordsman of Hell, and the Demon of Pride.
* Charon, who is the ferryman to Hades and the Demon of Wrath, based on the character with the same name from Percy jackson.
* Stolas, the Demon of Gluttony with the ability to hop dimesions, mostly based on the demon with the same name from Helluva Boss.
* Mallos, who is the Demon of Envy and based on the demon with the same name from Dc's Legends of Tomorrow.
* Alostaer, also known as the radio demon, who is the Demon of Sloth with broadcasting abilities, based on the demon with the same name from Hazbin Hotel.

## In popular culture

* In Lucifer, Hell is depicted as a dark place, with giant hexagonal pillars of basalt climbing up into the air, not fiery at all.
* In the Percy Jackson and the Olympians movies, Hades is depicted as a fiery, volcanic landscape, while in the books, whilst having no illustrations of itself, Hades seems to have some form of vegetation, alongside the aforementioned rivers (see above).