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    Hades and the Underworld: An Interactive Mythological Adventure
    Hades and the Underworld: An Interactive Mythological Adventure
    Hades and the Underworld: An Interactive Mythological Adventure
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    Hades and the Underworld: An Interactive Mythological Adventure

    By Blake Hoena and Nadine Takvorian

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    The Underworld is the land of the dead and ruled by the powerful god Hades. It is not a place where the living are welcome, but that’s where you must go. You will need to cross the River Styx and face the three-head dog Cerberus. But once you are there and reach your goal, will you be able to find your way back to the living or be trapped forever? Full-page illustrations, interactive stories, and multiple endings transport you back to ancient Greece and into deep dark depths of the Underworld.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJan 1, 2017
    ISBN9781515787716
    Hades and the Underworld: An Interactive Mythological Adventure
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    Blake Hoena

    An editor and script doctor extraordinaire, Blake is also an author of dozens of graphic novels. His published works have been licensed through DC Comics, National Geographic Kids, and Sports Illustrated Kids.

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      Hades and the Underworld - Blake Hoena

      Table of Contents

      Cover

      Title Page

      About Your Adventure

      Chapter 1: Hades and the Underworld

      Chapter 2: Persephone and Demeter

      Chapter 3: Orpheus

      Chapter 4: Theseus and Hercules

      Chapter 5: More About the Underworld

      Greek Gods and Goddesses

      Other Paths to Explore

      Glossary

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      Internet Sites

      Bibliography

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      For the best You Choose experience,

      view in portrait (vertical) orientation.

      About Your Adventure

      YOU are living in the mythical world of ancient Greece. The bad news is that you must venture into the land of the dead — a place from which the living rarely escape. The good news is that you get to choose what form you will take on your journey. Will you be a Greek hero, or will you take the form of a god? What choice will give you the best odds of survival?

      Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.

      YOU CHOOSE the path you take through this mythical adventure.

      Hades and the Underworld

      According to Greek myth, mighty giants called Titans once ruled the world. Their leader was Cronus. He and his wife, Rhea, had six children called Olympians. Zeus was their leader. His brothers were Hades and Poseidon. Hera, Demeter, and Hestia were their sisters.

      After a long, fierce war, the Olympians took control from the Titans. Zeus and his brothers drew lots to divide up their rule. Zeus picked first. He chose the sky as his domain. Poseidon then picked the oceans and the seas. Hades was left with the Underworld, the land of the dead.

      The other Olympians lived on Mount Olympus. But Hades retreated to his underground domain. Hades ruled over the spirits of the dead, but he did not cause death. The god Thanatos did that. Thanatos ended peoples’ suffering and helped them move peacefully from one life to the next.

      The Underworld was said to be a place hidden deep beneath the ground. Five magical rivers ran through it. The River Styx separated the Underworld from the land of the living.

      After people died, the god Hermes led their spirits to the banks of the River Styx near the entrance to the Underworld. Once the spirits entered Hades’s kingdom, they went before three judges. The judges were past kings and sons of Zeus. They passed judgments on the dead.

      If someone had been a brave hero or a just ruler, the judges sent him or her to the Elysian Fields. This was a paradise of endless celebrations and feasts. For those deemed wicked, there were the Fields of Punishment. Their spirits faced endless torture. Most spirits were sent to the Asphodel Meadows. This peaceful place was for those who had not achieved any great good nor committed any great evil.

      Then there was Tartarus, deep within the Earth. The most evil and dangerous creatures were

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