Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. read more
The father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades is the titan, Cronus. read more
After defeating his father, Cronos married his sister Rhea. The two had six children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. Cronos, after each birth, swallowed the first five children because of a prophecy that claimed one of his children would overthrow him. Rhea tricked Cronos with the sixth child, Zeus. read more
The Big Three are the three most powerful gods in all of Olympus: Zeus/Jupiter, Lord of the Sky, Poseidon/Neptune, Lord of the Seas, and Hades/Pluto, Lord of the Underworld. In the beginning, after they had defeated their father, Kronos, they drew lots to see who would get where as their domain. read more