Cold, dark and distant, it was named after the Roman god of the underworld. In Greek mythology, the corresponding god is Hades. The planet's existence had first been suspected more than 30 years ...

There is a place in Turkey where strange vapors issue from the ground, which ancient Greco-Roman people used in their rituals to the gods of the underworld. The place, known as Pluto’s Gate ...

Hera’s Roman equivalent was Juno. Hades, the god of the underworld, ruled over the realm of the dead and was synonymous with the chilly aspects of the afterlife. As a major deity in Greek ...