67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ἅιδης, ᾍδης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. HAY-deez(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Greek Ἅιδης (Haides), derived from ἀϊδής (aides) meaning "unseen". In Greek mythology Hades was the dark god of the underworld, a place that was also called Hades. His brother was Zeus and his wife was Persephone. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantHaidesUser SubmissionHadès People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class devious strong strange serious nerdy Categories children of Cronus, dark, death deities, Descendants characters, Disney characters, Dragon Quest characters, gods, Kingdom Hearts characters, Once Upon a Time characters, underworld deities