Hades

Hades originates in Greek tradition as the name for the realm of the dead, understood as a shadowy place where all the deceased reside rather than a location of reward or punishment. It functions as a neutral destination of the dead, emphasizing separation from the world of the living. Through Greek-language texts and translations, especially the Greek Bible, the term Hades was adopted into Jewish and later Christian writings as a way to speak about the afterlife. In these later contexts, Hades overlaps with ideas of judgment or confinement, though it often remains distinct from places associated with final punishment or destruction.