Project Gutenberg 2011-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 112 Morris, Lewis 1833 1907 Morris, Lewis, Sir The Epic of Hades, in Three Books Produced by Paul Murray, Rory OConor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Epic of Hades" by Lewis Morris is a poetic work written in the late 19th century. The poem explores themes of love, loss, and the human experience, depicting a journey through various realms of existence and the struggles of iconic figures from mythology. The characters are deeply intertwined with the notions of fate, desire, and the consequences of their choices. The opening of the text introduces a narrator who reflects upon the desolation and despair of a mythical underworld, specifically Tartarus. The narrator encounters various souls condemned to suffer eternal torment for their sins, including figures like Tantalus and Phèdre. As the narrator observes their plight, he contemplates the nature of desire and fulfillment, revealing the internal turmoil of the condemned souls. The use of rich, vivid imagery illustrates both the physical and emotional landscapes of this dark realm, setting a somber tone for the exploration of existential consequences that will unfold in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gods, Greek -- Poetry Mythology, Greek -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 278581 278590 2024-09-16T06:12:27.140568 2023-09-16T12:27:32.342796 text/html text/html 288518 2011-11-14T15:56:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 143979 2011-11-14T15:56:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203685 2024-09-16T06:12:43.461453 application/epub+zip 203745 2024-09-16T06:12:32.781510 application/epub+zip 159664 2024-09-16T06:12:29.699524 application/epub+zip 342793 2024-09-16T06:12:47.578445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300245 2024-09-16T06:12:38.431502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256464 2022-09-17T11:19:50.172280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232141 232045 2024-09-16T06:12:25.637555 2023-09-16T12:27:31.038760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 231977 2011-11-14T15:56:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90411 2011-11-14T15:56:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231981 2011-11-14T15:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90349 2011-11-14T15:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20448 2024-09-16T06:12:47.732440 application/rdf+xml 11863 2024-09-16T06:12:30.123522 image/jpeg 3071 2024-09-16T06:12:29.909559 image/jpeg 191778 2024-09-16T06:12:27.169544 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia