Hades MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Hades? Hades is an INTJ personality type in MBTI, 5w4 - sp/sx - 549 in Enneagram, RCUEI in Big 5, ILI in Socionics.
It’s ironic to think that, despite all his negative traits (king of the underworld, god and ruler of the dead, seemingly formidable images) Hades wasn’t really an evil character. The ancient Greeks feared to even mention his name and held him in much awe, but Hades was also worshipped as Plutos, the god of plenty and riches, and a monarch who gave guidance to the dead. Although he kidnapped Persephone and caused the four seasons to appear on Earth he wasn’t as unfaithful as his brothers (Zeus and Poseidon were, after all, notorious womanizers, driving their wives up the wall) and Persephone always accompanied him on his throne, indicating that although their relationship started out strained Hades was careful to show her respect and affection, treating her not as his trophy wife but rather an equal partner. I was really glad that Lore Olympus came out, finally some work that gives Hades and Persephone’s story a good spotlight. And, in the stories of Leuce and Minthe, after Persephone angrily dealt with his lovers, there is no mention that Hades objected against Persephone’s actions; guess who was the real dominating role in their relationship. I think he may seem like a baddie at first glance but actually he possesses many positive traits of an INTJ, a thoughtful and faithful partner, a good politician and a dutiful monarch.
Biography
Hades (pronounced hay-deez), the god of death and wealth, stands apart from the standard run of the Olympians, he's the dark half they don't usually acknowledge, because, for all of their faults, they embrace life with a passion. Hades is one of the six children of Cronus and Rhea, and the oldest of the Olympian deities. Hades appears as a large, powerfully built man, with a bushy black beard and black eyes, and he wears gold jewelry symbolizing his control over wealth. While his brothers Zeus and Poseidon rule the sky and the sea respectively, Hades is the ruler of the underworld and has some control over the earth as well. It's not a job he particularly likes, but his personality seems remarkably well suited for it. Long ago, the god of death abducted Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and before she was rescued from his clutches, she ate of the food of the realm. Thus it is that Persephone must spend half her time in the dreary Underworld, ruling at Hades' side, and half in the exuberant world of Olympus above. Hades himself doesn't take much of an interest in anything except for Persephone. He's content to sit and brood and gaze on the shuffling masses of the countless dead, and set forth the punishments decreed by the other Greek deities on those who dared to steal glory from the gods. Unlike some deities whose portfolio includes death, Hades is not particularly malicious or hateful toward the mortals whose souls come to his realm. Death, he teaches, is the lot of all mortals, the thing that sets them apart from deities, and it must be accepted even if it brings grief. The Underworld is lifeless and dull. The Rivers Lethe and Styx flow through it, promising forgetfulness and oblivion to those who sample their waters, though few dare. In the center of the realm is a palace of gray marble, and in the audience chamber sit Hades and Persephone, waiting to deny supplicants their hearts' desires. Mortals on this or that quest sometimes ask to use Hades' helm of invisibility, forged for him by the Cyclopes in the war against the Titans. He keeps it constantly at his side, but rarely uses it. It's said he lends it out to heroes sent by other deities, but no living person has ever reported being able to gain it.
