From the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award–nominated author of Greek Mythology: Gods of Mount Olympus comes an unforgettable journey into the twilight world beneath the earth—where souls are judged, memory endures, and divine order rules in silence.

Greek Mythology: Kingdom of Hades unveils the shadowed realm of the ancient Greek afterlife—a place of consequence, not chaos. Guided by Hades, the unseen sovereign of the dead, and Persephone, the Queen of Spring and Shadow, this illustrated volume reveals the myths, laws, and moral structure that governed the Underworld.

From the five rivers that define its boundaries to the torments of Tartarus and the bliss of Elysium, readers are led through a world where every soul meets its truth. Along the way appear the ferryman Charon, the three judges of the dead—Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus—and heroes who defied mortality itself: Orpheus, Heracles, and Odysseus.

Rooted in the classical works of Homer and Hesiod, and brought to life through cinematic black-and-white illustrations inspired by Michelangelo, Kingdom of Hades transforms the ancient vision of death into a meditation on justice, consequence, and renewal.

Inside, readers will discover:

The myths and origins of Hades, Persephone, and the chthonic gods who ruled below

The sacred rivers—Styx, Lethe, Acheron, Phlegethon, and Cocytus—and the oaths, sorrows, and transformations they embody

The three realms of judgment—Elysium, Asphodel, and Tartarus—and the fate awaiting every soul

The heroes and mortals who dared to cross the veil between life and death

Mythic artwork and historical context that bring the Underworld to vivid life

Both mythic and philosophical, Greek Mythology: Kingdom of Hades reimagines the Greek afterlife as an ordered mirror of the living world—a realm where death is not an end, but a transformation.

Perfect for readers of Mythos, Circe, The Iliad, and other retellings of classical mythology.

Step beyond the veil. The kingdom of shadows awaits.