In the old stories of ancient Greece, Hades is the land of the dead — the place souls go after they die. It is thought of as a shadowy world under the earth. The god who rules that land is also called Hades, so the same name is used for the place and for the ruler. This sense is the land.

In the old stories of ancient Greece在古希臘的古老故事裡 Hades is the land of the deadHades（冥府）是死者的國度 — the place souls go after they die是靈魂死後會去的地方。 It is thought of as a shadowy world under the earth它被想像成地底下一個陰暗的世界。 The god who rules that land is also called Hades統治那片土地的神，也叫做Hades so the same name is used for the place and for the ruler所以同一個名字，既指那個地方，也指那位統治者。 This sense is the land這裡講的這個意思，是指那個「地方」

Though actually, English speakers often treat Hades as another word for Hell. That is later, and it comes from church language and later books.

Though actually不過事實上 English speakers often treat Hades as another word for Hell說英語的人常常把Hades當成Hell（地獄）的另一種說法。 That is later那其實是比較後來的用法 and it comes from church language and later books來自教會的用語和後來的書籍

In the Greek stories, Hades is not mainly a place of fire and punishment for bad people. It is where the dead live, good and bad.

In the Greek stories在希臘故事裡 Hades is not mainly a place of fire and punishment for bad peopleHades主要並不是一個用火懲罰壞人的地方。 It is where the dead live它是死者居住的地方 good and bad不管是好人還是壞人都在那裡

You meet the word in myths, school books, films, and games, not in everyday talk. Write it with a capital H: it is a name.

You meet the word in myths, school books, films, and games你會在神話、學校課本、電影和遊戲裡遇到這個字 not in everyday talk但不會在日常對話裡聽到。 Write it with a capital H要用大寫的H來寫： it is a name因為它是一個名字