Tartarus Erebus The kingdom of the dead was ruled by one of the twelve great Olympian, Hades(Pluto), and his queen, Persephone. It is often called by his name, Hades. It lies beneath the secret places of the earth Tartarus and erebus are sometimes two divisions of the Underworld, Tartarus the deeper of the two, the prison of the sons of the Earth; Erebus where the dead pass as soon as they dieThe kingdom of the dead was ruled by one of the twelve great Olympian, Hades (Pluto), and his queen, Persephone. It is often called by his name, Hades. It lies beneath the secret places of the earth. Tartarus and Erebus are sometimes two divisions of the Underworld, Tartarus the deeper of the two, the prison of the Sons of the Earth; Erebus where the dead pass as soon as they die. Tartarus﹠Erebus