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Hades
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Hades as in:  the Olympian god

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  • It was a foul day, torrid and hazy; hotter than the hinges of Hades, as Walter would say now Above the lakeshore there was an invisible but almost palpable fog, composed of stale perfume and the oil from tanned bare shoulders, mixed with the steam from the cooking wieners and the burnt tang of spun sugar.†  (source)
  • "I wouldn't be used to this heat if I were from Hades," I'd joke.†  (source)
  • It's all Hades.†  (source)
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  • Constantine slept in an old-fashioned white nightgown up to her chin and down to her toes even though it'd be hot as Hades.†  (source)
    Hades = Greek mythology:  the god of the underworld (land of the dead)
  • "That's none of your business, Mike," I warned, internally cursing Jessica straight to the fiery pits of Hades.†  (source)
  • Dressed in black trousers and shirts, the pirates brought with them a malodorous breeze of gunpowder and oil and sweat, as though they'd just burst out through the gates of Hades.†  (source)
  • Grandma called it "all Hades breaking loose."†  (source)
  • Hades doesn't care, because like most gods he's very selfish, and he has what he wants.†  (source)
  • From: DeathWish To: Hades 1991 This town blows.†  (source)
  • Hot as Hades.†  (source)
  • No, "home" is the other direction, in a protected south valley, not here in a frigid north valley Hades hole.†  (source)
  • The sound was a roar as big as the world; it was the sound of a waterfall as wide as an ocean, falling into an endless void as deep as Hades itself.†  (source)
  • Many ladies wanted to do something militant and had formed a Home Defense Guard, "Ladies from Hades."†  (source)
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