Is Hades Heaven or Hell?

In Homer's The Odyssey, men and woman who die have their souls sent to the underworld called Hades. You're cursed to roam the purgatory-like realm as a doomed soul. In Hades, your form depends on how you perished on the day of your death. Women who died on their wedding day would materialize in Hades with their white wedding dresses. Valiant soldiers who died on the battlefield would show up in the underworld still dressed in armor, possibly with gaping wounds or missing limbs. Men and women who died of old age would wonder Hades as elderly souls. That seems pretty grim right? Imagine if an infant perished and was sent to Hades. The infant soul would wonder around for eternity without the ability to speak or walk. What if it was a pregnant woman who perished? Imagine a woman who was eight months pregnant, having to carry around a baby for eternity! Imagine an extremely battle-scared soldier, without a head, intestines seeping out of his belly button. For others, Hades could be a paradise. Elderly people could just relax, finally free of all responsibility. Some people can't wait for death, so that they can communicate with lost friends or relatives. It's funny how such a horrible place could be heaven for some and hell for others.