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Realms of the Dead (Art by Max Bedulenko)

The Underworld is loose term for all non-abrahamic realms where people are judged and where the sinners are punished by the deities and demons of their own religions and theologies.

Description[]

The entities that reside within the Underworld are regarded as Chthonic. They are connected to the nine main circles of Hell, though are not considered part of "Satan's Kingdom".

Each of the mythological underworlds are connected to multiple gates that lead to these different underworlds stationed across the borderlands of Hell such as one that leads to Yamaloka (the Hindu equivalent of Hell), Hades (the Greek Underworld), or Yomi (the Japanese Underworld). These gates are fashioned in a way that fit the aesthetic and theme of the mythology they represent such as the gates of Yomi having artistic Shinto decorations around it.

Overview[]

The concept of an underworld is found in almost every civilization and "may be as old as humanity itself". Common features of underworld myths are accounts of living people making journeys to the underworld, often for some heroic purpose. Other myths reinforce traditions that entrance of souls to the underworld requires a proper observation of ceremony, such as the ancient Greek story of the recently dead Patroclus haunting Achilles until his body could be properly buried for this purpose. Persons having social status were dressed and equipped in order to better navigate the underworld.

A number of mythologies incorporate the concept of the soul of the deceased making its own journey to the underworld, with the dead needing to be taken across a defining obstacle such as a lake or a river to reach this destination. Imagery of such journeys can be found in both ancient and modern art. The descent to the underworld has been described as "the single most important myth for Modernist authors".

List of Underworlds[]

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