Hades is one of the most feared gods of Greek mythology, yet also one of the least understood.

The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydice, a wood nymph, was heralded as the perfect union. Anyone could tell the couple was deeply in love. So when their wedding ceremony ended in Eurydice's untimely death, Orpheus had...

Mictecacihuatl is the Aztec goddess of death and queen of the underworld. She is depicted as a skeletal figure wearing a crown of skulls. She rules Mictlan, the kingdom of the dead, and is celebrated in the Mexican festival of the Day of the Dead.

Achilles, just slain in the Trojan War, arrives in the Underworld and is greeted by Sibyl of Cumae— a prophetess and also the realm’s local guide. Though it gets a bad rap, Sibyl is determined to prove to the newcomer that hell is actually a lovely place...

Ereshkigal was the goddess of the underworld in Sumerian mythology. She is the sister of the goddess Inanna (Ishtar) and ruled over the dead, symbolizing justice and the inevitability of death. Respected and feared, her figure represented the cycle of lif...

Dig into the Greek myth of Persephone, who is abducted by Hades and is only allowed to leave the underworld every spring.

From the darkest depths of ancient cultures across the globe, legends speak of forbidden lands hidden beneath the earth's surface. These underworlds, veiled in mystery and myth, hold secrets of life, death, and the unknown.

Descendants of ANU and the Seven Judges of the Underworld. 450,000 years ago our ancestors descended from the heavens to engineer the first human beings. To us they were Giants that ruled as Gods over mankind. Now new evidence and scientific research ackn...

Mythology Curiosities - The Gods of the Underworld around the World

Ancient Egyptians believed that in order to become immortal after death, a spirit must first pass through the underworld — a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates.