Mythological places

hypothetical lost continent, existence proposed by Augustus Le Plongeon

thumb|upright=1.4|An 1876 map illustrating the supposed location of Lemuria and the hypothetical dispersal routes of the "12 Race (human categorization)|varieties of men" from their alleged Lemurian origin across the globeLemuria (), or Limuria, was a continent proposed in 1864 by zoologist Philip Sclater, theorized to have sunk beneath the Indian Ocean, later appropriated by occultists in supposed accounts of human origins. The theory was discredited with the discovery of plate tectonics and continental drift in the 20th century.

world center in some religions or philosophies; connection between Heaven and Earth

mountain in the Jordan Valley

250px|right|thumb|Yomotsu Hirasaka in Higashiizumo, [[Shimane Prefecture]] is the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). According to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go in the afterlife. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is (mostly) impossible to return to the land of the living. Yomi is most commonly known for Izanami's retreat to that place after her death. Izanagi followed her there and upon his return he washed himself, creating Amaterasu from his left eye, Susanoo from his nostrils, and Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto from his right eye in

Fusang is a mythical world tree or place located far east of China.

river in Japan

Zoroastrian mythological location

name given to the Northwest Passage in the sixteenth century

Historical library in Russia

thumb|Samavasarana of Tirthankara thumb|Rakesh Jhaveri#Shrimad Rajchandra Mission|Raj Sabhagruh, Spiritual and convention complex at Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram Dharampur whose architecture is inspired by Samovasaran.

right|thumb|Detail of Facsimile No. 2 (the Hypocephalus of Sheshonq). Reference numeral 1 represents Kolob according to [[Joseph Smith. ]]

Places narrated in mythologies and legends

mythical entrance of the underworld in Matsue, Japan

location in Shinto mythology

mythical land

or in the Nihon Shoki, also called or in the Kojiki, refers to a netherworld in Japanese mythology. It is sometimes considered to be identical to Yomi, another netherworld in the myths as well as . There is no clear consensus on the relationship between these three realms.

The realm of Malakut (), also known as Hurqalya or Huralya, is a proposed invisible realm of medieval Islamic cosmology.