underworld
Sign in to savethumb|Juno in the Underworld by Jan Brueghel the Younger, between 1626 and 1630|291x291px The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
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The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead described in various religious traditions and myths, typically imagined as existing below the world of the living. Understanding the underworld matters because these beliefs about the afterlife and the realm of the dead have shaped religious practices, moral systems, and cultural narratives across many civilizations throughout history.
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thumb|Juno in the Underworld by Jan Brueghel the Younger, between 1626 and 1630|291x291px The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
thumb|Oweynagat in Rathcroghan, the entrance to the underworld in [[Irish mythology|291x291px]]