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the underworld is another word for hell for the most part,or in some beliefs purgatory, which in neither hell or heaven, if u ask from watching riddicle's of riddick, then that might be more comparable to the belief of purgatory, but either way wheather it exists or not is based soley on your own religion or belief.

The Underworld is a place where the gods and goddesses punish beings. By beings I mean humans, titans and other creatures that offended the gods and goddesses. In mythology, the Underworld or Hades is ruled by Hades. Each being has his/her own torture. The Underworld is also supposed to be extremely cold. After the Romans took over they renamed Hades as Pluto and that's why the dwarf planet is so named because its partialy ice and is way below freezing. In common belief the Underworld is called Hell and is ruled by Lucifer with his many demons. Hell is generalized as an eternal inferno, but it in religions it has nine circles each one more worse than the other depending on what the sinner did. Jehovah witnesses believe that Hell is just a huge lake of fire.

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Does Hades like the underworld?

As the god of the Underworld in Greek mythology, Hades rules over the realm and has a duty to govern and maintain order there. While he may not "like" the Underworld in the same way one might like a favorite place, he carries out his responsibilities with stoic determination.


Is the underworld the same as hell?

No. The Underworld is a place -all- souls go to after a person passes away. It doesn't matter whether they were good or bad, sinners or saints. Everyone goes there. It is not a punishment, simply a place for the soul to safely dwell. In Christian mythology Hell is reserved strictly for sinners. It is a place fully of fire and torment where a person's soul is tortured for the rest of existence.


What is Persephone's responsibilites?

Persephone is responsible for guiding and overseeing the transition of souls from the world of the living to the underworld. Additionally, she is associated with the changing of the seasons as her time spent in the underworld corresponds with winter.


Why did Sisyphus ask to be returned from the underworld to earth?

Sisyphus asked to be returned from the underworld to earth because he wanted to see his wife and punish her for not showing him proper funeral rites. He also didn't want to accept his fate of eternal punishment in the underworld and sought a way to defy the gods.


What is the title or duty of Hermes?

Hermes is the Greek god of boundaries, travel, communication, language, commerce, and thieves. He is also the messenger of the gods and the guide to the Underworld.

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What place did orisis rule over?

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God known for the underworld?

Pluto was also identified with the obscure Roman Orcus, like Hades the name of both a god of the underworld and the underworld as a place.


Place where the dead go and greek name of lord of the underworld?

Hades was the underworld; the ruler of Hades was Pluto.


Is the Greek underworld hell?

No the Greek underworld is not hell because it has a certain place where the souls of good people go where as hell is a place where unsaved bad souls go, although there is a spot in the underworld were bad souls do go.


What was hades functions in greek society?

Hades was both the King of the Underworld and another name of the Underworld in which the dead resided: it was both a place the dead resided in after death, and the ruler of that place.


What is the definiton of underworld?

The noun 'underworld' has two different definitions:The world of criminals or organized crime; the criminals of a particular place as a group.The mythical place of the dead; the place beneath the Earth where people go when they die.


Was Hades good or evil?

Hades was a male god. he was the god of the underworld and the king of darkness


What city does the movie Underworld take place in?

Budapest, Hungary


What place is hades is among the gods?

Hades resides in the Underworld.


What does Persephone do for 1 year in the underworld?

Persephone spends half of the year in the Underworld, and half of the year above. When she is in the Underworld, I assume she spends time with her husband Hades and helps to rule in her place as Queen.


Where do good people go in the underworld?

Everyone goes to the Underworld. Good and bad, they all go to the same place. It isn't 'hell' as some people make it out to be. It is simply a place for souls to go after their life is over, a place of rest, a place to spend their afterlife.


How to Use underworld in sentence?

It's a place so your sentence should look something like this: Mommy, I dont want to go to the Underworld!!