Underworld

Persephone: Queen of the Underworld Persephone was one of the most important Goddesses in ancient Greece, and she is still revered by modern-day Pagans, especially Dianic Wiccans. Her story explains the seasons, the barrenness of winter, and the fertility of spring. Despite her importance, she is a Goddess that is misunderstood and even overlooked. In ancient times, her cult honored her and her mother, often combining the two, generically honoring “The Goddesses.” Persephone is often defined,…

The Underworld (An Analysis of Odysseus’s Reactions in the Underworld) In hundreds of cultures, each has had their own unique version of an underworld. Most often, it is a stygian, nightmaric environment. A prime example of this is the underworld imagined by the Greek culture. Many of the bravest heroes of the time shuddered at the thought of such an adventure. It was a place in which the most courageous, and steadfast hearts were tested to the core. A prime of such is found in Prentice Hall’s…

The Underworld is a place where the Greeks believed most souls of the dead live. The Odyssey and “Enkidu 's Dream” are two stories that describe how the underworld would be like when one encounters it. The Odyssey describes the underworld as a place filled with unhappiness and misery and that punishment will be served in the underworld to the sinners in life. While, “Enkidu 's Dream” describes the underworld as a very dark, unpleasant and scary place to be in, where no one looks forward to pass…

Osiris is thought to be the ruler of the underworld, as well as the King of the dead, resurrection, and afterlife. It was thought that Osiris would be the one to judge your life as a whole, from the great deeds you completed to your lives unforgivable moments. Once he had completed a full judgement he would then in turn determine that persons chances for eternal rest. Osiris was the husband and brother of Isis (goddess of health, wisdom, and marriage), father to Horus (god of the sky and…

heaven & the underworld started a war against one another. The ruler of Heaven was a woman, whose name was Nova, and the ruler of the Underworld was a man, who was named Jaxon. The war wasn't started by both Nova, and Jaxon, but their reasons were completely different. Nova's reasons were nearly endless, but she only told a few to her servants, and friends, but she believed that Jaxon was trying to make her empire weaker. Nova also thought that about three-fourths of men go to the underworld.…

Originating in Greek mythology, werewolves have been depicted as some of the most aggressive monsters in history. The tale of the first werewolf, then called “Lycaon” is found in Homer’s The Iliad. The beast, portrayed as a half-man half-wolf, highlights aggression and primitive instincts in humanity. Though rarely provoked, nearly every modern account of werewolf sightings involve the beast attempting to attack witnesses. Whether these sightings are fact or fiction, society has a fascination…

The Underworld and Prophecy Before all of this, Aeneas’s travels in leaving Troy have produced every kind of upheaval, but by Book 3 he knows that a country to the west holds his destiny. Aeneas continues through all sorts of marine and other miraculous events but loses his father, Anchises. It is not until Book 7 that Aeneas’s idea of a destination to the west is confirmed and made specific in instructions to go to the mouth of the Tiber River and make a pact with King Latinus. Later,…

Myths of the Underworld 2.) A. Based on Campbell's chapter, May's chapter, and Alan Watts' videos, reflect on your own attitudes towards death. Do you agree with Watts that “we live in a culture where it has been rubbed into us, in every conceivable way, that to die is a terrible thing” and that we live in a culture in which “death is swept under the carpet”? “Somebody has to die in order for life to emerge.” (p 131, Campbell). It wasn’t until after going through all the videos, articles, and…

connected to their religion, explained where humanity had come from, and where it was going after death. The ancient Greeks understanding of death included the idea of afterlife where there was another world, known as the underworld, which souls went to after its death. The Underworld is the kingdom of the dead ruled by god Hades, and was known to be either beneath the depths or at the ends of earth. The Greeks’ comprehension of human death was that once a person had passed away, the soul would…

The Underworld Many pieces of literature contain many similar characteristics to Greek and Roman mythology as these references illustrate a certain idea or image for the reader. Many authors in the past would draw these comparisons to invoke a deeper meaning to their writing. The Underworld of Roman mythology is the kingdom of Pluto and is where Romans believed the dead went to in afterlife. For one, the house of Trimalchio as well as the contents in it, are directly related to the Underworld…