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The '''underworld''' or '''netherworld''' is thought to be deep underground or beneath the surface of the world in most religions and mythologies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/underworld|title=Underworld|work=The free dictionary|accessdate=1 July 2010}}</ref> Typically it is a place where the [[soul]]s of the departed go, an afterlife or a '''realm of the dead'''. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.


In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go such as Heaven, [[Hell]] or Limbo.


==Underworlds by Mythology==
''This list includes underworlds in various mythology:''


For further information, see the Wikipedia entry: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld Underworld]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Albanian mythology
|Ferri
|-
|Aztec mythology
|Mictlan
|-
|Babylonian mythology
|Irkalla
|-
|Buddhist mythology
|Naraka (also Niraya)
|-
|Celtic mythology
|Annwn, Mag Mell
|-
|Chinese mythology / taoism
|Diyu  地獄
|-
|Christian mythology
|Hades, [[Hell]], Sheol, Gehenna, Tártaros, Limbo, [[Purgatory]]
|-
|Egyptian mythology
|Aaru, Duat, Neter-khertet, Amenti
|-
|Estonian mythology
|Toonela
|-
|Finnish mythology
|Tuonela
|-
|Germanic
|Hel, Niflheim
|-
|Greek mythology
|Elysium, Asphodel Meadows, [[Hades|Hadēs]], Tártaros
|-
|Guanche mythology
|Echeide, Guayota
|-
|Hindu mythology
|Naraka or Yamaloka, Patala
|-
|Hopi mythology
|Maski
|-
|Hungarian mythology
|Alvilág
|-
|Inca mythology
|Uku Pacha
|-
|Inuit mythology
|Adlivun
|-
|Islamic mythology
|Jahannam, Naar, Barzakh, Araf
|-
|Jain mythology
|Naraka, Adho Loka (the lower world)
|-
|Japanese mythology/Shinto
|Yomi 黄泉, Ne-no-Kuni 根の国, Jigoku 地獄
|-
|Jewish/Hebrew mythology
|Sheol, Gehenna, Abaddon
|-
|Korean mythology
|"Ji-Ok" 지옥 地獄
|-
|Latvian mythology
|Aizsaule
|-
|Malay mythology
|! rowspan=2 |''Alam Ghaib'' (The unseen realm)
|-
|Indonesian mythology
|-
|Māori mythology
|Hawaiki, Rarohenga
|-
|Mapuche mythology
|Pellumawida, Degin, Wenuleufu, Ngullchenmaiwe
|-
|Maya mythology
|Metnal, Xibalba
|-
|Melanesian mythology
|(includes Fijian) Bulu, Burotu, Murimuria, Nabangatai, Tuma
|-
|Norse mythology
|Gimlé, Hel, Niflheim, Vingólf
|-
|Oromo mythology
|Ekera
|-
|Persian mythology
|Duzakh
|-
|Philippine mythology
|Kasanaan
|-
|Polynesian mythology
|Avaiki, Bulotu, Iva, Lua-o-Milu, Nga- Atua, Pulotu, Rangi Tuarea, Te Toi-o-nga-Ranga, Uranga-o-Te-Ra
|-
|Pueblo mythology
|Shipap
|-
|Roman mythology
|Inferno, Avernus, Orcus/[[Hades|Hadēs]], Pluto
|-
|Slavic mythology
|Nav, Podsvetie, Peklo
|-
|Sumerian mythology
|Dilmun, Kur, Irkalla, Hubur
|-
|Turko-Mongol
|Erlik
|-
|Vodou mythology
|Guinee
|-
|Wagawaga (New Guinea) mythology
|Hiyoyoa
|}
 
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
 
==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld The original source of this article at Wikipedia]

Latest revision as of 09:44, 1 August 2014

The underworld or netherworld is thought to be deep underground or beneath the surface of the world in most religions and mythologies.[1] Typically it is a place where the souls of the departed go, an afterlife or a realm of the dead. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.


Underworlds by Mythology

This list includes underworlds in various mythology:

Albanian mythology Ferri
Aztec mythology Mictlan
Babylonian mythology Irkalla
Buddhist mythology Naraka (also Niraya)
Celtic mythology Annwn, Mag Mell
Chinese mythology / taoism Diyu 地獄
Christian mythology Hades, Hell, Sheol, Gehenna, Tártaros, Limbo, Purgatory
Egyptian mythology Aaru, Duat, Neter-khertet, Amenti
Estonian mythology Toonela
Finnish mythology Tuonela
Germanic Hel, Niflheim
Greek mythology Elysium, Asphodel Meadows, Hadēs, Tártaros
Guanche mythology Echeide, Guayota
Hindu mythology Naraka or Yamaloka, Patala
Hopi mythology Maski
Hungarian mythology Alvilág
Inca mythology Uku Pacha
Inuit mythology Adlivun
Islamic mythology Jahannam, Naar, Barzakh, Araf
Jain mythology Naraka, Adho Loka (the lower world)
Japanese mythology/Shinto Yomi 黄泉, Ne-no-Kuni 根の国, Jigoku 地獄
Jewish/Hebrew mythology Sheol, Gehenna, Abaddon
Korean mythology "Ji-Ok" 지옥 地獄
Latvian mythology Aizsaule
Malay mythology Alam Ghaib (The unseen realm)
Indonesian mythology
Māori mythology Hawaiki, Rarohenga
Mapuche mythology Pellumawida, Degin, Wenuleufu, Ngullchenmaiwe
Maya mythology Metnal, Xibalba
Melanesian mythology (includes Fijian) Bulu, Burotu, Murimuria, Nabangatai, Tuma
Norse mythology Gimlé, Hel, Niflheim, Vingólf
Oromo mythology Ekera
Persian mythology Duzakh
Philippine mythology Kasanaan
Polynesian mythology Avaiki, Bulotu, Iva, Lua-o-Milu, Nga- Atua, Pulotu, Rangi Tuarea, Te Toi-o-nga-Ranga, Uranga-o-Te-Ra
Pueblo mythology Shipap
Roman mythology Inferno, Avernus, Orcus/Hadēs, Pluto
Slavic mythology Nav, Podsvetie, Peklo
Sumerian mythology Dilmun, Kur, Irkalla, Hubur
Turko-Mongol Erlik
Vodou mythology Guinee
Wagawaga (New Guinea) mythology Hiyoyoa


References

  1. ↑ "Underworld". The free dictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/underworld. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 


External Links

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