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Underworld

For other meanings of the word "underworld" see Underworld (disambiguation)

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.

See also: psychopomp.

Table of contents
1 Underworlds
2 Rulers of the Underworld
2.28 Aboriginal mythology
2.29 Akkadian mythology
2.30 Albanian mythology
2.31 Armenian mythology
2.32 Aztec mythology
2.33 Babylonian mythology
2.34 Bon mythology
2.35 Buddhist mythology
2.36 Canaanite mythology
2.37 Celtic mythology
2.38 Chinese mythology
2.39 Christianity
2.40 Egyptian mythology
2.41 Elamite mythology
2.42 Etruscan mythology
2.43 Finnish mythology
2.44 Greek mythology
2.45 Gypsy mythology
2.46 Haida mythology
2.47 Hinduism
2.48 Hopi mythology
2.49 Ibo mythology
2.50 Incan mythology
2.51 Indonesian mythology
2.52 Inuit mythology
2.53 Islamic mythology
2.54 Japanese mythology
2.55 Kassite mythology
2.56 Khmer mythology
2.57 Latvian mythology
2.58 Lunda mythology
2.59 Maya mythology
2.60 Narragansett mythology
2.61 Navaho mythology
2.62 Niquiran mythology
2.63 Norse mythology
2.64 Orokolo mythology
2.65 Persian mythology
2.66 Phoenician mythology
2.67 Phrygian mythology
2.68 Polynesian mythology
2.69 Prussian mythology
2.70 Pueblo mythology
2.71 Roman mythology
2.72 Russian mythology
2.73 Saami mythology
2.74 Salish mythology
2.75 Siberian mythology
2.76 Slavic mythology
2.77 Sumerian mythology
2.78 Syrian mythology
2.79 Tamil mythology
2.80 Vodun
2.81 Wagawaga mythology
2.82 Yoruba mythology
2.83 Yurak mythology
2.84 Zuni mythology

Underworlds

Aboriginal mythology

Akkadian mythology

Buddhist mythology

Celtic mythology

Christianity

Egyptian mythology

Fijian mythology

Finnish mythology

Greek mythology

Hinduism

Incan mythology

Inuit mythology

Islam

Indonesian mythology

  • Patal

Japanese mythology

  • Soku-no-Kumi
  • Yomi-no-kuni

Latvian mythology

Maya mythology

Melanesian mythology

  • Tuma

Norse mythology

Oromo mythology

  • Ekera

Polynesian mythology

Pueblo mythology

  • Shipap

Roman mythology

Slavic mythology

  • Irij

Sumerian mythology

Vodun

Wagawaga mythology

  • Hiyoyoa

Rulers of the Underworld

(Note: this includes guardian-type creatures,
ghosts, and spirits such as demons, veli, and Cerberus)

Aboriginal mythology

Akkadian mythology

Albanian mythology

Armenian mythology

  • Spandaramat

Aztec mythology

Babylonian mythology

Bon mythology

  • gNyan

Buddhist mythology

Canaanite mythology

Celtic mythology

Chinese mythology

Christianity

Egyptian mythology

Elamite mythology

  • Jabru

Etruscan mythology

Finnish mythology

Greek mythology

Gypsy mythology

  • Mulo

Haida mythology

Hinduism

Hopi mythology

Ibo mythology

Incan mythology

Indonesian mythology

  • Dewi Shri
  • Ndara

Inuit mythology

Islamic mythology

Japanese mythology

  • Hisa-Me
  • Hotoke
  • Ika-Zuchi-no-Kami
  • Jikininki
  • Shiti Dama
  • Shi-Ryo

Kassite mythology

  • Dur

Khmer mythology

  • Preas Eyssaur

Latvian mythology

Lunda mythology

  • Kalunga

Maya mythology

Narragansett mythology

Navaho mythology

  • Estanatelhi

Niquiran mythology

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