The Journey into the Underworld
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The Journey into the The Journey into the UnderworldUnderworld
What mortals journey into the What mortals journey into the Underworld and survive?Underworld and survive?
Acheron The river of woe, Acheron The river of woe, sadness, or afflictionsadness, or affliction
Son of Gaea but Son of Gaea but quenched the quenched the thirst of the thirst of the Titans during the Titans during the Titan/Olympian Titan/Olympian war, and Zeus war, and Zeus threw him into threw him into the underworld to the underworld to become its first become its first river.river.
Charon the Ferry Operator Charon the Ferry Operator
Obolus: the coin of paymentObolus: the coin of payment
Erebus: The VestibuleErebus: The Vestibule
This is a place of limbo where all the This is a place of limbo where all the dead had to pass.dead had to pass.
Erebus, Tartarus and the Erebus, Tartarus and the Elysium FieldsElysium Fields
The Judges – All sons of ZeusThe Judges – All sons of Zeus
Aeacus: Judged the EuropeansAeacus: Judged the EuropeansFormer King of AgeniaFormer King of Agenia
Mother AgeniaMother Agenia
Rhadamanthus Judged the AsiaRhadamanthus Judged the AsiaBrother of Minos; Abodes in Elysium;Brother of Minos; Abodes in Elysium;
Mother EuropaMother Europa
Minos: Judged the difficult casesMinos: Judged the difficult casesFinal Decision; King of CreteFinal Decision; King of Crete
Mother EuropaMother Europa
The Soul was a pale reflection The Soul was a pale reflection of its former selfof its former self
Which judge of souls lived the same Which judge of souls lived the same in the underworld as on earth?in the underworld as on earth?
Cocytus: The River of Cocytus: The River of Lamentation or wailingLamentation or wailing
Who will you runWho will you run
into on this into on this
river?river?
The FatesThe Fates
If the thread is not cut then the If the thread is not cut then the person is not dead!person is not dead!
The Fate SistersThe Fate Sisters
Where in the movie Clash of the Where in the movie Clash of the Titans do you see these women?Titans do you see these women?
The Furies:The Furies:Pursue sinners on earth but lived in Pursue sinners on earth but lived in
the underworldthe underworldSerpents in their hair blood dripping Serpents in their hair blood dripping from their eyes!from their eyes!
NemesisNemesis
Spirit of Just PunishmentSpirit of Just Punishment
Goddess of RetributionGoddess of Retribution
Sister to the FatesSister to the Fates
Divine arbiter of justice: Just Divine arbiter of justice: Just Rewards!Rewards!
HecateHecate
Queen of the DeadQueen of the Dead
The River Styx: Nine Loops that The River Styx: Nine Loops that surround the underworldsurround the underworld
Styx was the daughter of theStyx was the daughter of the
Titans and helped the Titans and helped the
Olympians in the war so sheOlympians in the war so she
became the river of gods.became the river of gods.
If a god swore by her, the oath was If a god swore by her, the oath was irrevocable.irrevocable.
Tartarus: Land of PunishmentTartarus: Land of Punishment
Name three Titans you would find in Name three Titans you would find in this section.this section.
Cerberus – watchdog at the Cerberus – watchdog at the gates of Tartarusgates of Tartarus
Three heads venom dripping Three heads venom dripping from all his mouths with a from all his mouths with a
dragons tail.dragons tail.
Phlegethon: The River of FirePhlegethon: The River of Fire
SisyphusSisyphus
He escaped the underworld to return He escaped the underworld to return to earth. Recaptured for his trickery, to earth. Recaptured for his trickery, comdemned!comdemned!
SisyphusSisyphus
What is the lesson of this What is the lesson of this punishment?punishment?
TartarusTartarus
Tantalizing – Tantalizing –
Forever HungryForever Hungry
Forever ThirstyForever Thirsty
IxionIxion
Wheel of FireWheel of Fire
IxionIxion
Showed disrespect for the gods and Showed disrespect for the gods and attempted to win the love of Hera.attempted to win the love of Hera.
Condemned to roll foreverCondemned to roll forever
on a wheelon a wheel
of fire throughoutof fire throughout
Tartarus!Tartarus!
The DanaidsThe Danaids
Guilty of murdering their husbands Guilty of murdering their husbands on their wedding on their wedding
night!night!Punishment:Punishment:
fill a barrel with fill a barrel with
water from a nearbywater from a nearby
stream, but the waterstream, but the water
had to be carriedhad to be carried
sieves.sieves.
Elysium FieldsElysium Fields
The place of eternal happiness.The place of eternal happiness.
The Abode of Sleep.The Abode of Sleep.
Thanatos Brother of SleepThanatos Brother of Sleep"I win greater honor when"I win greater honor when
the victims are young.the victims are young.““
[Thanatos to Apollo.] [Thanatos to Apollo.]
Thanatos is the son of Nyx, Thanatos is the son of Nyx,
but no matter how you describe but no matter how you describe
him, he is a creature of bone him, he is a creature of bone
chilling darkness. From on high,chilling darkness. From on high,
Helios (the Sun) Helios (the Sun)
never casts his light on Death. never casts his light on Death. (Theogony, line 760)(Theogony, line 760)
Hypnos/SomnusHypnos/Somnus
Hypnos goes kindly among the Hypnos goes kindly among the mortals but, his brother, Thanatos has mortals but, his brother, Thanatos has a heart made of pitiless iron. When he a heart made of pitiless iron. When he takes hold of you, the world of light takes hold of you, the world of light ceases to be. ceases to be.
Hypnos/Somnus (sleep).Hypnos/Somnus (sleep).
Morpheus: son of sleep and god of Morpheus: son of sleep and god of dreams.dreams.
Lethe – River of ForgetfulnessLethe – River of Forgetfulness
One cup of water from the river and One cup of water from the river and the soul forgot its past . From there, the soul forgot its past . From there, the soul moved into the Elysium the soul moved into the Elysium Fields, the enjoyment of the Happy Fields, the enjoyment of the Happy Isles, where soft breezes always Isles, where soft breezes always blew!blew!
PersephonePersephone’’s Groves Grove
Black poplars and sterile willows, for Black poplars and sterile willows, for nothing truly fruitful could bloom in nothing truly fruitful could bloom in the underworld. Finally the soul the underworld. Finally the soul would see the King and Queen of would see the King and Queen of Hades.Hades.
Hades and PersephoneHades and Persephone
Hades, God of the UnderworldHades, God of the Underworld
Who can you identify from Who can you identify from Hades?Hades?
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