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Greek religion ------------------------------- land of the dead

By: Parker Gajewski. Greek religion ------------------------------- land of the dead. The Underworld. Basic Facts. -The entrance of the underworld is at the end of the world -The Underworld is d ark, gloomy, and foggy

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Greek religion ------------------------------- land of the dead

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  1. By: Parker Gajewski Greek religion-------------------------------land of the dead

  2. The Underworld Basic Facts -The entrance of the underworld is at the end of the world -The Underworld is dark, gloomy, and foggy -Acheron was the river of sadness, Cocytus was the river of lamentation, Lethe was the river of forgetfulness, Phlegethon was the river of fire, while Styx was the river of hate.-The King of the Underworld is Hades and the queen is Persephone -The underworld was divided into two regions Erebus, the upper region and Tartarus, the lower region -The underworld is meant to be a corresponding “hell” Since it is a place Where people go when they die http://www.terminartors.com/files/artworks/4/7/2/47270/Dax_Elsa-The_Asphodel_Fields.jpg

  3. Interesting People of the Underworld Hades -An Olympian god -God of the dead -He had a pet called Cerberus, a multi-headed dog who guarded the gates of the underworld Persephone -Goddess of fertility -She was carried away by Hades, to his realm -Bound to having to spend half the year in the underworld Sisyphos -Tried to cheat death -Was punished by having to endlessly roll a massive boulder up a hill, only to see it roll down again

  4. Cerberus -Hades’ guard dog -Had three heads -Guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping. -Some stories say that Cerberus has as many as 50 – 100 heads. http://seeker401.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/cerberus2.jpg

  5. Charon -The ferryman of Hades -He carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead -Requires a coin for passage (Obolus) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/4093602926_43f2a86d30.jpg

  6. Odysseus’ Underworld -Blood will attract the souls of the underworld and when a soul drinks the blood, they temporarily regain their power to speak to a living person -In order to see the souls, Odysseus made a sacrifice -Odysseus was mobbed with souls, asking about their relatives http://www.utexas.edu/courses/larrymyth/images/odyssey/z-Underworld-Tiresias.jpg Odysseus talked to -Elpenor -Mother -Teiresias -A lot of kings and queens -Agamemnon -Achilleus

  7. Citations -Buxton, R. G. A. "The Underworld." The Complete World of Greek Mythology. London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. 206-13. Print. -Naik, Abhijit. "Facts About Hades." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 29 Sept. 2011. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-hades-the-greek-god-of-the-dead.html>. "Cerberus." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Mar. 2012. Web. 06 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus>. "Charon (mythology)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Mar. 2012. Web. 06 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(mythology)>.

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