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  2. Greek underworld - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the underworld or Hades (Ancient Greek: ᾍδης, romanized: Háidēs) is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that make up the cosmos) where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's essence ( psyche ) is separated from the corpse and ...

  3. Hades - Wikipedia

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    Persephone did not submit to Hades willingly, but was abducted by him while picking flowers in the fields of Nysa (her father, Zeus, had previously given Persephone to Hades, to be his wife, as is stated in the first lines of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter). In protest of his act, Demeter cast a curse on the land and there was a great famine ...

  4. Christian views on Hades - Wikipedia

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    Seventh-day Adventists believe that Hell and Hades are not places of eternal suffering, but of eternal death and that death is a state of unconscious sleep until the resurrection. They base this belief on biblical texts such as Ecclesiastes 9:5 which states "the dead know not any thing", and 1 Thessalonians 4:13 which contains a description of ...

  5. Judgement (afterlife) - Wikipedia

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    The central panel portrays the Hindu god Yama judges the dead. Other panels depict various realms/hells of Naraka.. Judgement in an afterlife, in which one's deeds and characteristics in life determine either punishment or reward, is a central theme of many religions.

  6. Necromanteion of Acheron - Wikipedia

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    The Nekromanteion (Greek: Νεκρομαντεῖον) was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone. According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to be the door to Hades, the realm of the dead.

  7. After Winning Dozens of Awards, Hades and Its Killer ... - AOL

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    The post After Winning Dozens of Awards, Hades and Its Killer Soundtrack Come to PlayStation and Xbox appeared first on SPIN. For those who haven’t played Hades yet, well, you should. ...

  8. Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan explains why ... - AOL

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    Bad Sisters creator and star Sharon Horgan has said that Grace’s death was a “brutal thing” but a necessary decision for the second season as it felt right for the character in the situation ...

  9. Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades - Wikipedia

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    The Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades, also called Against Plato on the Cause of the Universe, is a short treatise believed to be the work of Hippolytus of Rome.It was erroneously attributed to the Jewish historian Josephus since at least the 9th century and was first published in a translation of Josephus' works by William Whiston.