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A-Z: General definitions: Underworld
Definition
The Underworld was the region under the earth where the spirits of the dead existed. The dead could only enter the Underworld proper by being ferried across the River Styx in a leaky boat steered by Charon. There, they might be assigned to various areas within it, depending on their former lives and deeds. An obol, a small coin, was placed on the lips of a corpse in order to pay the ferryman. Those who were not properly buried were not permitted to cross the Styx and were condemned to wait for eternity on its bank.
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A non-physical being, or the non-physical but vital and intelligent part of a being, not limited by physical constraints.
Styx ' a river of the Underworld.
Ferryman of the dead across the River Styx.
God of the Underworld (Roman name, Pluto); a Greek word for the world of the dead, where they await final judgement.
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