"of eternal torture; the weighing of the heart in Egyptian mythology can lead to annihilation. The Tale of Khaemwese describes the torment of a rich man, who lacked charity, when he dies and compares it to the blessed state of a poor man who has also died. Divine pardon at judgement always remained a central concern for the Ancient Egyptians. Modern understanding of Egyptian notions of hell relies on six ancient texts: In classic Greek mythology, below Heaven, Earth, and Pontus is Tartarus, or ""Tartaros"" (Greek Τάρταρος, deep place). It is either a deep, gloomy place, a pit or abyss"
"Tartarus In Greek mythology, Tartarus (; , ""Tartaros"") is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. Tartarus is the place where, according to Plato's ""Gorgias"" (c. 400 BC), souls are judged after death and where the wicked received divine punishment. Like other primal entities (such as the Earth, Night and Time), Tartarus is also considered to be a primordial force or deity. In Greek mythology, Tartarus is both a deity and a place in the underworld. In ancient Orphic sources and in the mystery"
"that Hephaestus, the god of fire, sat below the volcano Etna, forging the weapons of Zeus. The Greek word used to describe volcanoes was ""etna"", or ""hiera"", after Heracles, the son of Zeus. The Roman poet Virgil, in interpreting the Greek mythos, held that the giant Enceladus was buried beneath Etna by the goddess Athena as punishment for rebellion against the gods; the mountain's rumblings were his tormented cries, the flames his breath and the tremors his railing against the bars of his prison. Enceladus' brother Mimas was buried beneath Vesuvius by Hephaestus, and the blood of other defeated giants"
"had heard of a Biblical punishment of fallen angels. Some Evangelical Christian commentaries distinguish Tartarus as a place for wicked angels and Gehenna as a place for wicked humans on the basis of this verse. Other Evangelical commentaries, in reconciling that some fallen angels are chained in Tartarus, yet some not, attempt to distinguish between one type of fallen angel and another. Tartarus In Greek mythology, Tartarus (; , ""Tartaros"") is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. Tartarus is the place where, according"
"used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides within Hades (the entire underworld) with Tartarus being the hellish component. In the ""Gorgias"", Plato (c. 400 BC) wrote that souls were judged after death and those who received punishment were sent to Tartarus. As a place of punishment, it can be considered a hell. The classic Hades, on the other hand, is more similar to Old Testament Sheol. The hells of Europe include Breton mythology's ""Anaon"", Celtic mythology's ""Uffern"", Slavic mythology's ""Peklo"", the hell of Sami mythology and Finnish ""tuonela"" (""manala""). The hells of Asia include the Bagobo ""Gimokodan"""
"many of whom are chained in place as punishment for their rebellion against God. Beyond and below the giants lies Cocytus, hell's final depth. Malebolge In Dante Alighieri's ""Inferno"", part of the ""Divine Comedy"", Malebolge () is the eighth circle of Hell. Roughly translated from Italian, Malebolge means ""evil ditches"". Malebolge is a large, funnel-shaped cavern, itself divided into ten concentric circular trenches or ditches. Each trench is called a ""bolgia"" (Italian for ""pouch"" or ""ditch""). Long causeway bridges run from the outer circumference of Malebolge to its center, pictured as spokes on a wheel. At the center of Malebolge"
"realm of eternal punishment in Hellenistic mythology was ""Tartarus"", ""Hades"" was a form of limbo for the unjudged dead. Three different New Testament words appear in most English translations as ""Hell"": The most common New Testament term translated as ""Hell"" is (""gehenna""), a direct loan of Hebrew גהנום/גהנם (""ge-hinnom""). Apart from one use in , this term is found exclusively in the synoptic gospels. ""Gehenna"" is most frequently described as a place of fiery torment (e.g., Matthew 5:22, 18:8-9; Mark 9:43-49); other passages mention darkness and ""weeping and gnashing of teeth"" (e.g., Matthew 8:12; 22:13). Apart from the use of"
"Gates of hell The gates of hell are various places on the surface of the world that have acquired a legendary reputation for being entrances to the underworld. Often they are found in regions of unusual geological activity, particularly volcanic areas, or sometimes at lakes, caves or mountains. Legends from both ancient Greece and Rome record stories of mortals who entered or were abducted into the netherworld through such gates. Aeneas visited the underworld, entering through a cave at the edge of Lake Avernus on the Bay of Naples. Hercules entered the Underworld from this same spot. In the middle"
"with his sons and grandsons in the Torre dei Gualandi. In March 1289, the Archbishop condemned the prisoners to death by starvation in the tower. Canto XXXIV In the very centre of Hell, condemned for committing the ultimate sin (personal treachery against God), is the Devil, referred to by Virgil as Dis (the Roman god of the underworld; the name ""Dis"" was often used for Pluto in antiquity, such as in Virgil's ""Aeneid""). The arch-traitor, Lucifer was once held by God to be fairest of the angels before his pride led him to rebel against God, resulting in his expulsion"
"Hadal zone The hadal zone (named after the realm of Hades, the underworld in Greek mythology), also known as the hadopelagic zone, is the deepest region of the ocean lying within oceanic trenches. The hadal zone is found from a depth of around to the bottom of the ocean, and exists in long but narrow topographic V-shaped depressions. The cumulative area occupied by the 46 individual hadal habitats worldwide is less than 0.25 percent of the world's seafloor, yet trenches account for over 40 percent of the ocean's depth range. Most hadal habitat is found in the Pacific Ocean. Historically"
"Avīci In Buddhism, (Sanskrit and Pali for ""without waves"" – Chinese and Japanese: 無間地獄, ""Wújiàn dìyù"" and 阿鼻地獄, ""Ābí dìyù"") or Avichi is the lowest level of the Naraka or ""hell"" realm, with the most suffering, into which the dead who have committed grave misdeeds may be reborn. It is said to be a cube 20,000 yojanas (120,000 to 300,000 kilometres) to a side, buried deep underneath the divine (nonvisible) earth. ""Avīci"" is often translated into English as ""interminable"" or ""incessant"", referring to suffering without periods of respite, although it is believed to be ultimately impermanent. There are various evil"
"was primarily a feature in the afterworld of classical Greek mythology, similar to the Christian area of Hell in texts such as ""The Divine Comedy"" and ""Paradise Lost"". The ferryman Charon often is described as having transported the souls of the newly dead across this river into the underworld. Dante put Phlegyas as ferryman over the Styx and made it the fifth circle of Hell, where the wrathful and sullen are punished by being drowned in the muddy waters for eternity, with the wrathful fighting each other. In ancient times some believed that a coin (Charon's obol) placed in the"
"a subterranean Sister-corporation"", which he dug out himself and called Hell, because it was ""Hot as Hell"". He is shown to have a vast storage of ""spareparts"", such as heads, and gallbladders. One of the latter is currently worn by Marwin as pants. It is shown in the episode ""Fan i Helvete"" that the devil created the tick to pest Marwin. The tick almost instantly died from drinking Marwin's blood. The Pandora-Department - Bureaucrats. The ultimate Doomsday-device. A gigantic temple, filled with mummified bureaucrats. It was created by the devil in an earlier version of the creation. It managed to"
"deities use these sealed off areas, which are nearly impossible to get to, to store indestructible artifacts or deity-level monsters that could not be killed. Entry to these pocket areas is notoriously hard; each space only has one portal in and out, while some areas are so ancient that their portal could have been destroyed eons past. The name ""Pandemonium"" comes from Pandæmonium, the capital of Hell in John Milton's ""Paradise Lost"". The name means ""all-demons"" in Greek. The Styx, Cocytus, and Phlegethon are rivers from Hades in Greek mythology, and Cocytus is also the name of the lowest level"
"Stheno In Greek mythology, Stheno ( or ; Greek: Σθενώ, English translation: ""forceful""), was the eldest of the Gorgons, vicious female monsters with brass hands, sharp fangs and ""hair"" made of living venomous snakes. The daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, Stheno was born in the caverns beneath Mount Olympus. She and her sister Euryale were both immortal, and the third sister, Medusa, was mortal. Of the three Gorgons, she was known to be the most independent and ferocious, having killed more men than both of her sisters combined. In Greek mythology, she was transformed into a Gorgon because of standing"
"Duzakh Duzakh (in Persian دوزخ) is hell in the Persian mythology. This word was dao‘aη úha- in Avestan and dušox in Middle Persian. Hell, in Persian mythology is described as a deep well, terrifying because it is dark, stinking, and extremely narrow. The smallest of the xrafstars (harmful creatures) are as big as mountains, and all devour and destroy the soul of the damned. There happens the most horrible punishments and tortures adapted to the sins committed by the damned. There is much emphasis on sexual crimes, but also on other actions disapproved of by Mazdean ethics. Duzakh is firstly"
"Greek wording in the ""Apostles' Creed"" is , (""katelthonta eis ta katôtata""), and in Latin ""descendit ad inferos"". The Greek (""ta katôtata"",""the lowest"") and the Latin ""inferos"" (""those below"") may also be translated as ""underworld"", ""netherworld"", or ""abode of the dead."" The realm into which Jesus descended is called Hell, in long-established English usage, but Sheol or Limbo by some Christian theologians to distinguish it from the hell of the damned. The word ""harrow"" comes from the Old English ""hergian"" meaning to harry or despoil and is seen in the homilies of Aelfric, c. 1000. The term ""Harrowing of Hell"""
"sins equalled their goodness, were indecisive in their lives, or were not judged. The Fields of Punishment were for people that had sinned often, but not so much as to be deserving of Tartarus. In Tartarus, the soul would be punished by being burned in lava, or stretched on racks. Some heroes of Greek legend are allowed to visit the underworld. The Romans had a similar belief system about the afterlife, with Hades becoming known as Pluto. In the ancient Greek myth about the Labours of Heracles, the hero Heracles had to travel to the underworld to capture Cerberus, the"
"into degrees of agony or pleasure. Of these realms, the hell realms, or ""Naraka"", is the lowest realm of rebirth. Of the hell realms, the worst is ""Avīci"" or ""endless suffering"". The Buddha's disciple, Devadatta, who tried to kill the Buddha on three occasions, as well as create a schism in the monastic order, is said to have been reborn in the Avici Hell. However, like all realms of rebirth, rebirth in the Hell realms is not permanent, though suffering can persist for eons before being reborn again. In the Lotus Sutra, the Buddha teaches that eventually even Devadatta will"
"yes, found apparently on the banks of the river Phlegethon."" Phlegethon In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων, English translation: ""flaming"") or Pyriphlegethon (Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: ""fire-flaming"") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron. Plato describes it as ""a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus"". It was parallel to the river Styx. It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades. Eventually"
"Greek underworld In mythology, the Greek underworld is an otherworld where souls go after death. The original Greek idea of afterlife is that, at the moment of death, the soul is separated from the corpse, taking on the shape of the former person, and is transported to the entrance of the underworld. The underworld itself—sometimes known as Hades, after its patron god—is described as being either at the outer bounds of the ocean or beneath the depths or ends of the earth. It is considered the dark counterpart to the brightness of Mount Olympus with the kingdom of the dead"
"bad—during their lifetimes. The gate of Hell is guarded by Maalik, who is the leader of the angels assigned as the guards of hell, also known as ""Zabaaniyah"". While hell is usually described as hot, there is one pit (""Zamhareer"") characterized in Islamic tradition as unbearably cold, with blizzards, ice, and snow. Polytheism (""shirk"") is a particularly grievous sin therefore entering Paradise is forbidden for a polytheist ""(musyrik)"" because his place is Hell; and the lowest pit of Hell (""Hawiyah""), is intended for hypocrites who claimed aloud to believe in God and his messenger but in their hearts did not."
"the residence of Ahriman, the demons, and the drujes. All atmospheric calamities are associated with it: snow, cold, hail, rain, burning heat, and so forth. Duzakh Duzakh (in Persian دوزخ) is hell in the Persian mythology. This word was dao‘aη úha- in Avestan and dušox in Middle Persian. Hell, in Persian mythology is described as a deep well, terrifying because it is dark, stinking, and extremely narrow. The smallest of the xrafstars (harmful creatures) are as big as mountains, and all devour and destroy the soul of the damned. There happens the most horrible punishments and tortures adapted to the"
"suicides) and the inner ring (the violent against God and the violent against nature). The last two circles of Hell punish sins that involve conscious fraud or treachery. In the ninth circle, the very centre of Hell, condemned for committing the ultimate sin (personal treachery against God), is Satan. Satan is described as a giant, terrifying beast with three faces, one red, one black, and one a pale yellow. Satan is waist deep in ice, weeping tears from his six eyes, and beating his six wings as if trying to escape, although the icy wind that emanates only further ensures"
"between the Upper and Lower worlds because they lived in cracks and holes in the ground. The Gorgons of Greek myth were snake-women (a common hybrid) whose gaze would turn flesh into stone, the most famous of them being Medusa. Nagas, ""the demon cobra"" and naginis were human-headed snakes whose kings and queens who lived in jewel-encrusted underground or underwater paradises and who were perpetually at war with Garuda the Sun-bird.In Egyptian myth, every morning the serpent Aapep (symbolising chaos) attacked the Sunship (symbolising order). Aapep would try to engulf the ship and the sky was drenched red at dawn"
"to be Thorkel the Thin, who supposedly died on the battlefield against a king named Harald War-Tooth. Thorstein then asks “Who fares best in Hell?”. The demon answers Sigurd Fafnisbani, who is both a kindler and kindling of the flames of Hell. Thorstein asks “Who fares the worst”. The demon answers Starkad the Old who is submerged up to his ankles in fire, face first. He cries the loudest of everyone in Hell. Thorstein asks the demon thrice to replicate the Starkad’s cry. Each time the demon is louder, and Thorstein wraps more of his clothes around his head. Each"
"Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, Stheno and Euryale tried to kill him, but failed due to his use of Hades' cap, becoming invisible. Stheno In Greek mythology, Stheno ( or ; Greek: Σθενώ, English translation: ""forceful""), was the eldest of the Gorgons, vicious female monsters with brass hands, sharp fangs and ""hair"" made of living venomous snakes. The daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, Stheno was born in the caverns beneath Mount Olympus. She and her sister Euryale were both immortal, and the third sister, Medusa, was mortal. Of the three Gorgons, she was known to be the most independent and"
"they bound only by the unyielding ice."" This final, deepest level of hell is reserved for traitors, betrayers and oathbreakers (its most famous inmate is Judas Iscariot). Canto XXXIII <br> The gnawing sinner tells his story: he is Count Ugolino, and the head he gnaws belongs to Archbishop Ruggieri. In ""the most pathetic and dramatic passage of the ""Inferno"""", Ugolino describes how he conspired with Ruggieri in 1288 to oust his nephew and take control over the Guelphs of Pisa. However, as soon as Nino was gone, the Archbishop, sensing the Guelphs' weakened position, turned on Ugolino and imprisoned him"
"According to Greek mythology, the mythological amphisbaena was spawned from the blood that dripped from Medusa the Gorgon's head as Perseus flew over the Libyan Desert with her head in his hand. Medusa and the other Gorgons were vicious female monsters with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes whose origins predate the written myths of Greece and who were the protectors of the most ancient ritual secrets. The Gorgons wore a belt of two intertwined serpents in the same configuration of the caduceus. The Gorgon was placed at the highest point and central of the relief on the"
"in Christian beliefs, is a place or a state in which the souls of the unsaved will suffer the consequences of sin. The Christian doctrine of Hell derives from the teaching of the New Testament, where Hell is typically described using the Greek words ""Gehenna"" or ""Tartarus"". Unlike Hades, Sheol, or Purgatory it is eternal, and those damned to Hell are without hope. In the New Testament, it is described as the place or state of punishment after death or last judgment for those who have rejected Jesus. In many classical and popular depictions it is also the abode of"
"most famous in Classical Greece. Medusa and the other Gorgons were vicious female monsters with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes whose origins predate the written myths of Greece and who were the protectors of the most ancient ritual secrets. The Gorgons wore a belt of two intertwined serpents in the same configuration of the caduceus. The Gorgon was placed at the center, highest point of one of the pediments on the Temple of Artemis at Corfu. Asclepius, the son of Apollo and Koronis, learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one serpent bringing another"
"world), the Triangle, to the Miner's Cave; and finally, across a subterranean river named the Styx, lies the final cave, the Inner Temple, where the meetings of the Hellfire Club were held, and which is said to lie 300 feet (90 metres) directly beneath the church on top of West Wycombe hill. In Greek mythology, the River Styx separated the mortal world from Hades, and the subterranean position of the Inner Temple directly beneath St Lawrence's Church was supposed to signify Heaven and Hell. The theory that the caves resulted from flint mining is also questionable because the Chiltern Hills"
"Phlegethon In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων, English translation: ""flaming"") or Pyriphlegethon (Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: ""fire-flaming"") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron. Plato describes it as ""a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus"". It was parallel to the river Styx. It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades. Eventually when Hades allowed her river to flow through, they reunited."