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 DanaidsGuilty of murdering their husbands on Guilty of murdering their husbands on their wedding 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

in sieves.in 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 [Thanatos to ApolloApollo. .

Thanatos the son of Nyx Thanatos the son of Nyx

but no matter how you describe him, he is a but no matter how you describe him, he is a creature of bone creature of bone

chilling darkness. From on high, Helios (the chilling darkness. From on high, Helios (the Sun) Sun)

never casts his light on Death. never casts his light on Death. (Theogony, (Theogony, line 760)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!

Persephone’s GrovePersephone’s 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?