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The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. [1] Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld. The legs of the god Vishnu as the Cosmic Man depict earth and the seven realms of the Hindu ...
Korean mythology (Korean: 한국 신화; Hanja: 韓國神話; MR: Han'guk sinhwa) is the group of myths [a] told by historical and modern Koreans.There are two types: the written, literary mythology in traditional histories, mostly about the founding monarchs of various historical kingdoms, and the much larger and more diverse oral mythology, mostly narratives sung by shamans or priestesses ...
The Gunungsin (Korean: 군웅신; Hanja: 群雄神; 軍雄神) are deities of war in Korean religion. Their origin is shown in the Gunung Bonpuri and are not to be confused with the Janggunsin — historical generals (such as Ch'oe Yŏng or Kim Yu-sin) who were deified after death. Gunungsin are true gods.
Munshin (Korean: 문신; Hanja: 門神, literally Door god), known in the southernly Jeju Island as Munjeon (문전; 門前) is the god of the door in Korean shamanism.The worship of Munshin is strongest in Jeju Island, where Munshin (known as Munjeon) is one of the most-worshipped deities; however, the worship of Munshin also exists in the mainland.
Netherworld Haunted House, a walk-through dark attraction established in 1997, in Atlanta, Georgia; Netherworld, a fictional location in the video game Perfect Cherry Blossom; The Nether, a dimension in the video game Minecraft; The Netherworld, a dimension where the Dark Signers originated from, in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
The film Anamorphic has the main character searching for a way out after passing through gates and doors into a shadowy netherworld. He self-funded the project at the cost of US$4,000. In 2007, his second feature Written propelled his standing in Korean independent cinema to a new level.
Cheondojae (Korean: 천도재) is a Korean umbrella term for Buddhist rituals based on reincarnation. [1] Cheondojae is also known as after-death ceremonies or Buddhist funeral rites. [ 2 ] Buddhists believe when someone dies, their soul is held for 49 days between death and rebirth. [ 3 ]
Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds (Korean: 바람의 나라, lit. 'country of wind') is a pay to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Nexus began as a US version of the Korean game 바람의 나라 (Baramue Nara) developed by Nexon Inc., and is loosely based on Korean mythology and on a series of graphic novels by an artist named Kim Jin.