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Pluto's Gate ("Old Plutonion" [1] adjacent to the Temple of Apollo) at Hierapolis. A ploutonion [pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Πλουτώνιον, lit. "Place of Plouton") is a sanctuary specially dedicated to the ancient Greek god Plouton (i.e., Hades).
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 ...
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The Ploutonion at Hierapolis (Ancient Greek: Πλουτώνειον Ploutōneion, [2] lit "Place of Pluto"; Latin: Plutonium) or Pluto's Gate [3] was a ploutonion (a religious site dedicated to the god Pluto) in the ancient city of Hierapolis near Pamukkale in modern Turkey's Denizli Province.
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.
The trip to the underworld is a mytheme of comparative mythology found in a diverse number of religions from around the world. [1] The hero or upper-world deity journeys to the underworld or to the land of the dead and returns.
Although there are countless examples around the world, several common themes can be traced throughout the various legends. Usually the mines are said to contain valuable elements or minerals such as gold, silver or diamonds. Often there is a map or other document allegedly detailing the history or location of the mine. Common to all the lost ...
The Fields of sorrow or Fields of mourning (Latin: Lugentes campi) [1] are an afterlife location that is mentioned by Virgil during Aeneas' trip to the underworld. In his Aeneid, Virgil locates the fields of sorrow close to the rough waters of the river Styx and describes them as having gloomy paths and dark myrtle groves. He refers to them as ...