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  2. Greek underworld - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Rhadamanthus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus (/ ˌ r æ d ə ˈ m æ n θ ə s /) or Rhadamanthys (Ancient Greek: Ῥαδάμανθυς) was a wise king of Crete. As the son of Zeus and Europa he was considered a demigod. He later became one of the judges of the dead and an important figure in Greek mythology.

  4. List of mortals in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Aeacus (Αιακός), a king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf; after he died, he became one of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld; Aeëtes, a king of Colchis and father of Medea; Aegeus (Αιγεύς), a king of Athens and father of Theseus; Aegimius, a king of Thessaly and progenitor of the Dorians

  5. Tartarus - Wikipedia

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    Rhadamanthus judged Asian souls, Aeacus judged European souls and Minos was the deciding vote and judge of the Greek. [18] Souls regarded as unjust or perjured would go to Tartarus. [ 18 ] Those who committed crimes seen as curable would be purified there, while those who committed crimes seen as uncurable would be eternally damned, and ...

  6. Category:Greek judges of the dead - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Greek judges of the dead" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aeacus; M. Minos; R.

  7. Aeacus - Wikipedia

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    Aeacus (/ ˈ iː ə k ə s /; also spelled Eacus; Ancient Greek: Αἰακός) was a king of the island of Aegina in Greek mythology.He was a son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina, and the father of the heroes Peleus and Telamon. [1]

  8. Katabasis - Wikipedia

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    Next, Aeneas encounters Charon, the ferryman who leads souls into the Underworld, and the mass of people who are unburied. [22] His first conversation is with Palinurus, a man of his crew who fell overboard and died on their journey. Palinurus begs Aeneas to bury him so he can enter the Underworld. [23]

  9. Myth of Er - Wikipedia

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    The Myth of Er (/ ɜːr /; Ancient Greek: Ἤρ, romanized: ér, gen.: Ἠρός ) is a legend that concludes Plato 's Republic (10.614–10.621). The story includes an account of the cosmos and the afterlife that greatly influenced religious, philosophical, and scientific thought for many centuries.

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