- For other meanings of the word "underworld" see Underworld (disambiguation)
In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly-dead souls go.
See also: psychopomp.
Underworld Relief - Artist depiction of where dead souls go.
Underworlds
Indonesian mythology
- Soku-no-Kumi
- Yomi-no-kuni
Melanesian mythology
Oromo mythology
Pueblo mythology
Wagawaga mythology
Rulers of the Underworld
(Note: this includes guardian-type creatures, ghosts, and spirits such as demons, veli, and Cerberus)
Armenian mythology
Bon mythology
Canaanite mythology
Elamite mythology
Gypsy mythology
Indonesian mythology
- Hisa-Me
- Hotoke
- Ika-Zuchi-no-Kami
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Jikininki
- Shiti Dama
- Shi-Ryo
Kassite mythology
Khmer mythology
Lunda mythology
Narragansett mythology
Niquiran mythology
Orokolo mythology
Phoenician mythology
Phrygian mythology
Prussian mythology
Pueblo mythology
Russian mythology
Saami mythology
Siberian mythology
Syrian mythology
Tamil mythology
Wagawaga mythology
Yurak mythology
Fictional underworlds
