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| Charon |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the ferryman who transported the dead across the river Styx to the underworld. [1/2 definitions] |
| chthonic |
of, pertaining, or characteristic of the underworld. |
| Hades |
in Greek mythology, the underworld inhabited by the dead, or the god who rules there; Pluto. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hecate |
in Greek mythology, a goddess of the earth and underworld, and later of witchcraft. |
| lower world |
the habitation of the dead; nether world; underworld. [1/2 definitions] |
| nether world |
the world of the dead; underworld; hell. |
| Persephone |
in Greek mythology, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, carried off by Hades to the underworld and thereafter permitted to spend only half the year back in the world. The myth presents this cycle of loss and return as the origin of the seasons. |
| Pluto |
in Greek mythology, the god of wealth who is also identified with Hades, the Underworld. [1/2 definitions] |
| Stygian |
of or relating to the river Styx or the underworld. [1/3 definitions] |
| Styx |
in Greek mythology, the river in the underworld across which the souls of the dead are ferried. |
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