Descent to the Underworld
What is the name of the ferrier that carries souls into the Underworld?
Charon
Who is the ruler of the Underworld?
Pluto
What is the most famous river in the Underworld
Styx
Who almost brought his wife back to the land of the living by playing music
Orpheus
The Palace of Pluto is located
In the center of the Underworld
What river did you have to cross to enter the Underworld?
The river Styx
Who is the queen of the Underworld?
Proserpina
What is the other river that Charon sometimes brings souls over
Acheron
Who dipped Achilles into the river Styx
His mother, Thetis
The Field of Asphodel is where souls who
have not done enough good to be heroes, but have not done enough bad to be villains go
What lies below the Underworld?
Tartarus
Who is cursed with being unable to drink and eat for all eternity
Tantalus
What does the Lethe river do to those who bathe or drink from it
It causes the forgetfulness of your earthly life
Who had to sacrifice a lamb in order to commune with the dead on his journey home
Odysseus
The Fields of Punishment is where souls who
have done large amounts of crime are punished for all time
Who guarded the gates to the Underworld?
Cerberus
Who are the three enforcers of the Underworld
The Furies aka Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto
What does the river Phlegthon look like
it is known as the river of fire and flows through Tartarus, glowing brightly
Who tries to complete an impossible task for all eternity
Sisyphus
Tartarus is where
the Titan's prison is located, and where souls are judged
What are the three general regions souls were sent to?
The Fields of Asphodel, Elysium/The Isle of the Blessed, & The Fields of Punishment
Who are the three judges of the Underworld
Rhadamanthys, Minos, Aiakos
Which river is known as the River of Wailing
Cocytus, it is where souls that did not recieve a proper burial stay as they cry out for eternity
Who was sent to the Underworld to retrieve something from Proserpina
Psyche
Elysium is also known as:
The Isle of the Blessed