Descent to the Underworld
The name of the ferryman that carries souls into the Underworld
Who is Charon?
The brothers known as the god of death, and the god of sleep
Who are Thanatos/Mors and Hypnos/Somnus?
The river that had to be crossed to enter the Underworld
Styx
Almost succeeded in bringing his wife back to the land of the living by playing music but lost her when he looked back too soon
Who is Orpheus?
Home to Hades and his queen
What is the Palace of Pluto/Hades?
Must be placed on the lips of the dead to enable entrance to the underworld
What is a coin, or obol?
The queen of the Underworld
Who is Persephone?
Acheron is the river of ____
What is woe or sorrow?
Dipped her son Achilles into the river Styx to make him invincible
Who is Thetis?
The Fields of Asphodel
What is a place for those who have not done enough good to be heroes, but have not done enough bad to be punished severely?
The guide of the dead, who controlled them with the Caduceous
Who is Hermes/Mercury?
Cursed with having a ravenous appetite and terrible thirst but unable to drink and eat for all eternity
Who is Tantalus?
The Lethe river causes this for those who bathe or drink from it
What is the forgetfulness of your earthly life?
Goddess of the moon, who resided in Hades
Who is Hecate?
Tartarus
What is the place where those who have committed serious sins are punished?
The three-headed creature that guarded the gate to the Underworld
What is Cerberus?
The three enforcers of the Underworld who relentlessly hunted down sinners and were born of the blood of Uranus
What are the Furies (Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto)?
The river Phlegthon is known as the river of ____
What is fire?
Tries to complete the impossible task of rolling a huge boulder up a hill over and over as a punishment for all eternity
Who is Sisyphus?
The place where the truly good or important go
What are the Elysian Fields?
Name one of the three judges of the Underworld
Who is Rhadamanthys/Minos/Aeacus?
The three sisters who determine the lives of all and who are beyond the power of the gods
What are the Fates, or the Moirae?
Known as the river of lamentation, or wailing
What is Cocytus?
Was sent to the Underworld to retrieve something from Persephone and also known for marrying Cupid
Who is Psyche?
The middle area of Hades where souls first go to be judged
What is Erebus?