| A | B |
|---|
| Lethe | river of forgetfulness |
| Styx | river of the Underworld |
| Acheron | river over which dead were carried |
| Charon | boatman who carried souls across rivers |
| Hades | common name for Underworld |
| Elysian Fields | division of the Underworld for innocent souls |
| Tartarus | division of Underworld for torture of the wicked |
| Pluto | ruler of the Underworld |
| Proserpina | daughter of Ceres and wife of Pluto |
| Cerberus | three-headed dog who guarded the Underworld |
| Furies | attendants of Proserpina who punished wicked souls |
| Cronus | Jupiter overthrew them to become father of the gods |
| Danaides | fifty daughters of Danaus who killed their husbands |
| Tantalus | dweller of Tartarus tempted by water or fruit |
| Sisyphus | dweller of Tartarus who had to constantly push a rock uphill |
| Ixion | dweller of Tartarus who was chained to a wheel |
| Parcae | Latin term for the Fates |
| Clotho | one of the the Fates, who spun the thread of life |
| Lachesis | one of the Fates, who determined mortals' destinies |
| Atropos | one of the Fates, who cut the thread to end human life |
| Hecate | the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft |
