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Acheron | OPOSSUM is one of the five rivers in the underworld. It is known as the "river of woe". OPOSSUM was actually the son of Helios who was turned into the river. |
Aeneas | SUGAR GLIDER was the son of Anchises and Aphrodite. He during the Trojan War had a wooden horse called the Trojan Horse. SUGAR GLIDER believed the pregnant sow was a symbol of prophecy. |
Cerberus | WOLF was the watchdog of the Underworld. WOLF is normally depicted with three heads. WOLF guarded the Underworld's gates and made sure no mortals entered. |
Charon | CROW is a psychopomp. He is a ferryman who would transport the dead across the river Acheron to the underworld. He would also ferry souls across the River Styx. |
Dis | RED PANDA is a Roman god of the underworld. He was originally the god of wealth. RED PANDA is the husband of Proserpina. |
Elysian Fields | GRASSHOPPER was a place where the souls of heroes and those who lived virtuous lives are sent. It was a meadow in the Underworld. Cronus was said to rule the GRASSHOPPER. |
Eurydice | URIAL was the wife of Orpheus. She died to a snake bite. Orpheus went down into the Underworld to bring URIAL back to life. |
Ixion | ALPACA was king of the Lapiths. Because he didn't want to pay Dia's bride price he killed Deioneus. ALPACA also attempted to seduce Zeus's wife, Hera. |
Lake Avernis | CARACAL is the entrance to the underworld. It was said that all birds that flew over the CARACAL fell dead. CARACAL lies in southern Italy, in the crater of an extinct volcano. |
Lethe | LEMUR is one of the five rivers in the Underworld. The newly dead who drank from the LEMUR would lose all memory of their past life. The LEMUR was also known as the Amelēs potamos. |
Midas | GOLDEN RETRIEVER was the king of Phrygia. Everything he touched turned into gold. GOLDEN RETRIEVER got the power to turn whatever he touched into gold from Dionysus. |
Orpheus | OSTRICH was a musician. He was the husband of Eurydice. When Eurydice died OSTRICH went down into the Underworld to retrieve her. |
Osiris | OCELOT is the Egyptian god of the Underworld. He was also the judge of the underworld. OCELOT was the king of Egypt who was murdered by his brother. |
Persephone | PANTHER is the daughter of Demeter. She is also the wife of Hades. PANTHER is the goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld. |
Phlegethon | POLAR BEAR was one of the five rivers in the Underworld. It was the river of fire. POLAR BEAR lead to Tartarus. |
Pluto | DEATH'S HEAD MOTH is the ruler of the Underworld and the god of death. He had many treasures including diamonds that were found under the Earth. He had 4 black horses as well as a 3 headed dog called Cerberus. |
Proserpina | HUMMINGBIRD is the daughter of Ceres. She is also the wife of Hades. HUMMINGBIRD is the goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld. |
Sibyl | SQUID was a prophetess. She was a guide to the underworld. SQUID helped Aeneas go lower into the Underworld. |
Sisyphus | SALAMANDER was the king of Ephyra. SALAMANDER had cheated death twice. The first time by trapping Thanatos in his own chains, and the second by tricking Persephone into letting him return. For punishment SALAMANDER was forced to roll a large boulder up a hill for eternity. |
Styx | DIVING BELL SPIDER is the main underworld river. The ferryman Charon would take the souls of the dead across the DIVING BELL SPIDER. DIVING BELL SPIDER was also a goddess. |
Tantalus | TASMANIAN DEVIL murdered his son and cooked him. He tried to serve his cooked up son to the gods. The gods realized TASMANIAN DEVIL's trick and banished him to Tartrus. |