| A | B |
|---|
| Avernus | smelly lake |
| Acheron | river of woe |
| Pluto | king of the underworld |
| Hades | Greek name for Pluto |
| Dis | means "wealthy", synonym for Underworld |
| Proserpina | daughter of Ceres, queen of Underworld |
| Styx | river of hate |
| Umbrae | shades or spirits of the dead |
| Charon | ferryman across the river Styx |
| obol | coin one needed for payment to Charon |
| Cerberus | three-headed guard dog |
| Cocytus | river leading to "heaven" |
| Phlegethon | river of fire, leads to "hell" |
| Elysium | heaven |
| Fields of Mourning | home for dead lovers |
| Fields of the Blessed | home for dead heroes |
| Tartarus | hell |
| Tantalus | punished with food and water out of reach |
| Ixion | punished in a forever spinning wheel |
| Sisyphus | had to roll rock up a hill forever |
| Danaids | poured water into a sieve |
| Lethe | river of forgetfulness |
| Gate of Ivory | exit for false dreams |
| Gate of Horn | exit for true shades being reborn |
| Orpheus | musician who tried to recover wife from Underworld |
