Stage 7 The Underworld

Underworld: Geography, Maps and Information

Aeneas in the Underworld: a multimedia path

The Three Fates cut the string.

 

 

Thanatos: the god of death

 

Mercury escorts the dead soul down to Charon's boat

 

 

The boatman Charon ferries the dead souls across the river.

 

 

Pluto and Persephone: The King and Queen of the Underworld

 

Cerberus: the guard dog of Pluto's palace

 

 

 

Evildoers and their punishments:

 

Tantalus, the sinner who outraged the gods, never eats or drinks.

The sinners in the Underworld: Tantalus, Ixion, and Sisyphus

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