The Greek underworld was known as Hades, located underground and ruled over by the god Hades and his wife Persephone.
The River Styx separated the world of the living from the underworld and souls had to pay Charon to ferry them across its waters to enter Hades.
Within Hades existed three realms – the Fields of Asphodel for ordinary souls, Elysium for heroic and righteous souls, and Tartarus for the damned and wicked.
Souls in Hades were mere static beings without control over their own destiny, and though some judged in Elysium, most wandered as listless shades reunited with loved ones.
Cerberus, the monstrous three-headed dog guarded the entrance of Hades to prevent souls from escaping and intruders from entering without permission.
Hades and the rivers that flowed through it, including Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon and Lethe, contributed to creating an underground environment that was dark, dreary and induce forgetfulness in the souls dwelling within its domains.
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