Rebecca Litchfield: 'Underworld' - The Land of Dead Souls

Artist:  Rebecca Litchfield
Artwork:  Photography -  'Underworld' - The Land of Dead Souls
Location:  United Kingdom


UNDERWORLD – The Land of Dead Souls

The Underworld is thought to be deep underground or beneath the surface of the world in most religions and mythologies. Typically it is a place where the souls of the recently departed go, an afterlife or a realm of the dead.

The Greek underworld, in mythology, was a place where souls went after death and was the Greek idea of afterlife. At the moment of death the soul was separated from the corpse, taking on the shape of the former person, and was transported to the entrance of Hades. Hades itself was described as being either at the outer bounds of the ocean or beneath the depths or ends of the earth.

The Underworld is hidden in the earth. It is the kingdom of the dead and ruled over by Hades. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his subjects leave.

~  Rebecca Litchfield

All images courtesy of Rebecca Litchfield.

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