In Roman mythology, the Underworld was the realm where souls of the deceased went after death. It was depicted as a gloomy and shadowy place, ruled by the god Pluto (Hades in Greek mythology).
The Underworld had various regions, such as the Elysian Fields for the virtuous and Tartarus for the damned.
In Virgil’s “Aeneid,” the hero Aeneas journeys to the Underworld to speak with the spirit of his father, Anchises. This mythological account provides details of Roman beliefs about the afterlife, the judgment of souls, and the concept of eternal reward or punishment.
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