The realms of the dead of Greek and Roman religion: Hades, Tartarus, the Asphodel Meadows and the Roman underworld of Dis Pater and Proserpina. A realm belongs here when its cited article describes a Greek or Roman land of the dead. It excludes other underworlds. Examples in the atlas include Hades, Tartarus, Asphodel Meadows and The Underworld of Dis Pater and Proserpina. Greek and Roman accounts overlap because Rome took over the Greek geography of the dead and renamed its rulers.
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Asphodel Meadows (Wikipedia)
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In Greek mythology, the Asphodel Meadows or Asphodel Fields (Ancient Greek: ἀσφοδελὸς λειμών, romanized: asphodelòs leimṓn) are a section of the ancient Greek underworld where most ordinary souls are sent to live after death.
Hades (Wikipedia)
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Hades (; Ancient Greek: ᾍδης, romanised: Hā́idēs, Attic Greek: [háːi̯dεːs], later [háːdeːs]), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous.
Tartarus (Wikipedia)
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In Greek mythology, Tartarus (; Ancient Greek: Τάρταρος, romanized: Tártaros) is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans.
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