Mythic Places and Their Significance

Tartarus is the deepest and darkest part of the underworld, where the wicked are punished for their sins.

Asgard is the home of the gods, including Odin, Thor, and Loki.

Osiris is the god of the underworld, the afterlife, and the dead.

Avalon is the mythical island where King Arthur is said to have been taken after his death.

Vaitarani is the sacred river that flows through the underworld, and the souls of the dead must cross it to reach the afterlife.

Trāyastriṃśa is the realm of the gods, located on the top of Mount Meru.

Mount Kunlun is the mythical mountain where the gods reside, and it is said to be the center of the universe.

Yomi is the underworld, where the souls of the dead go after they die.

The Happy Hunting Grounds is the land of the dead, where the souls of the dead go to continue hunting and living in harmony with nature.

Anansi is the god of the underworld, and he is often depicted as a spider.

Hawaiki is the mythical island where the gods reside, and it is said to be the ancestral homeland of the Polynesian people.

Baiame is the creator god, and he is often depicted as a giant eagle.

Sedna is the goddess of the sea, and she is often depicted as a beautiful woman with a fish's tail.

Ah Puch is the god of death, and he is often depicted as a skeleton or a skull.

Mictlantecuhtli is the god of the underworld, and he is often depicted as a skeleton with a jaguar's head.