Underworld - Underworlds By Mythology

Underworlds By Mythology

This list includes underworlds in various mythologies, with links to corresponding articles.

Turko-Mongol	Yerlik (see Erlik)
Aztec mythology	Mictlan
Babylonian mythology	Irkalla
Buddhist mythology	Naraka (also Niraya)
Celtic mythology	Annwn, Mag Mell
Chinese mythology	Yum gan (陰間) is an underworld though not necessarily negative like Diyu (地獄)
Christian mythology	Sheol/Hadēs (Abode of the dead), Gehenna/Tártaros (Hell), Abaddon, Limbo, Purgatory, Annihilationism, Intermediate state, Resurrection of the Dead
Egyptian mythology	Aaru, Duat, Neter-khertet, Amenti
Estonian mythology	Toonela
Guanche mythology	Echeide, Guayota
Fijian mythology	see Melanesian mythology.
Finnish mythology	Tuonela
Greek mythology
Hebrew mythology	Sheol, Gehenna
Hindu mythology	Naraka or Yamaloka, Patala
Hopi mythology	Maski
Hungarian mythology	Alvilág
Inca mythology	Uku Pacha
Inuit mythology	Adlivun
Islamic mythology	Jahannam, Naar, Barzakh, Araf
Jain mythology	Naraka, Adho Loka (the lower worlds)
Japanese mythology	Yomi, Jigoku
Korean mythology	"Ji-Ok" 지옥 地獄
Latvian mythology	Aizsaule
Malay mythology	Alam Ghaib (The unseen realm)
Indonesian mythology	Alam Ghaib (The unseen realm)
Māori mythology	Hawaiki
Mapuche mythology	Pellumawida, Degin, Wenuleufu, Ngullchenmaiwe
Maya mythology	Metnal, Xibalba
Melanesian mythology	(includes Fijian) Bulu, Burotu, Murimuria, Nabangatai, Tuma
Norse mythology	Gimlé, Hel, Niflheim, Vingólf
Oromo mythology	Ekera
Philippine mythology	Kasanaan
Polynesian mythology	Avaiki, Bulotu, Iva, Lua-o-Milu, Nga- Atua, Pulotu, Rangi Tuarea, Te Toi-o-nga-Ranga, Uranga-o-Te-Ra
Pueblo mythology	Shipap
Roman mythology	Inferno, Avernus, Orcus/Hadēs, Pluto
Slavic mythology	Podsvetie, Peklo, Nava
Sumerian mythology	Dilmun, Kur, Irkalla, Hubur
Vodou mythology	Guinee
Wagga Wagga mythology	Hiyoyoa