the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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The 10 Courts of Hell were once located in the belly of a giant dragon that visitors would ride boats into, passing scenes from the underworld along the way.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Heartbroken over the death of his beloved wife, Eurydice, the musician Orpheus descends into the underworld to bring her back.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
At its center stands a towering Ceiba tree, sacred in Afro-Cuban cosmology and believed to connect heaven, earth and the underworld.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
In Norse mythology, the ash tree known as Yggdrasill binds together all nine worlds, from the underworld of Niflheim to the realm of the gods, Asgard.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Heartbroken over the death of his beloved wife, Eurydice, the musician Orpheus descends into the underworld to bring her back.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
At its center stands a towering Ceiba tree, sacred in Afro-Cuban cosmology and believed to connect heaven, earth and the underworld.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
In Norse mythology, the ash tree known as Yggdrasill binds together all nine worlds, from the underworld of Niflheim to the realm of the gods, Asgard.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the underworld
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“The underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underworld. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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