the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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Cold, dark and distant, it was named after the Roman god of the underworld.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Over breakfast on the day after the announcement was made, Venetia’s grandfather was reading the account of the new planet aloud from the paper and the young girl straightaway recommended the name Pluto, the ruler of the underworld.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The god was thought to have been tricked into giving up his kingdom, and exiled to the underworld.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Caves were sacred to the ancient Maya, who saw them as portals to Xibalba, the underworld.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Over breakfast on the day after the announcement was made, Venetia’s grandfather was reading the account of the new planet aloud from the paper and the young girl straightaway recommended the name Pluto, the ruler of the underworld.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The god was thought to have been tricked into giving up his kingdom, and exiled to the underworld.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Caves were sacred to the ancient Maya, who saw them as portals to Xibalba, the underworld.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
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“The underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underworld. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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