the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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These artifacts, found in a cave considered part of the underworld, may be connected to ideas of creation and fertility.
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
In historical records, Abydos was referred to as a sacred city that was the final resting place of Osiris — the god of the underworld — and the preferred resting place for the first pharaohs.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Khazan is filled with a lust for revenge against the emperor and all of those who betrayed him, while the Blade Phantom seeks to restore balance to the underworld, which has been sent into disarray due to events on the surface.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
The movie is loosely based on the Greek mythological figure Orpheus, a legendary musician who travels to the underworld to save the love of his life, Eurydice.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
In historical records, Abydos was referred to as a sacred city that was the final resting place of Osiris — the god of the underworld — and the preferred resting place for the first pharaohs.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Khazan is filled with a lust for revenge against the emperor and all of those who betrayed him, while the Blade Phantom seeks to restore balance to the underworld, which has been sent into disarray due to events on the surface.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
The movie is loosely based on the Greek mythological figure Orpheus, a legendary musician who travels to the underworld to save the love of his life, Eurydice.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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