the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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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.
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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
In a reversal of the Orpheus tale, Frida Kahlo returns to earth once more to guide her husband, Diego Rivera, to the underworld on the Day of the Dead.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Kentridge likens the captain to the ferryman, Charon, in Greek mythology transporting the dead across the river Styx to the underworld.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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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
In a reversal of the Orpheus tale, Frida Kahlo returns to earth once more to guide her husband, Diego Rivera, to the underworld on the Day of the Dead.
—New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Kentridge likens the captain to the ferryman, Charon, in Greek mythology transporting the dead across the river Styx to the underworld.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 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 10 Apr. 2025.
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