underworlds
Realms of dead
Underworlds is the plural of underworld.
An underworld is the realm of the dead in various mythologies—Hades in Greek tradition, Sheol in Hebrew.
The term extends to criminal society operating beneath legitimate social structures: The film explores the city's violent underworlds.
Any hidden layer beneath the visible surface may be called an underworld: the underworlds of online forums.
Greek afterlife realm
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
- HelheimNorse land of dead
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- shadesVariations in darkness
souls · Persephone · Charon · Styx · Cerberus · Osiris · judgment · descent
Large underground hollows
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- bunkersFortified underground chambers
mines · subways · crypts · vaults · buried · depths · darkness · labyrinth
Structured illegal enterprise
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- syndicatesOrganized groups sharing enterprise
- cartelsCollusive business alliances
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
gangsters · traffickers · smugglers · black market · rackets · dons · bosses · enforcers
Italian epic poet
- InfernoLiterary journey through damnation
- OrpheusLegendary Greek musician
- EurydiceMythical wife reclaimed, then lost
- vampiresUndead who drink blood
supernatural · gothic · dark fantasy · mythology · video games · Greek myths · epic journeys · resurrection
Hades
Greek afterlife realm
shades · souls · Persephone · Charon · Styx · Cerberus · Osiris · judgment · descent · spirits
caverns
Large underground hollows
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
bunkers · mines · subways · crypts · vaults · buried · depths · darkness · labyrinth · passages
organized crime
Structured illegal enterprise
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- syndicatesOrganized groups sharing enterprise
- cartelsCollusive business alliances
mob · gangsters · traffickers · smugglers · black market · rackets · dons · bosses · enforcers · turf
Dante
Italian epic poet
- InfernoLiterary journey through damnation
- OrpheusLegendary Greek musician
- EurydiceMythical wife reclaimed, then lost
vampires · supernatural · gothic · dark fantasy · mythology · video games · Greek myths · epic journeys · resurrection · immortality
underworldsheavens
Celestial expanse overhead
paradise · celestial realms · Elysium · divine realms · Kingdom of Heaven
underworldsestablishment
Founded organization or venue
polite society · high society · official channels · civil society · mainstream
- the underworldRealm of the dead
- criminal underworldIllegal activity's hidden realm