It may sound spooky, but the indigenous belief is that the living world and the land of the dead, or underworld, were intermingled, Santos adds. While Christianity and Catholicism preach there's ...

According to myth, this is the span of time time that Persephone, the queen of the underworld would leave her husband/captor Hades/Pluto and return to the land of the living, signaling to her ...

When Persephone returns to the Underworld, the land becomes barren ... which organizes and employs the souls of the dead, creating a thriving and surprisingly lively city. The more time that ...

It was then believed the months of the year she spent in the underworld would account for the Earth's barren land and lack of food in winter. And so in the Netflix series Persephone seems to be ...

Hadestown reimagines the Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone ... Hades is the god of the Underworld, ruling over the realm of the dead with a calm and unyielding presence.

Most people went to Mictlan, the Land of the Dead, releasing their vital energy ... representing layers of underworld, Earth and paradise. Research has revealed that many Indigenous communities ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, honors that sacred cycle by venerating the dead and celebrating their annual return to the world of the living. Paola Morrongiello/NYPOST In life, death is ...

how the dilemmas Persephone faces in the underworld mirror those those faced by many powerful women up above, and how the new song “Future Enemies” offers a blueprint for ghosting suitors or ...