chapter 4: the Underworld
2: Journey of the Shades
I, Hades, oversee the passage of all souls who enter my realm. Hermes leads them to the River Styx, where Charon ferries them across for the coin placed upon their body. Cerberus guards the gates as the shades stand before my throne and Persephone’s, judged by Minos, Aeacus, and Rhadamanthus. From there, each soul is sent to Asphodel, Elysium, or the depths of Tartarus according to its deeds.
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