Underworld

The Underworld was an Isu realm ruled by Hades, later characterised in Greek mythology as one of its afterlives. It was sometimes referred to as Hades after its patron god, and was one of the Sister Realms alongside Atlantis and Elysium.
==History==
===Mythology===
According to the myths, while everyone went to the Underworld after dying, some merely visited it, like the legendary hero Herakles, who was ordered by King Eurystheas of Mycenae to fetch the guard-dog of the Underworld, Cerberos, as his twelfth task.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: Cerberos
It was also said that one of the gates to the Underworld was located in Tainaros, Lakonia.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lakonia: Tainaros In addition, a cavern in Attika was considered to be one of them, as it was connected to the story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Entrance to the Underworld
===5th century BCE===
During the Peloponnesian War, the Isu Aletheia created a simulation of the Underworld for the Spartan misthios Kassandra to complete as part of her trials to master the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus. Within the simulation, Kassandra arrived at the Underworld after being thrown down the entrance to it by Persephone.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium – The Rebellion's Uprising Upon arriving to the Underworld proper, Kassandra was accosted by Cerberos. After defeating the three-headed guard dog in combat, Kassandra came face to face with Hades, who demanded that she find four guardians to replace Cerberos.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades – Guardian of the Gates
Years later, the Assassin Layla Hassan would relive Kassandra's genetic memories of the Simulations, herself guided by Aletheia.[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades – Modern day
==Geography==
The simulated underworld was divided into four regions; the Chasm of Torment, Mourning Fields, the Path to the Underworld, and the Scorched Lands. The realm also housed the prison Tartaros which held the worst criminals to have died.[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades
Notable was also the river Styx which ran through the realm, though it was rumored to originate in Arkadia.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: Waterfall of Styx
== Gallery ==
File:ACOD Underworld Map.jpg|Map of the Underworld
File:ACOD Underworld Map Fog.jpg|Fogged map of the Underworld
File:ACOD Path to the Underworld Concept.jpg|Path to the Underworld concept art
File:ACOD-TFoA-ToH Promo Screenshot 03.jpg|Promotional image "The Entrance to the Underworld"
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
**The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium 
**The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades 
**The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis 
==References==
Category:Greek mythology
Category:Isu locations
Category:Isu territories
Category:Mythological locations
Category:Greek afterlife
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