UNDERWORLD

Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld

(noun) (religion) the world of the dead; “No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth”-Theognis

underworld

(noun) the criminal class

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Underworld (plural Underworlds)

Alternative letter-case form of underworld

I know that the centre of this labyrinth is keyed to the Underworld, the Land of the Dead, but that's not my goal.

Etymology

Noun

underworld (plural underworlds)

(mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.

(video games) The portion of a game that is set below ground.

Antonym: overworld

Synonyms

• (world of the dead): netherworld

Source: Wiktionary

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Un"der*world`, n.

1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth. That overspreads (with such a reverence) This underworld. Daniel.

2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.

3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [R.] Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That brings our friends up from the underworld. Tennyson.

4. The inferior part of mankind. [R.] Atterbury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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