Religions

Death always held great significance amongst the ancient cultures of the world. For many, death was a gateway into a new and different life in the underworld that was governed by the gods of death (and the goddesses of death). Life after life wasn’t always considered a dark and gloomy affair: for some it involved joy, feasting, and eternal happiness; while for the others it signified darkness and true death. Today we are discovering some of the fascinating deities of death and the underworld from many varied cultures of our history. And as we understand more about these gods of death, we come to understand that death wasn’t always seen as a bad thing. For some, it was a step