underworld

He requested two coins, referring to the ancient Greek tradition of putting two coins on the eyes of the dead to pay for their transportation to the underworld.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Now, as fresh allegations and theories emerge almost daily, a question that once seemed to belong to Mumbai's past has returned: is the underworld trying to control Bollywood again?

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

And Mylette Nora’s costumes artfully conjure both the underworld and the spiritual realm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Around his neck hangs a trio of bells with clappers shaped like bones, indicating the being’s connection with the underworld.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Composers of operas used it to symbolize the underworld.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

“This latest action marks a significant escalation in the partnership between the cyber underworlds of these two nations,” Chainalysis said on its blog.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

Globally, assorted gods have patrolled assorted underworlds for millennia, with death as their gloomy guard duty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

The “Uncut Gems” creators, Josh and Benny Safdie, are known for their merciless filmmaking style, made up of seedy underworlds and populated with first-time actors cast off the street.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2019

Ancient heroes who wished to grasp the truth of things had to pass through underworlds, or dwell in caves; sometimes, like Oedipus, they could see clearly only once they had been blinded.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2018

The devils in the underworlds wear out        Deeds that were wicked in an age gone by.

From A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga by William Walker Atkinson