How to represent hell in different cultures of the world. Photo

At the bottom a completely different Outlook.

Practically every culture describes in detail the afterlife. The idea that after death man is not just disappears, and goes through certain stages, became the Foundation of all religions without exception. Some believe that the soul can be reborn in others – on the contrary it will rush to the netherworld and never will be able to find peace. But if the gardens of Paradise, everything seems clear, then hell is a very interesting puzzle.

For example, Dante had described the underworld, consisting of nine circles, each of which is responsible for certain sins. Other sources describe hell as the place where run the river from the hot tar on the ground the fire burns, the air is filled with the smell of burning and sulfur, and in stew pots are sinners. Options descriptions of hell are many, and they are all very interesting.

So, let’s consider the most interesting descriptions of the underworld in some cultures of the world.

1. The house of lies (Zoroastrianism)

Based on the beliefs of Zoroastrian religion, the first thing that meets the soul of the dead person in his afterlife journey is a huge stone bridge Shinawatra, which separates the world of the living from the dead. In different sources the description of the bridge varies. Found writings, in which Shinawatra was described as too narrow and fragile bridge.

He guards serve two four-eyed dog. The soul arrived to that point is things were perfect it during his lifetime. If bad there were too many cases, the Shinawatra leads the soul straight to hell.

A lot of the records were found about the demon, Visarea. He is the guardian of the world of the dead. He departs from him only to take the soul of the sinner. A house of lies, based on the Zoroastrian religion, it is smelly, dirty and horrible place. The souls in hell being tortured for the sins committed by them in life. The demons that guard, and at the same time act as executioners, in Abode lies a lot. Each of them is responsible for a specific sin and punishment.

2. Tartar

So the underworld was called by the ancient Romans and Greeks. Descriptions of Tartarus a lot. In some writings it is about the dreadful, gloomy place, where we hear the cries and groans of the sinners. All souls without exception, before you get to the underworld, was supposed to meet with Radamant. He was the judge who handed down the verdict and prescribed punishment based on the sins that man committed in life.
Based on the descriptions left behind by the Greeks and Romans, Tartarus was surrounded by 3 walls and a river of fire, which was called Fleheton. Tartarus was divided into several parts, and in the bottom part of it was inhabited by Titans who were the worst enemies of the gods.
Originally, Tartarus was the place where they send all those who dared to threaten the gods of Olympus, but later it became the last refuge for sinners.

3. Hell

At the beginning of the Hell called the valley, which was near Jerusalem. It was there that the worshipers of Molech were burned alive little children and babies in his sacrifices. A little later began to interpret the underworld, a place where sinners for their bad deeds they committed in life. Hell imagine a big desert where, without stopping, the fire burns and the sky rains. On the ground flow of the river of molten metal and sulphur.

4. Tuonela

Even before the birth of Christ in Finland people believed that the human soul after the death of the mortal body falls to the river of Tuoni. There she meets the carrier, whose name is tutti. He is obliged to deliver it directly to the underworld. Despite the many grim and horrific descriptions of hell in other cultures, Tuonela is the most horrible place. Many entries stating that this afterlife was allowed to take the dear things of the world. They allow though as-that to survive in this hell.

Most of the survivors were available passage to the afterlife to visit with their deceased relatives, friends and loved ones. Many such meetings ended very badly. Tuonela not meant for a any torture and punishment, but if you think about it, can it be considered a good prospect that you will be forever in the afterlife?

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