Land of the Dead Archive

Tuonela – The Land Of The Dead In Beliefs Of Ancient Finnish People

AncientPages.com | November 9, 2021

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Finnish version of Hades, Tuonela was the land of death. It was an underground home or city for all the dead,

Persephone: Greek Goddess Of The Coming Spring And Lady Of The Land Of The Dead

AncientPages.com | June 26, 2021

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Persephone is a goddess of the Land of the Dead and sprouting grain and fruit in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, she is

In one myth, he drowns in the river of Tuonela (the underworld) in trying to capture or kill the black swan

Lemminkainen: Mythical War-Hero Of Finnish Great Epic ‘Kalevala’

AncientPages.com | October 14, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lemminkainen is a prominent figure in Finnish mythology. He is a handsome young man, a hero, but also a frivolous, ostentatious character with liking