Fields of Punishment
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Fields of Punishment is a torment-filled region of the Greek underworld where the souls of the wicked are condemned to suffer for their earthly crimes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ region of the Greek underworld ⓘ |
| accessDeterminedBy | judges of the dead ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine retribution
ⓘ
moral punishment after death ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Erinyes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Aeacus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhadamanthus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | judgment of souls ⓘ |
| category |
Afterlife places
ⓘ
Locations in Greek mythology ⓘ Mythological hells ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Asphodel Meadows
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elysium NERFINISHED ⓘ Isles of the Blessed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | place of posthumous justice ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | destination for irredeemably wicked souls ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
condemned souls
ⓘ
souls of the wicked ⓘ |
| locatedInMythicCosmology | realm of Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Greek mythological tradition ⓘ |
| moralBasisForEntry |
crimes against fellow humans
ⓘ
crimes against the gods ⓘ earthly crimes ⓘ impiety ⓘ injustice ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
affirmation of cosmic order
ⓘ
deterrent against impious behavior ⓘ |
| overseenBy | underworld deities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek underworld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | torment of the wicked dead ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Tartarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
consequences of moral wrongdoing
ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ fear of postmortem retribution ⓘ |
| typeOfPunishment |
endless labor
ⓘ
eternal torment ⓘ physical suffering ⓘ psychological torment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.