The underworld or world of the dead in mythology, or any place or realm that is mysterious, dark, or hidden from view.
Compound of 'nether' (Old English 'niþere,' meaning lower or below) and 'world.' Used in various mythologies to describe underworlds, hell, or the realm of the dead.
Nearly every ancient culture had a concept of an underworld—Greek Hades, Norse Muspelheim, Egyptian Duat—and 'netherworld' is our catch-all English word for all these mysterious realms beneath us!
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