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emotions associated with death.” There were various descriptions, such as the River Styx, the central river of the underworld, which is considered the river of hatred and named after the goddess Styx. There was also the river of pain, the river of oblivion, the river of fire, the river of wailing, and “the river that surrounds the afterlife and marks the eastern edge of the underworld, as Erebus is located to the west of the mortal world.” Further, it also states that “the soul that enters the afterlife carries a coin under its tongue to pay Charon.” I have described this before, as it determines where one will end up – not only in the negative stages I just listed but also in the broader distribution. There are the gates of the underworld, guarded by Cerberus. Beyond them, the judges of the underworld decide where to send the souls of the dead: to the Isles of the Blessed, to Elysium, or to Tartarus. If we analyze Tartarus, it consists of multiple levels, rivers filled with suffering and hardships. However, there is also a favorable place of residence for the dead. For example, it states: “Tartarus is not considered a direct part of the afterlife, and it is located at the same distance from it as the earth is from the sky.” It also says that “night surrounds it in three layers, like a collar around the neck.” There are also the “Asphodel Meadows.” “The Asphodel Meadows were a place for ordinary souls. They did not commit any significant crimes, but neither did they achieve recognition that could guarantee them entry into the Elysian Fields.” “The Elysian Fields” is, so to speak, a favorable location, a paradise. “This is where mortals who did not belong to anything in the afterlife were sent.” You see, there is also the idea that in the afterlife, you can belong to something – either you end up in hell or paradise, but there is also something in between. Another interesting description of the afterlife is in a separate Wikipedia article, where it states: “The afterlife (Otherworld, Future World, Realm of the Dead, The Other Side, The Beyond, Kingdom of Heaven, Iriy) is the world where people go after death, the abode of the deceased or their souls. In Slavic mythology, it is the dwelling place of the souls of the dead, as well as, in general, the world of the dead, opposed to life and the earthly world of people. The afterlife was usually placed underground or in the sky, where one could reach by a bridge (often by a rainbow or the Milky Way), by climbing a tree, a pillar, etc. The ancient Greeks equated the Underworld, the Realm of the Dead, and the dwelling of Hades.” You see, this aligns with what Big Alexander previously told me – that there is some kind of rainbow or a starry bridge.