Afterlife sins equalled their goodness, were indecisive in their lives, or were not judged. The Fields of Punishment were for people that had sinned often, but not so much as to be deserving of Tartarus. In Tartarus, the soul would be punished by being burned in lava, or stretched on racks. Some heroes of Greek legend are allowed to visit the underworld. The Romans had a similar belief system about the afterlife, with Hades becoming known as Pluto. In the ancient Greek myth about the Labours of Heracles, the hero Heracles had to travel to the underworld to capture Cerberus, the
The Temple in the Underworld The Temple in the Underworld The Temple in the Underworld is the third studio album by Czech black metal band Root, released on December 1992 through Monitor. This marked the end of their early raw black metal sound, and was also their last release with guitarist Daniel "Mr. D.A.N." Janáček. It was re-issued under CD format by Monitor with two bonus tracks. The lyrics to "Casilda's Song" were taken from the eponymous poem by Robert W. Chambers, originally included on his 1895 book "The King in Yellow". However, as per the book, correct spelling should be "Cassilda", not "Casilda". "Intro"