Trigarium on February 27 and March 14, also celebrated for Mars, may have been held at the Trigarium as well, and possibly events for the "ludi tarentini", which became the Saecular Games. The area may, however, have been only a practice field for these events. An underground altar to the divine couple Dis Pater and Proserpina was located in the Tarentum, near or adjacent to the Trigarium. Dis was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Plouton (Latinized as Pluto), who abducted Proserpina (Greek Persephone or Kore "the Maiden") in his chariot to the underworld to become his bride and queen.
Ancient Mesopotamian underworld who is named Neti in Sumerian. The god Namtar acts as Ereshkigal's "sukkal", or divine attendant. The dying god Dumuzid spends half the year in the underworld, while, during the other half, his place is taken by his sister, the scribal goddess Geshtinanna, who records the names of the deceased. The underworld was also the abode of various demons, including the hideous child-devourer Lamashtu, the fearsome wind demon and protector god Pazuzu, and "galla", who dragged mortals to the underworld. The Sumerians had a large number of different names which they applied to the underworld, including "Arali", "Irkalla", "Kukku", "Ekur",