Greek underworld Greek underworld In mythology, the Greek underworld is an otherworld where souls go after death. The original Greek idea of afterlife is that, at the moment of death, the soul is separated from the corpse, taking on the shape of the former person, and is transported to the entrance of the underworld. The underworld itself—sometimes known as Hades, after its patron god—is described as being either at the outer bounds of the ocean or beneath the depths or ends of the earth. It is considered the dark counterpart to the brightness of Mount Olympus with the kingdom of the dead
The road to hell is paved with good intentions The road to hell is paved with good intentions The road to hell is paved with good intentions is a proverb or aphorism. An alternative form is "Hell is full of good meanings, but heaven is full of good works". The saying is thought to have originated with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux who wrote ( 1150), ""L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés ou désirs"" (hell is full of good wishes or desires). An earlier saying occurs in Virgil's "Aeneid": ""facilis descensus Averno" (the descent to hell is easy)". A common interpretation of the saying is that wrongdoings or evil actions