the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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The project — which chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprising three members who just happen to also fight monsters from the underworld — has been a surprise hit for the streamer, and its soundtrack has spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
This costume is reminiscent of what messengers from the underworld who guide souls to the afterlife would wear in traditional Korean mythology.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
One knockout concoction called The Persephone, boasts gin, elderflower, crème de violet and thyme, a pun to the time Persephone spent in the underworld.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted in Greek and Roman mythology as the entrance to the underworld.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
This costume is reminiscent of what messengers from the underworld who guide souls to the afterlife would wear in traditional Korean mythology.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
One knockout concoction called The Persephone, boasts gin, elderflower, crème de violet and thyme, a pun to the time Persephone spent in the underworld.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted in Greek and Roman mythology as the entrance to the underworld.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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“The underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underworld. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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