the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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While the St Regis invokes the celestial world with its airy semicircular design, the EDITION represents the underworld.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
In order to save the world’s harvests, Zeus convinced Hades to allow Persephone to return to her mother for most of the year and return to the underworld in the winter.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
These natural sinkholes, known as cenotes, are sacred spots in the Mayan world, believed to be entrances to the underworld.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
Historically, Japan’s yakuza were deeply intertwined with the country’s entertainment industry, which traces its roots to the live clubs and cabarets once ruled exclusively by the underworld.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
The Frogs, which involves a visit to the underworld.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
A number of mythological locales have been added to the map, including Mount Olympus and the underworld, which, naturally, is guarded by Cerberus.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 8 Mar. 2024
Hadestown itself is based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, two lovers whose lives are turned upside down when Eurydice is trapped in the underworld by Hades (Phillip Boykin).
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
Eileen is a caring mother who also harbors ambitions of once again ruling the underworld.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
Dobrina Zhekova, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
In order to save the world’s harvests, Zeus convinced Hades to allow Persephone to return to her mother for most of the year and return to the underworld in the winter.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
These natural sinkholes, known as cenotes, are sacred spots in the Mayan world, believed to be entrances to the underworld.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
Historically, Japan’s yakuza were deeply intertwined with the country’s entertainment industry, which traces its roots to the live clubs and cabarets once ruled exclusively by the underworld.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
The Frogs, which involves a visit to the underworld.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
A number of mythological locales have been added to the map, including Mount Olympus and the underworld, which, naturally, is guarded by Cerberus.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 8 Mar. 2024
Hadestown itself is based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, two lovers whose lives are turned upside down when Eurydice is trapped in the underworld by Hades (Phillip Boykin).
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
Eileen is a caring mother who also harbors ambitions of once again ruling the underworld.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
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“The underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underworld. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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