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Guardians of the Underworld: Multiple Choice
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- 01In Aztec mythology, which dog-headed god acts as a soul-guide for the dead on their journey through Mictlan?
- 02After her death, which Shinto goddess became the queen of Yomi-no-kuni, the Japanese land of the dead, and guarded its exit against the living?
- 03Who is the ferryman of the dead in Greek mythology, responsible for transporting souls across the River Styx?
- 04Known as the Furies in Roman myth, what is the Greek name for the chthonic deities of vengeance who pursued wrongdoers into the Underworld?
- 05The psychopomp Ammit, who devoured the hearts of the unworthy in the Egyptian underworld, was a composite of what three animals?
- 06Which jackal-headed god of the afterlife guided souls and weighed their hearts in ancient Egyptian belief?
- 07In Greek mythology, what three-headed dog guards the entrance to Hades?
- 08In Norse mythology, what is the name of the blood-stained hound that guards the gates of Helheim?
- 09Which Greek goddess, associated with magic, witchcraft, and crossroads, is often considered a guardian of the entrance to the Underworld?
- 10In Hindu and Buddhist traditions, who is the god of death and justice who presides over the underworld and judges the souls of the departed?