Journeys to the Land of the Dead

Many cultures have myths about Gods and Heroes that go to the land of the dead and are able to return safely.

This sight lists myths about the Underworld from a variety of cultures.
http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Tr-Wa/Underworld.html

Aztec story of the Journey to the land of the Dead The story of the Egyptian land of the dead, from the website "Ancient Egypt: The Mythology" :

http://www.egyptianmyths.net/mythlanddead.htm

The story of Persephone and her marriage to Hades, the King of the Dead.
The death of Baldur, son of Odin. http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=mabie&book=norse&story=balder The descent of the Egyptian Goddess Inanna to the land of the dead http://www.mythandmore.com/the-descent-of-inanna/ Orpheus and Eurydice


 Joseph Campbell talks about rituals and the way they act out descent into death and back into life.


Want to read more about myths? Here are some more myths sites:

Myths from around the world:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/myths.htm

fun myth games:
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/


Interactive myth and legend retellings:

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/

Build your own myth!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythmachine.htm

Explore Greek and Roman Myths
http://www.museumnetworkuk.org/myths/index.html