The mythical figure known as Herakles to the Greeks and Hercules to the Romans is an example of a hero possessed of enormous strength and a divine lineage, but possessed with the fatal flaw of uncontrollable anger. In a fit of rage, he kills his wife and children, he becomes the servant of King Eurysthenis and then must undertake twelve labors (extremely difficult feats) in a decade long quest to redeem himself. His struggles made Hercules the embodiment of an idea the Greeks called pathos, the experience of virtuous struggle and suffering which wo ...

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Tragic hero, Tragic hero - Classical tragic hero, Tragic hero - The modern tragic hero, Tragic hero - Competing precepts of the tragic hero

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The tragic story of his life was immortalized in a song, "The Ballad of Ira Hayes," by Peter LaFarge and performed by Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. Chorus: Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Gather round me people there's a story I would tell About a brave young Indian you should remember well From the land of the Pima Indian A proud and noble band Who far ...

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Ira Hayes, Ira Hayes - Post World-War II, Ira Hayes - Commemoration, Ira Hayes - Monuments and memorials

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Volume One Episodes. Episode 1.1, "Elevator" Judy Tenuta Timothy Leary Ashley Judd Episode 1.2, "Spanish Translation" Kevin Meany The Bee Gees Episode 1.3, "Gilligan" Bob Denver Dawn Wells Russel Johnson Episode 1.4, "CHiPs" Joe Franklin Bill Carter Episode 1.5, "Bobcat" Bobcat Goldthwait T ...

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Show production, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Broadcast history, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Characters, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Trivia, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - DVD Boxsets, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Guest History, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Volume One Episodes, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Volume Two Episodes, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Volume Three Episodes, Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Spinoffs

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Fox Mulder is somewhat pyrophobic (fears fire) and has had nightmares about being trapped in a burning building. This fear originates from a childhood accident when Mulder's best friend's house burnt down and he had to spend the night in the rubble to help protect it from looting. Mulder is almost never seen sleeping in a bed. The bedroom in his apartment is used for storage purposes, and Mulder sleeps on a couch instead, often falling asleep while watching television. Mulder frequently stays up all night or sleeps just a couple of ho ...

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Fox Mulder, Fox Mulder - Biography, Fox Mulder - Early life and family, Fox Mulder - Education and pre-X-Files career, Fox Mulder - Opening the X-Files, Fox Mulder - Work on the X-Files, Fox Mulder - Personality, Fox Mulder - Trivia

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Lost in Space - First season. 1.01 THE RELUCTANT STOWAWAY 1.02 THE DERELICT 1.03 ISLAND IN THE SKY 1.04 THERE WERE GIANTS IN THE EARTH 1.05 THE HUNGRY SEA 1.06 WELCOME STRANGER 1.07 MY FRIEND, MR. NOBODY 1.08 INVADERS FROM THE FIFTH DIMENSION 1.09 THE OASIS 1.10 THE SKY IS FALLING 1.11 WISH UPON A STAR 1.12 THE RAFT 1.13 ONE OF OUR DOGS IS MISSING 1.14 ATTACK OF THE MONSTER PLANTS 1. ...

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Lost in Space, Lost in Space - History, Lost in Space - Characters and Cast, Lost in Space - Cast Trivia, Lost in Space - Analysis, Lost in Space - Music, Lost in Space - Spin-offs, Lost in Space - Cartoon, Lost in Space - Film, Lost in Space - 2nd TV Series, Lost in Space - Episodes, Lost in Space - First season, Lost in Space - Second season, Lost in Space - Third season, Lost in Space - Lost in Space in several languages

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Cutey Honey (TV series, 1973-74) The Black Claw Captures the Heart Fire Peony of the Night, Sword Dance The Red Axe Lays a Trap I saw the Devil in the Beautiful Forest The Crimson Sky, The Devil's Curse The Black Scissors Cut My Dreams The Black Panther Sings the Dance of Death The Devil Calls from the Deep Blue Sea Silence the Devil's Whistle The Phantom Castle Choked i ...

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Cutey Honey, Cutey Honey - Plot Details, Cutey Honey - New Cutey Honey 1994-95, Cutey Honey - Cutey Honey Flash 1997-98, Cutey Honey - Cutey Honey's forms, Cutey Honey - Panther Claw, Cutey Honey - Episode Guide, Cutey Honey - Manga, Cutey Honey - Anime, Cutey Honey - Tokusatsu

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Hell, as it exists in the Western popular imagination, has its origins in Hellenized Christianity, particularly taken from adaptation of the Hellenistic afterlife known as Tartarus. Judaism, at least initially, believed in Sheol, a shadowy existence to which all were sent indiscriminately. Sheol may have been little more than a poetic metaphor for death, not really an afterlife at all: see for example Sirach. However, by the third to second century B.C. the idea had grown to encom ...

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Hell, Hell - Origins, Hell - Religious accounts, Hell - Rabbinic Judaism, Hell - Ancient Greek religion, Hell - Christianity, Hell - Islam, Hell - Chinese and Japanese religions, Hell - Hinduism, Hell - Buddhism, Hell - Bahá'í Faith, Hell - Taoism, Hell - Hell in Literature, Hell - Hell in entertainment and other popular culture, Hell - Non-religious context, Hell - Euphemistic ways of saying hell, Hell - Language edits, Hell - Places named Hell

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Many of the great epics of European literature include episodes that occur in Hell. In the Roman poet Virgil's Latin epic, the Aeneid, Aeneas descends into Dis (the underworld) to visit his father's spirit. The underworld is only vaguely described, with one unexplored path leading to the punishments of Tartarus, while the other leads through Erebus and the Elysian Fields. In his Divina commedia ('Divine comedy'; set in the year 1300), Dante Alighieri employed the conceit of taking Virgil as his guide through Inferno (and ...

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Hell, Hell - Origins, Hell - Religious accounts, Hell - Rabbinic Judaism, Hell - Ancient Greek religion, Hell - Christianity, Hell - Islam, Hell - Chinese and Japanese religions, Hell - Hinduism, Hell - Buddhism, Hell - Bahá'í Faith, Hell - Taoism, Hell - Hell in Literature, Hell - Hell in entertainment and other popular culture, Hell - Non-religious context, Hell - Euphemistic ways of saying hell, Hell - Language edits, Hell - Places named Hell

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The word "Hell" used away from its religious context was long considered to be profanity, particularly in North America. Although its use was commonplace in everyday speech and on television by the 1970s, many people in the US still consider it somewhat rude or inappropriate language, particularly involving children.[2] Many, particularly among religious circles and in certain sensitive environments, still avoid casual usage of the word. In British English and some parts of North America, the word has fallen into common use and is not considered profane; often considered to be a saf ...

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Hell, Hell - Origins, Hell - Religious accounts, Hell - Rabbinic Judaism, Hell - Ancient Greek religion, Hell - Christianity, Hell - Islam, Hell - Chinese and Japanese religions, Hell - Hinduism, Hell - Buddhism, Hell - Bahá'í Faith, Hell - Taoism, Hell - Hell in Literature, Hell - Hell in entertainment and other popular culture, Hell - Non-religious context, Hell - Euphemistic ways of saying hell, Hell - Language edits, Hell - Places named Hell

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The Great Leap Forward is now widely seen both within China and outside as a major economic disaster. As inflated statistics reached planning authorities, orders were given to divert human resources into industry rather than agriculture. Various sources now put the death toll somewhere between 25 and 60 million people, with the majority of the deaths owed to starvation. The three years between 1959 and 1962 were known as the "Three Bitter Years," the Three Years of Natural Disasters (although this name is now rarely used in China), and the G ...

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Great Leap Forward, Great Leap Forward - Historical background, Great Leap Forward - The Great Leap Forward, Great Leap Forward - Outcome, Great Leap Forward - Bibliography

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List of kigo - The Season. Autumn (aki); other combinations are Autumn has come (aki kinu), Autumn is ending (aki hatsu), Autumn being gone (iku aki). August (hazuki or hachigazu), September (nagatsuki or kugatsu) and October (jūgatsu or kannazuki). The ninth month (kugatsu) in the Japanese calendar is equivalent roughly to October in the Gregorian calendar, therefore End of September (kugatsujin) ...

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List of kigo, List of kigo - Saijiki, List of kigo - List of Kigo, List of kigo - Spring: 4 February—5 May, List of kigo - The Season, List of kigo - The Sky and Heavens, List of kigo - The Earth, List of kigo - Humanity, List of kigo - Observances, List of kigo - Animals, List of kigo - Plants, List of kigo - Summer: 6 May—7 August, List of kigo - The Season, List of kigo - The Sky and Heavens, List of kigo - The Earth, List of kigo - Humanity, List of kigo - Observances, List of kigo - Animals, List of kigo - Plants, List of kigo - Autumn: 8 August—6 November, List of kigo - The Season, List of kigo - The Sky and Heavens, List of kigo - The Earth, List of kigo - Humanity, List of kigo - Observances, List of kigo - Animals, List of kigo - Plants, List of kigo - Winter: 7 November—3 February, List of kigo - The Season, List of kigo - The Sky and Heavens, List of kigo - The Earth, List of kigo - Humanity, List of kigo - Observances, List of kigo - Animals, List of kigo - Plants, List of kigo - New Years, List of kigo - The Season, List of kigo - The Sky and Heavens, List of kigo - Humanity, List of kigo - Observances, List of kigo - Animals, List of kigo - All Year, List of kigo - The Year, List of kigo - The Sky and Heavens, List of kigo - The Earth, List of kigo - Humanity, List of kigo - Customs & Religion, List of kigo - Animals, List of kigo - Plants, List of kigo - Kigo and seasons, List of kigo - Helpful lists of species

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The word "Hell" used away from its religious context was long considered to be profanity, particularly in North America. Although its use was commonplace in everyday speech and on television by the 1970s, many people in the US still consider it somewhat rude or inappropriate language, particularly involving children.[3] Many, particularly among religious circles and in certain sensitive environments, still avoid casual usage of the word. In British English and some parts of North America, the word has fallen into common use and is not considered profane; often considered to be a saf ...

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Hell, Hell - Origins, Hell - Religious accounts, Hell - Rabbinic Judaism, Hell - Ancient Greek religion, Hell - Christianity, Hell - Islam, Hell - Chinese and Japanese religions, Hell - Hinduism, Hell - Buddhism, Hell - Bahá'í Faith, Hell - Taoism, Hell - Hell in Literature, Hell - Hell in entertainment and other popular culture, Hell - Non-religious context, Hell - Euphemistic ways of saying hell, Hell - Language edits, Hell - Places named Hell

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Over the years, there have been three short-lived TV animated series and two feature-length film adaptations (though one was never released, and is only available in bootleg) of the Fantastic Four comic book series. Currently, there is a new animated series being planned for 2006 (estimated). The Fantastic Four also guest-starred in the "Secret Wars" story arc of the 1990's Spider-Man animated series.

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Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four - Publication history, Fantastic Four - Character history, Fantastic Four - Characters, Fantastic Four - Heroes, Fantastic Four - Temporary Replacement Members, Fantastic Four - Allies/Supporting Characters, Fantastic Four - Antagonists, Fantastic Four - Comic book within a comic book, Fantastic Four - Other media, Fantastic Four - 1967 Animated Series, Fantastic Four - 1978 Animated Series, Fantastic Four - 1994-96 Animated Series, Fantastic Four - Video Games, Fantastic Four - Movies, Fantastic Four - Parodies and references

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Pac-Man spawned numerous spin-off games. Its 'official' arcade lineage includes Ms. Pac Man, Super Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus, Jr. Pac Man, Pac-Land, Pac-Mania, the Baby Pac-Man video/pinball game, and the Professor Pac-Man quiz game. It should be noted, however, only Super, Pac-Land, and Pac-Mania were created by Namco; the others were unauthorized versions by Midway. It was these unauthorized sequels that ultimately led to the termination of the licensing agreement between Namco and Midway, although Namco did release Ms. Pac-Man in Japan (meanwhile, Pac-Mania was ...

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Pac-Man, Pac-Man - History and reaction, Pac-Man - Gameplay, Pac-Man - Ghosts, Pac-Man - Intermissions, Pac-Man - Split-screen level, Pac-Man - Legacy, Pac-Man - Successors, Pac-Man - Knock-offs, Pac-Man - Pac-Man Arrangement, Pac-Man - Pac-Man Vs., Pac-Man - Nomenclature conflicts, Pac-Man - Ghosts vs. monsters, Pac-Man - Power pellets, Pac-Man - Fruits, Pac-Man - Who's the Boss?, Pac-Man - Ports, Pac-Man - Failed Atari port, Pac-Man - Gallery, Pac-Man - Popular culture, Pac-Man - Mario Kart GP, Pac-Man - Songs, Pac-Man - Trivia

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Although Mario begins alone in his quest, many other characters soon join, both to help out and for their own personal goals (most of which are subplots explained throughout the course of the game). Some are familiar faces from previous Mario games, and many are new characters introduced for the first time. The most recognizable party members are Mario, Princess Toadstool, and King Bowser. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Playable ch ...

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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Story, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Characters, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Playable characters, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Other Characters, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Gameplay, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Battle system, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Music, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Sequels, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - References to other games, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Re-release

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Ramones - Songs with Ramones references. Lemmy Kilmister, from the band Motörhead wrote the tribute song R.A.M.O.N.E.S. which appeared on their album 1916. The Ramones later took to playing the song live, and recorded their own version of it. The Human League song Things That Dreams are Made Of (from their platinum-selling 1981 album Dare) namechecks "Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee" in the lyrics. At the beginning of the Clash's cover of "Police and Thieves," (originally perfo ...

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Ramones, Ramones - Members, Ramones - Musical Style and Influence, Ramones - Intra-band Tension, Ramones - Image, Ramones - Band history, Ramones - 1974-1975 Early Days, Ramones - 1975-1979 First albums, Ramones - 1980s and 1990s, Ramones - Ramones Break Up, Ramones - Deaths, Ramones - References and Tributes, Ramones - Songs with Ramones references, Ramones - References in Television and Film, Ramones - Famous Fans, Ramones - Other references influence or tributes, Ramones - Discography, Ramones - Studio Albums, Ramones - Singles, Ramones - Compilations, Ramones - Live Albums, Ramones - Tribute Albums, Ramones - Other, Ramones - Singles, Ramones - Samples, Ramones - Sources

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Philip José Farmer in his Riverworld series (1971) created perhaps the best science fiction depiction of a "man" made hell created with advanced technology that ensures immortality and sustenance but allows suffering. While it is never meant to be hell it quickly becomes hellish because the good and evil are both repeatedly resurrected. Immortal and immoral Dictators end up running many areas. It may be called a humanist model of hell. Yet the author car ...

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Hell, Hell - Origins, Hell - Religious accounts, Hell - Rabbinic Judaism, Hell - Ancient Greek religion, Hell - Christianity, Hell - Islam, Hell - Chinese and Japanese religions, Hell - Hinduism, Hell - Buddhism, Hell - Bahá'í Faith, Hell - Taoism, Hell - Hell in Literature, Hell - Hell in entertainment and other popular culture, Hell - Non-religious context, Hell - Euphemistic ways of saying hell, Hell - Language edits, Hell - Places named Hell

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Warhammer 40000 - Setting. The Warhammer 40,000 game world is most readily characterized as a gothic science-fantasy setting. The central and most popular elements of the Warhammer 40k universe are the Space Marines, futuristic versions of fantasy knights and the finest warriors of the Imperium of Mankind, a dystopian and degenerate galaxy-spanning civilization. Since it originally was created as a sci-fi spinoff of the Warhammer Fantasy Battle game, the 40k gameworld contains many elements of the fantasy ...

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Warhammer 40000, Warhammer 40000 - History, Warhammer 40000 - Warhammer 40K the Game, Warhammer 40000 - Overview, Warhammer 40000 - Collecting, Warhammer 40000 - Modelling, Warhammer 40000 - Current state of play, Warhammer 40000 - Background, Warhammer 40000 - Setting, Warhammer 40000 - Armies/Races/Species, Warhammer 40000 - Notable characters, Warhammer 40000 - Warhammer 40K spin-offs, Warhammer 40000 - Miniature based games, Warhammer 40000 - Non-miniature Games, Warhammer 40000 - Computer games, Warhammer 40000 - Non-wargame products

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Pocket Books ceased numbering its TNG novels at this point; future volumes are listed in the Unnumbered section, below. List of Star Trek novels - Unnumbered. Metamorphosis (Jean Lorrah), 1990 Vendetta (Peter David), 1991 Reunion, (Pantheon, Book 2) (Michael Jan Friedman) Imzadi, (Imzadi Forever, Book 1) (Peter David), 1992 The Devil's Heart (Carmen Carter), 1993 Dark Mirror (Diane Duane) Q-Squar ...

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List of Star Trek novels, List of Star Trek novels - Star Trek, List of Star Trek novels - Whitman Books 1968, List of Star Trek novels - Bantam episode adaptations 1967-1978, List of Star Trek novels - Bantam original Novels 1970-1981, List of Star Trek novels - Ballantine Animated Series novelizations 1974-1978, List of Star Trek novels - Wanderer Books 1982-1984, List of Star Trek novels - Numbered Pocket Books novels, List of Star Trek novels - Unnumbered, List of Star Trek novels - The Janus Gate, List of Star Trek novels - Errand of Vengeance, List of Star Trek novels - Errand of Fury, List of Star Trek novels - Vulcan's Soul, List of Star Trek novels - The Shatnerverse, List of Star Trek novels - The Next Generation, List of Star Trek novels - Unnumbered, List of Star Trek novels - Post-Nemesis, List of Star Trek novels - Titan, List of Star Trek novels - Deep Space Nine, List of Star Trek novels - Unnumbered, List of Star Trek novels - Voyager, List of Star Trek novels - Unnumbered, List of Star Trek novels - Set after the series 2003-present, List of Star Trek novels - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001-present, List of Star Trek novels - Novelizations, List of Star Trek novels - Based upon movies, List of Star Trek novels - Based upon television episodes, List of Star Trek novels - Based upon video games, List of Star Trek novels - Star Trek: New Frontier 1997-present, List of Star Trek novels - I.K.S. Gorkon 2003-present, List of Star Trek novels - Section 31 2001, List of Star Trek novels - Day of Honor 1997, List of Star Trek novels - The Badlands, List of Star Trek novels - Dark Passions, List of Star Trek novels - The Captain's Table, List of Star Trek novels - The Dominion War, List of Star Trek novels - The Eugenics Wars 2001-2005, List of Star Trek novels - Gateways, List of Star Trek novels - Starfleet Corps of Engineers 2000-present, List of Star Trek novels - The Lost Era 2003-present, List of Star Trek novels - Stargazer, List of Star Trek novels - Miscellaneous standalone novels, List of Star Trek novels - Original Audiobooks

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Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Australian Rules slang - A. Gary Ablett — God Gary Ablett Jnr — Son of God,GAJ Nathan Ablett — Son of God, NAB Luke Ablett — Nephew of God Cain Ackland — The Street Damien Adkins — Chipper Jason Akermanis — Aker Glenn Arche ...

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Australian Rules slang, Australian Rules slang - Players, Australian Rules slang - A, Australian Rules slang - B, Australian Rules slang - C, Australian Rules slang - D, Australian Rules slang - E, Australian Rules slang - F, Australian Rules slang - G, Australian Rules slang - H, Australian Rules slang - I, Australian Rules slang - J, Australian Rules slang - K, Australian Rules slang - L, Australian Rules slang - M, Australian Rules slang - N, Australian Rules slang - O, Australian Rules slang - P, Australian Rules slang - Q, Australian Rules slang - R, Australian Rules slang - S, Australian Rules slang - T, Australian Rules slang - U, Australian Rules slang - V, Australian Rules slang - W, Australian Rules slang - XYZ, Australian Rules slang - Other Aussie rules slang

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Hell appears in several mythologies and religions in different guises, and is commonly inhabited by demons and the souls of dead people. Some accounts of Hell describe it as a series of numbered layers or levels. What the layers consist of differ from religion to religion, but the descriptions of certain numbered layers often coincide even between different relgions. Examples of these coincidences include a layer of intense flames numbered 54 in several religions or a layer where the world looks like earth but is inhabited by demons; ...

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Hell, Hell - Origins, Hell - Religious accounts, Hell - Rabbinic Judaism, Hell - Ancient Greek religion, Hell - Christianity, Hell - Islam, Hell - Chinese and Japanese religions, Hell - Hinduism, Hell - Buddhism, Hell - Bahá'í Faith, Hell - Taoism, Hell - Hell in Literature, Hell - Hell in entertainment and other popular culture, Hell - Non-religious context, Hell - Euphemistic ways of saying hell, Hell - Language edits, Hell - Places named Hell

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Hell appears in several mythologies and religions in different guises, and is commonly inhabited by demons and the souls of dead people. Some accounts of Hell describe it as a series of numbered layers or levels. What the layers consist of differ from religion to religion, but the descriptions of certain numbered layers often coincide even between different religions. Examples of these coincidences include a layer of intense flames numbered 54 in several religions or a layer where the world looks like earth but is inhabited by demons; ...

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Hell, Hell - Origins, Hell - Religious accounts, Hell - Rabbinic Judaism, Hell - Ancient Greek religion, Hell - Christianity, Hell - Islam, Hell - Chinese and Japanese religions, Hell - Hinduism, Hell - Buddhism, Hell - Bahá'í Faith, Hell - Taoism, Hell - Hell in Literature, Hell - Hell in entertainment and other popular culture, Hell - Non-religious context, Hell - Euphemistic ways of saying hell, Hell - Language edits, Hell - Places named Hell

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