Myths of the Underworld is a vibrant collection of forbidden love, acts of vengeance, and naive attractions. Modernized for today's reader, these diverse stories span time and space. Inspired by cultures and traditions from around the globe, the themes woven throughout these tales reveal how the universal struggle to understand death is deeply tied to the cycle and meaning of life. The ten different retellings are: Hades and Persephone the classic myth from Ancient Greece, Kali, the Indian Goddess (and wife of Shiva) known for her fierceness on the battlefield, Anubis the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacíhuatl the lovers who ruled the Aztec underworld, The Shinigami Japanese spirits of the underworld, Maman Brigitte the Haitian intermediary of death, Gamab the Namibian god of fate who gifted rain to mankind, Hel the Norse overseer of the underworld, Sedna the Inuit goddess of the sea and the underworld, The Sand Hills the home of the dead for the Blackfeet Nation