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The gates of hell are various places on the surface of the world that have acquired a legendary reputation for being entrances to the underworld. Often they are found in regions of unusual geological activity, particularly volcanic areas, or sometimes at lakes, caves or mountains. ==Ancient gates== Legends from both ancient Greece and Rome record stories of mortals who entered or were abducted into the netherworld through such gates. * Pluto's Gate in modern-day Turkey. * The god Hades kidnapped the goddess Persephone from a field in Sicily and led her to the underworld through a cleft in the earth so he could marry her. * Orpheus traveled to the Greek underworld in search of Eurydice by entering a cave at Taenarum or Cape Tenaron on the southern tip of the Peloponnese. * * Hercules entered the Underworld from this same spot. * Aeneas visited the underworld, entering through a cave at the edge of Lake Avernus on the Bay of Naples. * Odysseus visited the underworld, entering through river Acheron in northwest Greece. * Rivers Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon and Styx were also entrances to the Underworld. * In the middle of the Roman Forum is another entrance, Lacus Curtius, where according to legend, a Roman soldier, named Curtius, bravely rode his horse into the entrance in a successful effort to close it, although both he and his horse perished in the deed.〔''The Marvels of Rome'' (NewYork: Italica Press, 1986).〕 * Lerna lake was one of the entrances to the Underworld. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gates of hell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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