Bobby Benenati

1. What about Ancient Greek culture & values is reflected in their beliefs Do you recognize any similarities between the Greek's beliefs towards death and the underworld towards the underworld? 
2. and those which are held in your own religion?
3. The Journey of the soul is described to be an elaborate process, why do you think that is? Why can't it be more simple?
4. Looking back (to The Epic of Gilgamesh) this will be the 2nd text in which the protagonist journey to the underworld to confront death, why do you the hero "needs" to visit the underworld?

1.The underworld is another part of Greek culture relating to the gods and myths that was important to Greek cultures the underworld is very important since it is related to the Gods also determines whether the people of the Greek would either go to divine after life or the under world.

2. Well the reason why Greeks believed in there religion so heavily is the fact religion affected the Greeks in a good way if the religion was practiced if so when they died the gods would take care of them if not the underworld takes place.

3.Since the religion is such a complex concept and the actions taken place on a person can affect him a lot when he dies the journey of the soul has to be complex in order for the souls to go where they belong based on what happened when they were alive

4. well based on the cycle of a heroes journey in order to finish what he started he has to end the cycle and reborn once again which is important for the protagonist to confront the underworld[death]