Exploring the Hellgate: The Gateway to Hell in Religious Texts and Mythologies from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Renaissance
The Concept of Hellgate The idea of a “Hellgate,” a portal or entrance to the realm of the damned, appears in various religious, mythological, and folkloric traditions. Its significance has evolved over the centuries, particularly in Western religious thought, where it is often seen as a threshold between the human world and the afterlife,…