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In Plato’s Myth of Er, what river causes souls to forget their previous lives before reincarnation?
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River Lethe
In ancient Egyptian religion, what did the blessed dead inhabit according to many afterlife texts?
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Field of Reeds
In ancient Greek mythology, what punishment did Tantalus suffer in the underworld?
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Perpetual hunger and thirst
In Tibetan Buddhism, what is the intermediate state between death and rebirth called?
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Bardo
In Roman Catholic teaching, what is the name of the final purification after death for those destined for heaven?
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Purgatory
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In ancient Greek mythology, what punishment did Tantalus suffer in the underworld?
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Perpetual hunger and thirst
In ancient Aztec religion, what was the underworld called?
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Mictlan
In ancient Egyptian religion, what object was a dead person’s heart weighed against in the afterlife?
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The feather of Ma’at
In Zoroastrianism, what is the name of the bridge souls cross after death?
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Chinvat Bridge