One of the reasons I love Greek mythology is it's specificity regarding the afterlife. The underworld is divided into three sections: Elysium, where all the pure people go, the ones who lead virtuous lives. Tartarus, reserved for the truly despicable. Christians call it "Hell". And last, but not least, my personal favorite - Asphodel. Again, Christians call this place "Limbo".
[On a side note, following a theme, the reason why there are so many correlations between Greek myth and, well, any other pre-history pagan mythology, and Christianity is that the Christians were notorious for swooping into a region and stealing the local religion in order to make it their own. The Holy "C" invented rebranding, folks. I am a high school drop-out with a GED & I know this shit. Catch up.]
As an easy reference, picture the candy-colored suburban landscape of "Edward Scissorhands", but, add to it the image of everyone doing the same inane tasks over & over & over & over ad nauseum. Saying, "Howdy neighbor!" at the same moment every morning without fail. No deviation. No shift in direction. Absolute static.
My point being, this is where we live now. In absolute static. In Asphodel, population: everyone.
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