Moments & Stories

Journey to the Underworld: Is Hell A Real Place?

Going to Hell is presumably not an item you have high on your bucket list. The very idea of Hell has influenced people’s imaginations, moral beliefs and human actions throughout history. But where did the concept of Hell originate, and is there an actual place that has inspired this ...

Let’s go back to ancient Mesopotamia (c.2350 - 2150 BCE), where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers laid the groundwork for early civilisation. This land, known as Sumer, is where some of humanity’s first great stories began. The  Sumerians had their own religion and widely regarded their deities as responsible for all matters pertaining ...