Underworld Gods
Underworld Gods articles and guides
Black and White Impermanence: The Soul Collectors
The terrifying pair who escort the dead to the underworld — one tall and white, one short and black, both inescapable.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face: The Underworld's Enforcers
The animal-headed guards of hell who drag sinners to judgment — among the most recognizable figures in Chinese death mythology.
The Ten Yama Kings: Judges of the Chinese Underworld
Each court has its king, each sin has its punishment — the divine judges who process every soul after death.
The Underworld Gods: Who Runs Chinese Hell
Chinese hell is not ruled by a devil. It is ruled by a bureaucracy — ten kings, each presiding over a court, each specializing in a different category of sin. The afterlife has departments.
Yanluo Wang: The Chinese King of Hell
He judges every soul that dies. He cannot be bribed, cannot be deceived, and cannot be moved by tears. Meet the most feared bureaucrat in Chinese mythology.