One figure associated with this kind of place is the bodhisattva Ksitigarbh
One figure associated with this kind of place is the bodhisattva Ksitigarbha ["siti-garba"], who is often depicted carrying a wish-fulfilling jewel and presiding over six roads as the "lord of the six ways". In Buddhism, this region is divided into sixteen "Narakas". In Sumerian belief, the Anunnaki are a group of judges that reside in this type of region, which is called Irkalla and is ruled by Ereshkigal and her husband Nergal. Psychopomps are deities that serve as guides to these locations. In Greek myth, eating half of a pomegranate forced Persephone to live in this place for part of each year as the wife of Hades. For 10 points, identify this type of location that one might go to in the afterlife.
One figure associated with this kind of place is the bodhisattva Ksitigarbha ["siti-garba"], who is often depicted carrying a wish-fulfilling jewel and presiding over six roads as the "lord of the six ways".