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‘Gate to hell’ discovered in Turkey (w/video)

Illustration: Dante and Virgil at the gates of hell. By William Blake. (PUBLIC DOMAIN) 

From Fox News

By Rossella Lorenzi Published April 01, 2013 Discovery News

A “gate to hell” has emerged from ruins in southwestern Turkey, Italian archaeologists have announced.

Known as  — Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin — the cave was celebrated as the portal to the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology and tradition. . . . Read Complete Report

From youtube uploaded by NewsyWorld

Pluto’s ‘Gate To Hell’ Discovered In Turkey

Published on Apr 2, 2013

The cave was celebrated in Greco-Roman mythology as the portal to the underworld.