Tartarus

Tartarus was the lowest level of the Ancient Greek Underworld, where Hades is the ruler of. It is the final destination for lost souls and a prison for those damned by Zeus. The Gates of Tartarus were located beneath Themyscira and were guarded by Queen Hippolyta and her immortal Amazons.

History[]

When the Olympian Gods started the war with the Titans, the god Hades made a bargain with the enemy to gain control over humanity. He tricked Hippolyta, whom he loved, to open the gate to Olympus. However, the Titans were eventually defeated and he was thrown along with them into Tartarus to rule over the dead and never escape.

To remind her of her lover's treachery, Hippolyta was ordered to guard the entrance to Tartarus and its key. To make sure Hades stayed in Tartarus, she split up the key and hid its pieces across the world. Although most have to enter Tartarus just to talk to those inside, powerful beings like Felix Faust or Hades himself could create a portal with which they could communicate through and Tala was implied to have gone through its gates in order to collect Faust's mortal remains.^[1]

Due to the overcrowding of the Tartarus prison, they were forced to grant parole to several prisoners to reduce the population, including the dangerous witch Circe, who was made to swear not to attack Hippolyta once she was released.