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The term "Scheol" is often wielded in literature to evoke the notion of a shadowy underworld or realm of the dead. In one instance, it is portrayed as a tangible, open abyss that personifies the fate of those who have rebelled, underscoring the depth of despair and torment experienced by the living as they observe the consequences of shattered familial bonds [1]. In another account, "Scheol" is juxtaposed with names from various mythological traditions, suggesting a convergence of ideas about an otherworldly town where the boundaries between life and death blur, thereby enriching the narrative with a cosmopolitan tapestry of underworld mythos [2].
  1. 638 When Absalom was slain, David saw Scheol (Hell) opened, and his son tormented, for his rebellion, in the lowest depths.
    — from Legends of the Patriarchs and Prophets And Other Old Testament Characters from Various Sources by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
  2. [Footnote: The Akra-men make Sisaman, their Kutomen, Scheol or Hades, a town on one of the Volta holms or somewhere beyond.
    — from To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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