Gate of Hell

"Gehenna Gates aren't entrance to Hell, they are exits. Lady Lilith created them centuries ago during the Incursion so that our armies could travel into the human realm without much troubles."

- An Unnamed Demon.

The Gates of Hell, also known as Hell's Gates or Gehenna Gates, as obvious by its name, are one of the gateways to Hell itself.

Overview
It is where the souls of the damned are lead during their time in Purgatory and when they have committed sins during their life in the human world.

It is also revealed that there are multiple gates that lead to different underworlds stationed across the borderlands of Hell such as one that leads to Yamaloka (the Hindu equivalent of Hell), Hades (the Greek Underworld), or Yomi (the Shinto Underworld). These gates are fashioned in a way that fit the aesthetic and theme of the mythology they represent such as the gates of Yomi having artistic Shinto decorations around it.

It is possible that a human who is not damned can approach the gate by means of projecting themselves in astral form. However, once approaching the gate, the human will begin to suffer extreme and disturbing images of their fears and failures driving them to madness and depravity. Even if the human is far enough away from the gate, they can still be affected.

Since it is possible that humans can travel to the gate by astral means, then it is shown that it also serves as the physical link between the mortal world and Hell itself. When the Gate is open, it does not lead directly into Hell, but rather the first circle known as Limbo, where it is there the demon lord Leviathan rules and is also tasked with being the gatekeeper.

Leviathan and the Gates of Hell are inextricably linked to one another, as such it is said that that the demon's very mouth, famously known as the Hellmouth, can lead to the depths of the Abyss as well (though this may be another entity instead). In legend, it is said that Leviathan's own body serves as its own realm of Hell and preys upon souls that attempt to escape from the Inferno, devouring them and sucking them inside its stomach, where they are forever to be burned in the flames of its body.

Notable Gates

 * Hellmouth
 * Temen-ni-gru
 * Gate of Hell

Quotes

 * "Oh wow, a door called the "Gate of Hell" actually lead to Hell? I thought it was the entrance to Taco Bell. My bad." - Diana Black.

Trivia

 * Many demons are said to have built the gates, the most famous ones being Lucifer, Satan, Leviathan, and Lilith.
 * While the gates are only accessible to humans in astral form, it's implied that there are physical gates in Hell that lead to the human world.
 * There is a Gate of Hell known as "Gate of Hell".

Image Sources

 * (Hell's Gate.jpg) Hell's Gate by streamweb