Greek Afterlife
Hermes guided the souls of the dead down to the brink of the river Styx, a murky, stagnant river that flowed around the underworld. There Hermes left them in charge of the ferryman Charon. —— from D'aulaires' book of Greek Myths
Norse Afterlife
It was not particularly happy, but it was not torturous and was viewed as a long sleep.